Practice Section Update – June 2008
Contents
1. Practice Section Chair – news
2. MeCCSA Newsletter – deadline for copy 15 July
3. Journal of Media Practice Symposium – Leeds (20 June 2008)
4. Journal of Media Practice – free copies available to MeCCSA Members
5. Events and Calls for Papers
- MeCCSA 2009 Annual Conference – Bradford (14-16 Jan 2009) CFP: Deadline 19 Sept 2008
- Journal of Media Practice CFP: Deadline 17 Oct 2008
- Media Education Summit – Bournemouth (1-2 Sept 2008) CFP: Deadline 30 June 2008
- ScreenWork Volume 2 CFP: Deadline 1 Sept 2008
- Final call for registration and CFP: AVPhD Sound! Tyne and Wear – Sunderland (4 July 2008)
1. Practice Section Chair - news
The post of Practice Section chair is a two-year appointment and is due for re-election at the next
MeCCSA AGM at the annual conference in January (see below for details). I shall be standing down,
as I will be going on maternity leave from 1 September 2008. Nominations will be sought in
October. If you would like to put yourself forward, or indeed just stand for the general committee,
then look out for further information nearer the time. Please note that you must be a member of
MeCCSA to stand. Membership can either be individual or institutional – check with your
institution and ask them to put you on the named list of members if you are not on there already.
For further information on how to join please see the MeCCSA website (http://
www.meccsa.org.uk/join/index.html).
If you would like further information about what’s involved in the post then please email me with
‘Practice Section Chair’ in the subject at [log in to unmask]
From September the Practice Section will be looked after by the Practice Section Committee and
Paul Kerr (who will be representing it at the MeCCSA executive committee). Their contact details
were published in the last Practice Section update which is archived on the Practice Section
Facebook Group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5516174090). You will need to join
Facebook to use this facility.
2. MeCCSA Newsletter – deadline for copy 15 July
Jane Arthurs is currently editing the next edition of Three:d MeCCSA’s newsletter. The deadline
for copy is 15th July. If anybody would like to submit a brief article (300words) on practice then
please submit copy to [log in to unmask] and copy me in to the email
[log in to unmask], with the subject heading ‘MeCCSA Three:d’.
3. Journal of Media Practice Symposium – Leeds (20 June 2008)
The Journal of Media Practice held its annual symposium in Leeds this year with the theme of
‘Media Practice and its Field: the relationship with professional practice, teaching and research’.
Organised by Ian Macdonald, and the Institute of Communications Studies, the day offered both a
rich overview of where we are as an emerging discipline, and ample illustration of the diverse ways
in which practice is being explored through presentations of practice pedagogy and research
within the field. A more detailed report to follow.
4. Journal of Media Practice – free copies available to MeCCSA members.
Attention MeCCSA Members Teaching Practice or involved in Practice Research.
At present, under the agreement MeCCSA has with Intellect Books, the lead named member of any
institution, which formerly belonged to AMPE, receives a free copy of the Journal of Media Practice.
Hopefully all of you in this category are receiving a copy; if not, please let us know. We still have
several copies available for distribution. So could you let us know if you would like one of these
copies and a) you teach practice at an institution which is a member of MeCCSA, but was not part
of AMPE or b) you are not the lead named member, but are on the list (which can be checked on
the MeCCSA website). You need to send us your institution’s mail address. First come, first served,
so please email [log in to unmask] with “JMP Free Copies” in the subject line as soon as possible.
Again, to join MeCCSA please go to http://www.meccsa.org.uk/join/index.html.
Susanna Capon (Head of Media Arts Department, Royal Holloway) [log in to unmask]
5. Event and Calls for Papers
• MeCCSA 2009 Annual Conference – Call for Papers (Deadline 19 Sept 2008)
[Note from the editor: a great deal of practice was evident at this year’s MeCCSA conference
which was held in Cardiff, and next year’s event at Bradford looks equally welcoming to practice
so don’t be shy – submit your practice presentations / posters / panel sessions – and have your
work screened at the National Media Museum]
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
http://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 are 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/
• Journal of Media Practice - Call for Papers (Deadline 17 Oct 2008)
SPECIAL ISSUE: A Decade of Media Practice: Changes, Challenges and Choices
The Journal of Media Practice is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2009! To mark this
anniversary, the Journal is looking for contributions from colleagues involved in media practice
around the world, whether as teachers or practitioners.
The current decade is witnessing vast changes in the production, consumption and forms of
media. With digital technology, video art, documentary, film and other visual media are all going
through interesting changes at the institutional, artistic and audience levels. Web 2.0 is blurring
the lines between the production and consumption of media, and is opening up new spaces of
expression in societies where state censorship hinders freedom of speech in traditional media. It
is also instigating changes in web design. Satellite television is consolidating itself as the primary
medium in places like the Middle East. Digital radio is opening up new possibilities for
broadcasting. More synergies are being created between different media forms, whether between
the Internet and television, the Internet and documentary, or any number of other possibilities.
The Journal invites international contributions responding to the changes and challenges in the
media practice landscape over the last decade, be it television, radio, video art, documentary, film,
screenwriting, the internet, the press, or any other form of print, audio, visual or audiovisual
media, and the choices that those changes and challenges have created for media practitioners,
institutions and audiences.
In addition to academic articles, the Journal encourages the submission of:
- Interviews with key media personnel and artists
- Reflections by media practitioners on their own practice (whether within institutions or as
independent practitioners)
- Reviews of exhibitions and other media events
- Critical pieces about changes in technology, content and delivery of media products and tools,
or the work of media institutions around the world
Articles should be 5000 words, reviews 500-1000 words, and critical pieces and reflections
between 1000-3000 words. The Editor is happy to discuss other possibilities with potential
contributors.
All submissions are subject to peer review. The deadline to receive all material is October 17,
2008. Please send all submissions to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Informal queries can be sent to the Editor Lina Khatib: [log in to unmask] <mailto:
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Dr Lina Khatib
Department of Media Arts
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Media-Arts/staff/khatib.htm <http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Media-Arts/staff/
khatib.htm>
Editor: Journal of Media Practice
Co-Editor: Middle East Journal of Culture & Communication
• Media Education Summit 2008 – Bournemouth (1-2 Sept 2008)
A FINAL reminder that the closing date for 'Early Bird' registrations for the Media Education
Summit 2008 is June 30th (a week today!) 2008.
I'm also pleased to announce that Professor Henry Jenkins, Director of the MIT Comparative Media
Studies Program at MIT and author of Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide will
be speaking at the conference.
This event is organised by The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice, hosted by Bournemouth
University and supported by Skillset and the Art, Design and Media Higher Education Subject
Centre.
CONFERENCE DETAILS
Media Education Summit: Monday 1st September & Tuesday 2nd September 2008.
This national conference will provide valuable insights into the opportunities and challenges
facing media education now and in the future.
THEMES
· Convergence - Implications for HE
· Media Practice 2020 - Industrial and Educational Perspectives
· Employer Engagement and Government Policy
· The launch of the 14-19 Creative Media Diploma
· The creation of the Skillset Screen and Media Academies
· Students reflecting on their creative practice
· Using new technologies to engage students
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
· Prof Henry Jenkins, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
· Anthony Lilley, CEO Magic Lantern
· Prof Stephen Heppell, The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice
· Kate O'Connor, Deputy CEO, Skillset
· Dr Julian McDougall, Newman University College
· Dr Andrew Burn, Institute of Education
· Dr Julian Sefton-Green, University of South Australia
· Murray Weston, British Universities Film and Video Council
· Dr Jenny Moon, The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice
· David Clews, The Art, Design & Media Higher Education Academy Subject Centre
FEES: Early Bird £125 (before 30th June), Full Rate £175 (after 30 June)
Call for Creative Contributions, and Poster Presentations
Proposals for short screenings, posters, foyer demonstrations and performances related to the
conference themes of Policy, Philosophy and Pedagogy are invited. Please submit short proposals
(up to 500 words plus other artefacts or information as relevant) by 30th June 2008.
There will be designated time to enable poster presenters to share their work in person. The
poster session allows a more interactive forum for communication and collaborative discussion.
The poster presenter must be present during the period assigned for discussion.
Please send proposals and any queries to: [log in to unmask]
Further details can be found at http://www.cemp.ac.uk/summit together with information on how
to register to attend.
Jon Wardle
Co-director / Associate Dean
The centre for Excellence in Media Practice
The Media School
Bournemouth University
Tel: 01202 965907
http://www.cemp.ac.uk
• ScreenWork Volume II – the DVD for practice based research in screen media. http://
www.bris.ac.uk/drama/screenwork/
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Following the launch of ScreenWork Vol.1 with the Journal of Media Practice (8.2) last year we are
pleased to announce the call for submissions to the second volume. This edition of ScreenWork
will be dedicated to publishing the work of practice-based PhD students in screen media in
association with the AVPhD network. Submissions can come from recently completed doctorates,
or post MPhil upgrade students, from anywhere in the world.
ScreenWork publishes practice-based work that produces new knowledge in Communication,
Media and Cultural Studies, Art and Design, Visual Anthropology, Performing Arts and related
fields. We are seeking moving image work on film, video and new media platforms. Where
submissions are documentation of interactive or installation work we encourage producers to
consider the problems of documentation as part of the research process. We want to showcase as
many pieces of high quality doctorial research as we can so it approx. 30 minutes will probably be
our maximum run time for each piece of work. We will consider extracting if the research case is
made by the producer.
Submissions will be subject to a process of open peer review. Reviewers will be selected from the
ScreenWork editorial board representing scholar practitioners working across the field of screen
media both in the UK and internationally. All submissions should include a research statement
(1500 word max) – statements, peer reviews and video extracts will all be published on the
ScreenWork website.
Edited by Jon Dovey, with Charlotte Crofts as Associate Editor, ScreenWork will be peer reviewed
and published in association with the Journal of Media Practice by Intellect Books. It will be
distributed free to subscribers to the Journal of Media Practice and also available for purchase by
libraries and individuals. We are aiming to produce the DVD for early December 2008 to coincide
with the publication of the AVPhD edition of Journal of Media Practice and the exhibition of AVPhD
work at the P3 Gallery at the University of Westminster.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Works should be submitted on DVD. Support statements should be submitted by email in Word or
PDF. Deadline for consideration for Vol. 2 will be Mon Sep 1st 2008. Submissions should be sent
to Professor Jon Dovey Editor ScreenWork Dept of Culture Media and Drama, University of the West
of England, St Matthias Campus, Oldbury Court Road, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 2JP. FFI Jon Dovey
jonathan.dovey ‘at’uwe.ac.uk.
Work should be accompanied by a statement up to 1500 words which states the research
questions, methods and outcomes of the project. This statement should also explain the criteria
by which the piece should be assessed as research. Statements and reviews will all be published
on the ScreenWork website (with authors’ permission.) You are strongly advised to visit the
ScreenWork site for examples of work and research statements.
ScreenWork does not offer fees for the publication of work. All work published should be
copyright cleared and will have to indemnify the editors and publishers against third party claims
etc.
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
Three copies of the DVD : (if the work is selected we will also need a data disc or miniDV master)
Your Name
Your Postal address
Your Email address
Your Phone numbers
Your Research Statement in hard copy and e copy to the editor.
Please mark all emails ‘ScreenWork2’ in your subject line.
• AVPhD Sound! Tyne and Wear – Sunderland (4 July 2008)
CALL FOR REGISTRATION
AVPhD Sound! Tyne and Wear is a one day Free Event, being hosted on Friday 4th July
2008 9.30am – 6.00pm at University of Sunderland, Media Centre Cinema, St Peter’s Campus,
Sunderland, SR6 0DD. There are limited spaces so please register as soon as possible.
With a specific emphasis in showcasing practice-led research work, this one day symposium will
concentrate on Sound based work in particular as well as acting as a forum for engagement of
North East based researchers, students undertaking practice led PhDs and supervisors with the
AVPhD agendas. We hope the day will help foster a network of practice based researchers and
supervisors, both in the region and nationally, crossing boundaries and encouraging exchange
across differing contexts.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Larry Sider, Director of the School of Sound Symposium and Head of Post-Production at the
National Film and Television School (UK) until 2006. Larry has elevated the profile of sound in
screen production through the School of Sound symposium, an international forum exploring the
use of sound in the arts and entertainment. Speakers have included Walter Murch, Carter Burwell,
Simon Fisher Turner, Michael Nyman, David Toop, Heiner Goebbels, Mike Figgis, Mani Kaul, avant
garde filmmaker Peter Kubelka, and academics Peter Wollen and Laura Mulvey. From these
meetings came the book, "Soundscape: The School of Sound Lectures 1998-2001."
Newcastle University’s Culture Lab Culture Lab is a unique research infrastructure providing an
environment for academics and practitioners working beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries,
promoting socially and economically valuable synergies with artists, creative industries, and
cultural and scientific institutions, and the development of innovative research with digital tools.
CALL FOR WORKS AND PAPERS
We are currently looking for Practice as Research Models and Examples, particularly Sound based
projects based in the UK. We also welcome any practice-based projects based in the North East.
Two panels will run during the day offering the opportunity for a number of 20 minute research
presentations in any mode of expression (ranging from papers, workshops, exhibitions,
discussion groups, demonstrations, performances and so forth) from recent PhD graduates,
current students, staff and workers in the Audio- Visual media on the above themes, or on any
other aspect of the AVPhD process.
For further information, to register for the event or to submit proposals, please contact:
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Nick Cope
Senior Lecturer Video and New Media Production
Room 008, The Media Centre,
University of Sunderland,
St Peter's Campus, Sunderland, SR6 0DD
tel: 0191 515 3352
AVPhD is the AHRC funded training and support network for all those doing, supervising and
examining audio-visual practice based doctorates. The practice research projects we cover centre
on audio-visual time based media, inclusive but not restricted to documentary, fiction, narrative/
non-narrative film, and non-linear/new media.
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Dr Charlotte Crofts
MeCCSA Practice Section Chair
University of the West of England
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