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Please forward this email to your PhD students. We have had a series of requests over the past week to extend the deadline for this conference. Due to this demand, we have agreed to extend the deadline to Monday 5th March 2007. Please note that this is the final deadline and will not be extended any further. CALL FOR PAPERS: ANNUAL MECCSA POSTGRAD CONFERENCE Thursday 12th and Friday 13th July 2007 University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol The MeCCSA Postgraduate Network invites submission of abstracts for its annual postgraduate conference in July 2007, to be held at the University of The West of England (UWE) Bristol. This interdisciplinary conference welcomes papers on topics relevant to any area of media, communication, and cultural studies. The conference is organised by postgraduate students and it is designed for Masters and PhD students, as well as early years postdoctoral researchers. This is an excellent opportunity for postgraduate students to present their work to likeminded individuals in a supportive and productive environment. The conference will also include keynotes and workshops from expert academics on topics pertinent to postgraduate students, including publishing, teaching practices and transitions between MA / PhD / work. Please send abstracts (between 150 and 250 words) for proposed 20- minute papers by Monday 5th March 2007 to Einar Thorsen, [log in to unmask] and Libia Villazana, [log in to unmask] The abstracts should include: A. Your name, contact details and institutional affiliation; B. Title and topic of research, including method(s) used; C. Three to five key words, which will help the reviewers classify your proposal; D. Technical requirements for presentation. Joint submissions of up to four speakers forming a panel are welcome. Notification of acceptance will be sent out around the end of April 2007. More information, including details of keynote speakers, venues and conference fees, will shortly be available on the websites of the University of the West on England and the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network. Please check back over the coming weeks. - MeCCSA-PGN: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/ - UWE CMS Events page: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/hlss/cms/events.shtml Details of previous conference programmes and papers are available on the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network website. The following PDF file contains no other information than is in this email, but is in handbill / poster form for use on notice boards etc: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/events/pgnconference2007/UWE_CfP_Poster.pdf AIMS OF THE NETWORK: The aim of the Postgraduate Network is to bring together postgraduate students in media, communication and cultural studies from different intellectual traditions and cultural backgrounds in order to form research, and teaching and learning networks and also ensure peer support. The Postgraduate Network’s goals are to: - Situate postgraduate researchers in the national landscape of media, communication and cultural studies; - Provide a national forum where postgraduates can participate in workshops/seminars related to teaching, learning and research; - Bring together members of the postgraduate community in order to debate contemporary issues in media, communication and cultural studies; - Provide a supportive environment where postgraduates can establish valuable contacts for the future. The Postgraduate Network also operates a discussion and information list: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/MECCSA-PGN.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Einar Thorsen PhD Research Student & Visiting Lecturer School of Cultural Studies Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences St Matthias Campus University of the West of England Oldbury Court Road Bristol, BS16 2JP United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 117 328 4309 E-mail: [log in to unmask] MeCCSA-PGN Profile: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/pages/excom/einarthorsen.html CFP - Annual MeCCSA Postgraduate Conference 2007: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/events/pgnconference2007/UWE_CfP_Poster.pdf