[ecrea] MeCCSA 2016 Conference

*MeCCSA 2016 Conference – Call for Papers*

*6-8 January 2016*

*Canterbury Christ Church University*

*Theme: Communities*

*Revised deadline for proposals: 22 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.

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 George McKay, University of East Anglia

·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)
<mailto:(meccsa2016 /at/ canterbury.ac.uk)>

Twitter: @meccsa2016 <https://twitter.com/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.


Best wishes,
Ruth

Dr Ruth Sanz Sabido
Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications
School Coordinator of International

Chair, MeCCSA Social Movements Network
Protest, Media and Culture Book Series
http://www.rowmaninternational.com/series/protest-media-and-culture​;

School of Media, Art and Design
Canterbury Christ Church University
North Holmes Road
Canterbury
CT1 1QU


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