MeCCSA 2009 Conference: Call For Papers
19 September Deadline
MeCCSA is the UK subject association for those teaching and researching in
Media, Communication and Cultural Studies. The organisation holds its next
conference from 14-16 January 2009, hosted by the School of Informatics,
University of Bradford and held at The National Media Museum
(http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk). It includes a reception and
conference dinner at the museum in central Bradford.
We are inviting papers, presentations of practice, posters and panels across
the range of interests represented by the Association and its networks (see
www.MeCCSA.org.uk ). Some sessions we hope will weave together 'practice'
and 'research' focused papers, and there will be separate screenings in full
of material referred to in these. Proposals for papers and panels are
welcome in all areas of media, communication and cultural studies. As MeCCSA
joined with AMPE (the Association of Media Practitioners in Education) in
2006 practice-based proposals are also very welcome.
Confirmed plenary speakers:
- Laura Mulvey (Birkbeck University of London)
- Diane Negra (University of East Anglia)
- Shaun Moores (University of Sunderland)
- Dominique Pasquier (EHESS, Paris).
Poster Competition
There will be a poster competition with a prize of £100, to be judged by
members of the MeCCSA Executive Committee. The academic poster is highly
valued by MeCCSA as an indicator of current research and there will be a
good space set aside at the 2009 conference for this activity.
For a definition of a poster see here: http://tinyurl.com/5buprz
An online tutorial on how to design a poster is available
here:http://tinyurl.com/6xn9om
Competition for Best Paper
The Art Design Media - Higher Education Academy Subject Centre (ADM-HEA) are
also offering a £500 prize, and publication, for the best paper analysing
key issues impacting on media, communications and cultural studies in higher
education. Submission details as for other papers etc. below.
Abstracts of papers, presentations of practice and posters, no longer than
250 words, should be sent to [log in to unmask] by 19 September in order
for peer review to take place.
For panels, let us have a short description and rationale for the whole (200
words), abstracts for each of the papers (250 words each) and the name of
the person chairing. For practice proposals make sure you send DVD or VHS
preview material (not the whole item) with the abstract.
The pricing chart for the 2009 MeCCSA Conference in Bradford is as follows:
3 day 1 day
MeCCSA Member Early £170 £125
MeCCSA Member Standard £190 £140
Non-Member Early £200 £150
Non-Member Standard £220 £170
Postgraduate Early £100 -
Postgraduate Non-Early £120 -
For more information go to: http://www.inf.brad.ac.uk/meccsa/
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