Taking stock:
Media Studies at the Millennium 
							MeCCSA Annual Conference and AGM

At Stephenson Hall, Sheffield University, Jan 7th to 9th 2000 



This inaugural conference of the new association will provide a lively
forum for debate across media, communication and cultural studies. 
Confirmed plenary speakers: 
Lawrence Grossberg (University of North Carolina) 
Richard Johnston (Nottingham Trent University) 
Dennis McQuail (Emeritus Professor, University of Southampton) 
Liesbet van Zoonen (University of Amsterdam) 

Special sessions/symposia: 
'Discourse, Transformation and Biopolitics: Interrogating the British
Experience' Workshop convened by Communication Studies research Group,
Sheffield Hallam University (Kathy Doherty, Caroline Dryden, Jill McKenna,
Noel Williams) 

'Debating concepts of Authorship and National Cinema: The Place of the
'Auteur' in contemporary Australian Cinema' (Andrew Hassam University of
Wales Lampeter, Ros Jennings CGCHE, Jonathan Rayner, Sheffield Hallam
University, and with a video contribution from Graeme Turner, University
of Queensland)

The conference also features panels convened by members of the Radio
Studies Network and by the Association of Media Practice Educators (AMPE). 

National and international perspectives 
As the conference of the national subject association, Taking Stock will
address issues specific to UK Higher Education, while contributions from
speakers and delegates from North American, Australia, Europe and
elsewhere will facilitate an international exchange of ideas. There will
plenty of opportunity to discuss and reflect on the development of media,
cultural and communication studies in British and other national
contexts/education systems. 

Conference themes 
Our call for papers invited contributions which used the conference as an
opportunity to look back as well as forward,taking stock of the distinct
and overlapping fields in which we work not only conceptually but in
relation to teaching and the integration of practice work into media
studies. 
In addition to the plenary sessions and workshops, selected panel sessions
will explore the following key themes and questions: 
The challenges and opportunities posed by 'new media' for our
understanding of media and our practice as teachers. 
The developing shape of media and cultural studies, including the place of
media practice. 
>From audiences and 'effects' to authorship, how might media and cultural
theory be invigorated by a re-evaluation of the conceptual traditions
developed over the past century? 

For further details please contact the Conference Organiser, Jayne Morgan,
at the address below. A registration form appears at the end of this
document.
Registration forms should arrive no later than December 20 1999: Jayne
Morgan School of English and American Studies, University of East Anglia,
Norwich NR4 7TJ [log in to unmask]

Stephenson Hall
The conference is being held at Stephenson Hall of Residence (University
of Sheffield), 7 Oakholme Road, Sheffield S10 3DF. 

Stephenson Hall is the oldest of the halls of residence at the University
of Sheffield, dating back to the early 19th century and set in delightful
lawns and gardens. Stephenson Hall is located in the Broomhill are of
Sheffield. 


VISIT THE MECCSA WEB SITE FOR FURTHER DETAILS AT
http://www.surrart.ac.uk/media/meccsa

Conference Registration Rates 
RESIDENTIAL RATES: 
Full delegate rate: £235.00 (Includes: Friday and Saturday night en-suite
accommodation, Friday and Saturday evening receptions, Conference Dinner
on Saturday evening, meals and refreshments, entry to all sessions,
conference documentation) 

MeCCSA members, full delegate rate: £190.00 (Includes: Friday and Saturday
night en-suite accommodation, Friday and Saturday evening receptions,
Conference Dinner on Saturday evening, meals and refreshments, entry to
all sessions, conference documentation) 

Student rate: £135.00 (Includes: Friday and Saturday night standard
accommodation, Friday and Saturday evening receptions, Conference Dinner
on Saturday evening, meals and refreshments, entry to all sessions,
conference documentation) (when claiming discount rates, proof of status
must be included with registration form) 

NON-RESIDENTIAL RATES: 
Full delegate rate: £150.00 (Includes: Friday and Saturday evening
receptions, Conference Dinner on Saturday evening, meals and refreshments,
entry to all sessions, conference documentation) 

Day rate (Friday and Saturday): £75.00 per day (Includes: evening
reception, meals and refreshments, entry to all sessions, conference
documentation on day booked) 

Day rate (Sunday): £50.00 (Includes: meals and refreshments, entry to all
sessions, conference documentation on Sunday) 

Due to catering and accommodation booking requirements, registration on
the day is not permitted - all registration forms must be completed and
returned by the date shown above.

To register please fill in the registration form below and post with
payment to 
Jayne Morgan (MeCCSA Conference Organiser), School of English and American
Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ 
Please complete the registration form and return it, no later than 
Monday December 20. 
Receipts will be sent to the address included on the form once payments
have been processed. 
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VISIT THE MECCSA WEB SITE AT
http://www.surrart.ac.uk/media/meccsa.................................................................................................................................
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MeCCSA Conference Registration Form

Please include all information requested.

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Residential rate:
Full delegate rate £235.00

MeCCSA member rate £190.00

Student rate £135.00

Non-Residential rate
Full delegate rate £150.00

Daily rate - Friday £75.00

Daily rate - Saturday £75.00

Daily rate - Sunday £50.00

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A timetable and receipt for your registration fee will be sent to the
address as supplied on the form. Completed registration forms should be
printed and posted to arrive no later than Monday 20 December.

This is not an interactive form. Please send your form with payment in
full to

Jayne Morgan, MeCCSA Conference Organiser
School of English and American Studies
University of East Anglia
Norwich
NR4 7TJ


A timetable and receipt for your registration fee will be sent to the
address as supplied on the form. 



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