[ecrea] MeCCSA 2018: Call for Papers - Creativity and Agency

*MeCCSA 2018: Call for Papers

10—12 January 2018
London South Bank University
Theme: Creativity and Agency
Deadline for proposals: Monday 18 September 2017*

We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts, panel proposals and 
posters for the next Annual MeCCSA Conference, to be held on 10—12 
January 2018 at the School of Arts and Creative Industries, London South 
Bank University.

The conference is the annual presentation of the best work across the 
whole range of MeCCSA interests, and is also an opportunity to hear 
about and discuss important topics in both media and HE policy relevant 
to MeCCSA members.

We welcome scholarly papers, panels, practice contributions, film 
screenings, and posters across the full range of interests represented 
by MeCCSA and its networks, including, but not limited to:

• Cultural and media policy
• Film and television studies and practice
• Radio studies and practice
• Representation, identity, ideology
• Social movements
• Digital games studies
• Women’s media studies
• Disability studies within media studies
• Approaches to media pedagogy
• Children, young people and media
• Diasporic and ethnic minority media
• Political communication
• Methodological approaches
• Media practice research and teaching

The theme of the MeCCSA 2018 conference is *Creativity and Agency*. 
‘Creativity’ is a concept that is, at least implicitly, central to many 
courses in our subject area, which often entail analysis of ‘creative 
industries’ and include elements of ‘creative practice’ as part of the 
curriculum. Yet it remains a highly contested concept, from the official 
promotion of the ‘creative economy’ through to more recent debates about 
the commodification of everyday ‘creative labour’ via social media. How 
has the concept developed in the twenty-first century? How should we 
interpret today’s creative landscape?

Confirmed keynote speakers:

• Professor David Gauntlett (University of Westminster)
• Professor Angela McRobbie (Goldsmiths, University of London)
• Professor Andy Miah (University of Salford)

We invite proposals for papers, practice contributions, themed panels 
and other presentations which engage with the various artistic, 
organisational, social, political, economic, individual, collective and 
technological dimensions of creativity and agency. Potential topics 
could include, but are not limited to:

• art and activism
• creativity and cultural policy
• everyday creativity
• public service media as a creative agent
• technology and creativity
• creative entrepreneurship and cultural industries
• individual and collective conceptions of creativity
• non-fiction and creativity
• creativity and pedagogy
• creative labour and social media
• creativity and practice research


*Deadline for proposals: Monday 18 September*

Individual abstracts should be up to 250 words. Panel proposals should 
include a short description and rationale (200 words) together with 
abstracts for each of the 3-4 papers (150-200 words each including 
details of the contributor), and the name and contact details of the 
panel proposer. The panel proposer should co-ordinate the submissions 
for that panel as a single proposal.

*Practice-based work*

We actively support the presentation of practice-as-research and have a 
flexible approach to practice papers and presentations. This may include 
opportunities to present papers and screenings in the same sessions or 
as part of a separate screening strand.  We also welcome shorter papers 
in association with short screenings/sharing. We have dedicated 
presentation spaces to display practice artefacts including screenings 
and computer-based work. For displaying practice work, please include 
specific technical data (e.g. duration, format) and a URL pointing to 
any support material when submitting your abstract.

Direct link for proposals submission: http://tinyurl.com/abstracts-2018
Conference website: http://www.meccsa2018.org
Email enquiries: (MeCCSA2018 /at/ lsbu.ac.uk) <mailto:(MeCCSA2018 /at/ lsbu.ac.uk)>
Twitter: @MeCCSA2018 <https://twitter.com/MeCCSA2018?lang=en-gb>


*About MeCCSA*

MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication 
and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. The field encompasses the 
study of audio-visual and print media including film and TV; journalism; 
radio; photography; creative writing; publishing; interactive media and 
the web. The field also includes higher education for media practice and 
practice research – film and TV production, journalism practice, and the 
use of new, digital information technologies in the arts, entertainment, 
social media and gaming. For further information please see: 
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/

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