INDUSTRIAL APPROACHES TO MEDIA: A METHODOLOGICAL GATEWAY TO INDUSTRY STUDIES
Thursday 5th June 2014 – one-day research methods symposium
Hosted by the Institute of Screen Industries Research, University of Nottingham
Industrial Approaches to Media (IAM) is a research methods training initiative aimed at postgraduate and early career researchers interested in engaging directly with media industry professionals and companies to produce original and collaborative research. The project gathers practical information on the methodological issues and techniques involved in media industry research, as well as acting as a starting point for future collaborations between researchers and industry professionals.
As the project’s inaugural event the Institute of Screen Industries Research at the University of Nottingham will host a free one-day training event to be held on Thursday 5th June 2014. This will bring together junior researchers with media industry professionals and established academics with first-hand experience of industry research. The training event will be comprised of methods workshops, covering practical and theoretical topics such as: Interviewing Media Professionals, Knowledge Exchange between Media and Academia, and The Ethics of Media Industry Research.
Alongside the workshops we also invite proposals from postgraduates and early career researchers for 10-minute case study presentations. Focusing on how your own research practice has or could have been enhanced by collaboration with industry, presentations might explore such questions as:
· How do we do media industry research practically, methodologically, and institutionally?
· In the context of a multi-platform and transmedia landscape, how do we define the object of study in media industry research? What counts as an ‘industrial media text’?
· What are the challenges in writing up media industry research?
· What is the value of media industry research for both academia and industry?
· What can we learn from our experiences of engaging with industry professionals as junior researchers?
Proposals of 150 words (approximately) and any requests for further information should be sent to Matthew Freeman at [log in to unmask] by Friday 2nd May 2014. For those PGs and ECRs interested in attending the event but not in presenting, please also register your attendance with Matthew Freeman at the above email address. Lunch and a wine reception will be provided. The event is free but places are limited.
Workshops and presentations will be published as videos on the IAM website soon after the event. This is therefore an opportunity for junior researchers to publicise their media industry research, network with established academics and media professionals, and access a unique research skills resource.
IAM Project Team: Matthew Freeman, Sam Ward, Leora Hadas, and Ash Harkin
Postscript: The MeCCSA Postgraduate Network is holding another training event, ‘Challenges and Changes in Public Engagement,’ on Friday 6th June 2014, also taking place at the University of Nottingham. A separate detailed announcement will be made shortly. If participants are interested in attending both consecutive events, the IAM Team will be happy to provide recommendations for accommodation.
Sam Ward
Journal Editor
Networking Knowledge: Journal of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network
PhD Candidate
Department of Culture, Film and Media
School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies
University of Nottingham
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