MORTAL COMBAT: Reporting the War Zone
A Day Conference organised by the
CENTRE FOR COMMUNICATION, CULTURE & MEDIA STUDIES,
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY.
WEDNESDAY 16th MAY 2001
Invited Speakers include*
WILL BARTON CATMUR (Coventry University)
And Then A Tank Came Through the Wall: The Commodification of Conflict
PHILIP HAMMOND (South Bank University)
Humanitarian Propaganda
RICHARD KEEBLE (City University)
Researching press coverage of wars: dilemmas and debates
PHILIP KNIGHTLY
(author of 'The First Casualty')
MARGARITA KONDOPOULOU (University of Leicester)
Framing and Interpreting War News: How and Why the Greek and British
Media 'saw' different things in the Kosovo crisis
CLÁUDIA MONTEIRO (University of Leicester)
Policy, actors and discourse: a case-study on East Timor
EVE-ANN PRENTICE (The Times; author of One Woman's War)
The Wrong End of Friendly Fire: an interview
DAYA THUSSU (University of North London)
Kargil: India's First Tele-War
PETER VUJAKOVIC (Canterbury Christ Church University College)
Mapping the war zone: geopolitics and security discourse in the news
media
please check our website for updates: www.coventry.ac.uk/ccmr - follow
links to 'Forthcoming Conferences'
Venue: Ellen Terry Building
Gosford Street
Coventry CV1
This day conference will examine both the broad ethical and theoretical
issues relating to the contemporary media's reporting of war and
conflict, and analyse particular instances of war reporting from around
the world.
Entry to the conference is £40.00. A concessionary fee of £5.00 is
available to students/unwaged (proof required). In order to keep costs
low this does not include lunch, but there are a variety of local pubs,
cafes and shops that can provide snacks and meals. Drinks will be
provided for delegates.
Please make cheques payable to 'Coventry University' and send to:
Peter Playdon, School of Art & Design, Coventry University, Priory
Street, Coventry CV1 5FB
ALL ENQUIRIES TO: Peter Playdon
Tel: (024) 7688 7442
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website:www.coventry.ac.uk/ccmr/
*Details correct at time of publication. Coventry University reserves
the right to change the timetable without notice if necessary.
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