Dear colleagues,

You are all invited to attend the MeCCSA Climate Change, Environment and Sustainability Network’s forthcoming event:

MEDIATING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: EXPLORING THE WAY FORWARD

Friday 4 March, 2011, Bournemouth University

The symposium will facilitate a debate on emerging and established forms and practices of environmental communication – including climate change, conservation and sustainability. We aim to provide a lively discussion forum evolving around pertinent issues arising from a series of panels, including Global Issues / Local Contexts, Climate Change and Democracy, The Power of the Image, Climate Activism / Citizen Conversations, and Conservation, Media and Pedagogy.

Speakers include:
Alex Lockwood, University of Sunderland
Anita Howarth, Kingston University
Anna Maria Jönsson, Södertörn University, Sweden
Annika Egan Sjölander, Umeå University, Sweden
Antigone Voku, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Christine Barnes, King’s College London
Emma Weitkamp, University of the West of England, Bristol
Jenny Alexander, Bournemouth University
John Blewitt, Aston University
Juan Carlos Águila Coghlan, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Julie Doyle, University of Brighton
Katherine Berrios Duarte, University of Bergen
Larry Pryor, USC/Annenberg School of Journalism & Communication, US
Margarida Sardo, University of the West of England, Bristol
Mat Hope, University of Bristol
Maxine Newlands, University of East London
Michael Goodman, King’s College London
Monowara Begum Moni, Freelance Journalist and Media Researcher, Germany
Rupert Read, University of East Anglia, Norwich
Sy Taffel, University of Bristol
Ulrike Heine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany

Draft programme is now available online:
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/environmental-change/2011/01/20/draft-panels-and-schedule/

Registration details:
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/environmental-change/registration/

Time and place:
The symposium will take place on 4 March 2011 at 09:00-18:00 in the town centre at The Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University, 89 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EB. Further details about travel and accommodation is available on the website.

THE CENTRE FOR JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
The symposium is organised by the CJCR, which brings together the Journalism Research Group and the Narrative Research Group from within the Media School, Bournemouth University. Launched in 2009, and directed by Professor Stuart Allan, the CJCR represents an array of interests and expertise, and is committed to engage in real-world issues of pressing significance.

Website: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/imcr/cjcr/

THE CENTRE FOR THE GREEN KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
The Centre for the Green Knowledge Economy (GKE) integrates international expertise and knowledge from a wide range of subject disciplines, which includes ecosystems, economics, media, business and technology. The Centre provides an opportunity to work with local, national and international stakeholders to find ever more effective ways of meeting the pressing challenges of sustainable economic growth, in an era of rapid environmental change.

Website: http://bu.bournemouth.ac.uk/business-services/consultancy-and-research-and-development/green-knowledge-economy/

MECCSA CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK
The aim of the network is to strengthen the ability of MeCCSA and its members to respond to and lead the worldwide academic contribution to understanding media, communication and cultural studies where they meet issues of climate change, environment and sustainable development; it will do this by continually encourage MeCCSA and its members to conduct research and seek interventions that account for the sustainability of its impact.

Website: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/climate-change-network/

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Einar Thorsen, PhD
Lecturer in Journalism and Communication

The Media School, Bournemouth University
Talbot Campus, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK

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Blog and publications: http://multimediajournalism.info/

Phone: +44 (0)1202 965749

Communication officer of MeCCSA:
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/

Centre for Journalism and Communication Research:
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/imcr/cjcr/



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