[Commlist] Symposium: Places and Spaces of Media Industries

SYMPOSIUM: PLACES AND SPACES OF MEDIA INDUSTRIES

Co-hosted by Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, 
King’s College London
Screen Research, School of Arts, University of the West of England Bristol
Monday 7 December 2026
 Council Room (King’s Building KIN214)
King’s College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
 The world around us seems to be shrinking every day and that is in no 
small part created by the increasingly globalised media industries. In 
our contemporary, connected world, we see videos and listen to music 
that seems to be ubiquitous and yet somehow comes from nowhere in 
particular. Despite this impression, the media industries are still 
fundamentally shaped by the places where media are produced and 
consumed, and the spaces that media must traverse in order to move 
between producers and consumers.  This symposium brings together leading 
experts in Media Industry Studies to examine the platial and spatial 
dimensions of media industries. Initially, discussions locate media 
industries in contemporary urban contexts before the second panel 
considers how we theorize the spatiality of these industries. To 
conclude, the final session examines how the industrial workings of 
streaming platforms seemingly disguise distance while being firmly 
embedded within geographic contexts.

Attendance is by in-person only.


REGISTRATION
To register, please go to: https://rb.gy/8eaipr
£32.00 full fee
£20.00 reduced fee (students, unwaged)
Deadline for registration, 12.00hrs Thursday 3 December.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
12.00-12.45hrs Lunch provided
 12.45-13.00hrs Introduction Paul McDonald (King’s College London)
Andrew Spicer University of the West of England)
Christopher Meir (Charles III University of Madrid)
 13.00-14.15hrs Panel 1 Media Industries and Cities Chair: Andrew 
Spicer (University of the West of England)
Ruth Barton (Trinity College Dublin)
Philip Drake (Liverpool University)
David Lee (Leeds University)
Lu Zeng (Central St. Martins, University of the Arts London)
 14.15-14.45hrs Break
 14.45-16.00hrs Panel 2 Platial and Spatial Perspectives on Media 
Industries
Chair: Paul McDonald (King’s College London)
Lianrui Jia (University of Sheffield)
Michael Hoyler and Allan Watson (Loughborough University)
Jon Swords and Nina Willment (University of York)

16.00-16.15hrs Break - coffee/tea/water provided
 16.15-17.30hrs Panel 3 Media Industries and Platforms
Chair: Christopher Meir (Charles III University of Madrid)
Luisela Alvaray (De Paul University)
Concepción Cascajosa (Charles III University of Madrid)
Christopher Meir (Charles III University of Madrid)
Petr Szczepanik (Charles University)
 17.30-18.30hrs Drinks reception

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