[ecrea] CFP: Journal of Media Practice and MeCCSA Practice Network Symposium 2017 - 'Practice and/as Media Industry Research'

_CALL FOR PROPOSALS:_
*Journal of Media Practice and MeCCSA Practice Network Annual Symposium 
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*/ ‘Practice and/as Media Industry Research’/*
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*Hosted by the Media Convergence Research Centre, Bath Spa University*
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*One-Day Symposium: Thursday 8th June 2017*

/*Confirmed Keynotes:*/
/*Prof Kerstin Stutterheim, Bournemouth University*/
/*John Mateer, University of York*/


The Media Convergence Research Centre at Bath Spa University is proud to 
be hosting the 2017 Journal of Media Practice and MeCCSA Practice 
Network Annual Symposium. The symposium explores the theme of /‘Practice 
and/as Media Industry Research’/ and will take place on Thursday 8th 
June 2017.

The study of media industries is now a focal point at many universities, 
promising rich dialogues between academia and industry. Media, 
communications and cultural studies (including film, television, 
publishing, radio, music and online platforms) are central to the 
pursuits of media industry research, with scholars seeking to 
investigate and to theorise the industrial workings of these media – be 
it their macro social, economic and political influences or their micro 
production cultures, distribution practices and professional ideologies 
(Caldwell 2008; McDonald 2013; Freeman 2016). While the study of media 
industries itself indicates a bridging between theory and practice – 
between the study of media forms and the pragmatics of media making – 
far less attention has been paid to what the study of media industries 
looks like as practice-based or practice-led research, or how 
collaboration between academia and the media industries actively shapes 
practice.

As such, the symposium theme provides the opportunity for MeCCSA to 
focus on questions of practice and/as media industry research and aims 
to showcase both scholarly and practice-based research that considers 
the complex relationships between the theoretical study of media 
industries and creative forms of practice and practice-based research. 
The symposium will feature lectures with leading academics exploring 
questions of practice and/as media industry research and also 
methodological workshops about ways in which collaboration between 
academia and the media industries can shape creative practice.

We invite proposals for either practice presentations, scholarly papers, 
media artworks or short film screenings across the full range of 
interests represented by MeCCSA that are relevant to the symposium 
theme. We are particularly interested in proposals for practice works 
that have benefitted from collaboration with academics and industry.

Proposal topics may address, but are not limited to:

  * Practice-based or practice-led forms of media industry research
  * Creative interdisciplinary works about the media industries
  * Sector-specific studies of practice-based media research (e.g.
    digital industry, film and television industry, journalism industry,
    publishing industry)
  * Scholarly or practical insights into academia-industry collaboration
  * Modes of shaping practice and creativity across the media industries
  * Blending media theory and media practice in higher education


Alongside papers and practice-based presentations, we will also be 
hosting a MediaWall competition. Bath Spa’s MediaWall is an 
architectural scale portrait format gallery, consisting of ten 55” 
panels and standing 4 meters wide and rising 7.5 meters from floor 
level. The MediaWall competition seeks submissions for practice-based 
media works (e.g. films, exhibitions, artworks, etc.) that creatively 
examine and interrogate questions related to the workings of the media 
industries. The winning work will be exhibited during the symposium’s 
evening reception and will also be showcased on the Media Convergence 
Research Centre website. Since its launch in June 2014, the MediaWall 
has exhibited a number of artworks including those by international 
artists Julian Opie and Bruce Munro.

Please send proposals (300 words approx.) for all presentations, papers, 
artworks or screenings – outlining its aim and form – along with a short 
biography to the symposium coordinators: Matthew Freeman 
((m.freeman /at/ bathspa.ac.uk) <mailto:(m.freeman /at/ bathspa.ac.uk)>) and Charlie 
Tweed ((c.tweed /at/ bathspa.ac.uk) <mailto:(c.tweed /at/ bathspa.ac.uk)>) by no later 
than *Friday 24th March 2017*.

We will also be offering three travel bursaries for PhD students 
confirmed to present at the symposium (up to a maximum of £50 each). 
Please indicate in your proposal if you would like to be considered for 
one of these bursaries.

The symposium, hosted by the Media Convergence Research Centre and 
supported by the Journal of Media Practice and MeCCSA Practice Network, 
will take place in Commons building located at Bath Spa University’s 
Newton Park campus, taking full advantage of its interactive digital 
spaces and state-of-the-art studios and teaching facilitates.

The Media Convergence Research Centre interrogates the creativity, 
culture and enterprise of the media in the changing landscape of 
convergence, re-thinking the potentials of merging media practices, 
representations, technologies, industries and audiences everywhere. The 
Centre operates around four research clusters: Digital Materialities, 
Film & Social Context, Play, and Transmedia Industries.

The MeCCSA Practice Network champions practice within the Media, 
Communications and Cultural Studies Association, ensuring that those 
that teach and research practice have a strong voice within the subject 
association and beyond. We are dedicated to maintaining and developing 
links with the creative industries and relevant national and 
international networks and associations.



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