[ecrea] Call for papers MeCCSA 2016

MeCCSA 2016 Conference – Call for Papers



6-8 January 2016

Canterbury Christ Church University

Theme: Communities

Deadline for proposals: 8 September 2015



We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts, panel proposals and 
posters for the next Annual MeCCSA Conference, to be held 6-8 January 
2016 at the School of Media, Art and Design, Canterbury Christ Church 
University, Canterbury, UK.



The theme of the MeCCSA 2016 is ‘Communities’. We invite papers and 
panel proposals that address this theme, examining how we might advance 
thinking on for example: communities in the digital age; communities and 
the commons; communities and cultures; communities on the margins; local 
and community media; politics and policies of communities; community 
engagement and cohesion; inclusion and exclusion in communities; 
communities and the past; media, cultural and communication practices of 
different types of communities.



We also 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:

·         Film and television studies and practice

·         Radio studies and practice

·         Cultural and media policy

·         Representation, identity, ideology

·         Social movements

·         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

·         MeCCSA subject areas as disciplines



Confirmed plenary speakers

Confirmed speakers that will participate in keynote panels include:

·         Professor Mark Deuze, University of Amsterdam

·         Professor Jeremy Gilbert, University of East London

·         Dr Peter Lewis, London Metropolitan University

·         Professor Robin Mansell, London School of Economics

·         Sara Moseley, Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Development 
Director, Cardiff University

·         Jeremy Seabrook, Author and Journalist

·         Professor Helena Sousa, University of Minho

·         Hilary Wainwright, Journalist and Researcher, Transnational 
Institute

·         Professor Claire Wallace, University of Aberdeen



Submission guidelines

Abstracts of up to 250 words should be submitted by 8 September 2015 
through the conference website (http://www.meccsa2016.co.uk/). We also 
welcome panel proposals and these should include a short description and 
rationale (200 words) together with abstracts for each of the papers 
(150-200 words each including details of the contributor), together with 
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

We actively support the presentation of practice-as-research, in 
particular when there is insufficient time to present a complete work 
during parallel sessions. We are therefore providing a dedicated 
presentation space to display practice artefacts including screenings, 
computer-based and multi-screen work (where possible). For displaying 
practice work, please include specific technical data (eg duration, 
format) and an URL pointing to any support material when submitting your 
abstract.



Conference contacts:

Website: http://www.meccsa2016.co.uk/

Email address: (meccsa2016 /at/ canterbury.ac.uk)

Twitter: @meccsa2016

We look forward to seeing you in Canterbury!



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 audiovisual 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/



About Canterbury

Canterbury is an important historical city in the south east of England, 
one hour by train from London. The conference will be held on the main 
campus of Canterbury Christ Church University, which is part of the 
Canterbury UNESCO World Heritage Site. The University has offered 
degrees in media and related subjects since 1980.  The School of Media, 
Art and Design currently provides undergraduate and postgraduate 
programmes in media and communication, journalism, film, television, 
radio, animation, photography, digital media, web design, graphic design 
and fine and applied art. The School has a strong ethos of 
theory-practice interchange and an interdisciplinary research culture. 
The School runs the Centre for Research on Communities and Cultures and 
is a leading player in the Centre for Practice-Based Research in the Arts.







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