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Final day to register at the early bird price of £30
MeCCSA PGN Conference 2015, ‘Transformative Practice and Theory: Where We
Stand Today’
Department of Media, Coventry University, 2-3 July 2015
Today (30th April) is the final day to register for the MeCCSA PGN 2015
conference at the early bird price of £30. From tomorrow, 1st May, the
conference fee will be £40. Please note registration closes on 26th June.
The conference fee includes entrance to both days of the conference, the
pre-conference screening and refreshments during the entire conference.
Unfortunately we are unable to provide refunds in any circumstance. To
register please visit: <https://www.eventsforce.net/cu/2426/register>
https://www.eventsforce.net/cu/2426/register
Confirmed speakers: Dr. Clare Birchall (King’s College London), Prof. Lisa
Blackman (Goldsmiths University), Dr. Rebecca Coleman (Goldsmiths
University), Prof. Gary Hall (Coventry University), Associate Prof. Mandy
Rose (DCRC, University of the West of England).
Pre-conference film screening: Oscar award-winning CitizenFour (directed by
Laura Poitras) 1st July 2015.
Over 40 papers from by Masters students, PhD candidates, and early career
researchers will be presented at the conference on the following themes:
Rethinking Space, Place and Time
Political Engagement and Social Media
Immersive, Mobile and Interactive Communications
Humans and Machines
Mediated Youth Cultures
Visual and Sensory Cultures
Game Cultures
Evolving Approaches
Transforming Image Practices
New Media Economies
Photographic Engagement
Politics of Race, Gender, and Sexuality
Disrupting the Book
The multidisciplinary fields of media, communication and culture face the
challenge of constantly responding to the changing landscape which they
study. In recent years, these fields have shifted considerably due to the
rise in digital and open media, which have opened up new spaces for debate.
Our negotiation with, and use of, theory has been transformed through the
turn to affect, and the ways in which we are now articulating the
relationship between bodies, images and environments as permeable and
interconnected. Practice has also been transformed, as engagement with what
were traditionally more “static” objects has been affected due to the
disrupted power relations between producer and consumer, allowing for
further engagement beyond production.
In response to these changes our conference focuses on unique approaches to
review the way pre-existing notions, ideas and practices in research can be
reimagined. We want to promote how the use of creative and original ways of
research enables the reframing of traditional ideas to fit with the needs of
today. Invited speakers will contribute by sharing how their own work pushes
the potentials of theory and practice in the contexts of visual and sensory
culture, data subjects and open access scholarship.
For further information about the conference please visit the website
<http://www.meccsapgn2015.co.uk> www.meccsapgn2015.co.uk follow us on
twitter @MeCCSAPGN2015 or contact the organising committee at
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Best wishes,
The MeCCSA PGN Conference Team 2015
Francien Broekhuizen
Danai Mikelli
Poppy Wilde
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