[ecrea] New Communications and Demonstrations Event

Joint event organized by the  BSA Media Study Group&  Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester

‘New Communications and Demonstrations’
Wednesday 13th July 2011, 10.30am – 4.30pm
Attenborough Building, University of Leicester
Directions: http://www2.le.ac.uk/maps

Symposium fees:  £25 for Postgraduates, £25 BSA members, £35 for non-members (Places are limited, so sign up early!)

PROGRAMME

10.00 – 10.30   Tea and coffee

10.30 – 10.40   Welcome and introductions

10.40 – 11.10   Re-assembling the media: hybrid assemblages and political activism during the Egyptian uprising
                        Simon Collister, University of London

11.10 – 11.40   Transnational actors or just watchers? A few remarks on the role of diasporas in the north African transition
                        Viviana Premazzi , University of Milan and FIERI

11.40 – 12.10   Protest, policing and the internet: Reflections on the print news rendering of the June 1999 London Carnival Against Global Capitalism
                       Christalla Michael, Keele University

12.10 – 13.00   Lunch (provided)

13.00 – 13.30   Masked protest: Revealing power in the public sphere
                        Pollyanna Ruiz, University of Sussex

13.30 – 14.00   Protest in action: An examination of the creation and exploitation of media and political opportunities by three different protest groups
                        Jonathan Cable,  Cardiff University

14.00 – 14.30   Every little helps? An exploration of how local residents used Youtube to frame the anti-tesco riots in Stokes Croft
                        Paul Reilly, University of Leicester

14.30 – 15.00   Tea and coffee

15.00 – 15.30   The pretext of command:  Contested narratives, authoritative discourse and visual evidence
                        Stuart Price, De Montfort University

15.30 – 16.00   Relationality, Social media and Dissent
                        Mark Carrigan, University of Warwick

16.00 – 16.30   Discussion and rounding up of the day


REGISTRATION:

To register cut and paste the following link into a web browser -  http://bsas.esithosting.co.uk/public/event/eventBooking.aspx?id=EVT10152
or visit the event site for registration and symposium details:
http://www.britsoc.co.uk/specialisms/Media.htm

For more details about the study group please visit:
http://www.britsoc.co.uk/specialisms/Media.htm

Please direct any administrative enquiries to the BSA office at
(events /at/ britsoc.org.uk) and any academic enquires to Dr. Julian Matthews
((jpm29 /at/ leicester.ac.uk))

I look forward to seeing you in July,
Julian.
Dr. Julian Matthews, BSA Media Study Group Convenor
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Dr Julian Matthews
Lecturer
Course Director, MSc Media and Communication Research
Department of Media and Communication
Room 913
Attenborough Tower
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH
T: +44(0)116 2522582
F: +44(0)116 2525276
E: (jpm29 /at/ leicester.ac.uk)
http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/media/people/julian-matthews/julian-matthews-profile

Editor, Communication and Media Section Sociology Compass
http://sociology-compass.com/


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