[Commlist] CFP: Addressing Mental Health and Disability Equality in the Creative Industries (AMH23)

The deadline for abstracts has been revised to the 24th Feb.

AMH23 is a media, film, and creative arts symposium organised by 
MeCCSA’s Disability Network, the Practice Network, and Evolution Film 
(which is funded by the British Academy). Our purpose is to examine the 
current and future role of mental health and disability equality across 
the global creative sector. This event will analyse the stresses and the 
challenges faced by those with mental health or physical disabilities 
within these jobs, and for anyone managing the circumstances that would 
help such colleagues’ reach their full potential.

We welcome submissions that address this burgeoning field of interest 
from local, national, international, and transnational perspectives and 
from a variety of industry-focused paradigms. The symposium welcomes 
submissions that break new boundaries in terms of format and 
presentation styles, and those which promote accessibility and inclusion 
for our audience. Submissions are welcome from colleagues within both 
industry and academia, and from those who focus on this topic in 
practice and through practice. Submissions are especially welcome from 
delegates and practitioners with disabilities themselves. Topics can 
include policy and legislation, creative practices and practice-based 
research, continual professional development (CPD), and pedagogy – in 
addition to the work of content producers, filmmakers and artists 
working across the creative sector.
Abstracts and expressions of interest may include topics such as:
•	Industry history and futures
•	Teaching, CPD and pedagogy
•	PTSD and film/media production
•	Disability and film/media practice
•	Mental health and film/media production
•	Media production and practice-based research
•	The wider creative arts and areas of practice such as games and VR • 
Coping strategies and managing stress and challenges (both physical and 
mental) associated with these kinds of jobs
•	Mental health issues or physical disabilities in the context of 
creative industries
•	[Mis]representation of disabilities (stereotyping, stigmatisation, 
spectacle etc.)
•	Discrimination
•	Policy and legislation
•	Trade Unions
•	Ethics
•	Positive approaches
•	Relationships with creativity
•	Current/emerging practices and areas of interest

Timeline
300-word abstract biography due: 24 February 2023 via EasyChair [link 
pending]

Full day, Hybrid Symposium 19 July 2023 at De Montfort University 
providing disability access, travel bursaries, signers and support.

Following the event, there will be opportunities to publish via a 
prominent academic journal and other recognisable outputs for the REF.

Please use the following link to access the EasyChair portal for abstracts.

https://easychair.org/cfp/AMH23

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