Has British media studies been stagnating in recent years?
Has it lost its cutting edge?
Is this a result of its incorporation into the old universities?
Has the RAE had an effect on the matter?
What was the role of the polys (later, the new universities) in
maintaining the cutting edge of communication, media and cultural studies
from the late seventies to the early nineties?
Can the new universities regain ground that they might have lost in this
subject area?
Why might media studies in the new universities be particularly relevant
for a diverse student body?
Do these institutions offer greater representation, access and a relation
of media theory to everyday life?
What does the future hold for communication, media and cultural studies in
this sector?
These questions and more will be considered at
‘Media studies, the new universities and the cutting edge’
The 4th ‘Nonverbal arts; verbal discourses’ one-day conference
featuring
John Beynon (Glamorgan)
Ros Brunt (Sheffield Hallam)
Dorothy Hobson (Wolverhampton)
Wendy Wheeler (London Metropolitan)
17 May 2006
at
London Metropolitan University
Attendance price: £25 (£20 students and unemployed)
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Dr. Paul Cobley
Reader in Communications
London Metropolitan University
31 Jewry Street
LONDON EC3N 2EY
UK
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Tel. ++44 (0)207 320 3086
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