‘Terror as Usual’ – Media cultures in an age of terror London Screen Studies Group Symposium Friday 25 May 2012 Venue: Clore Management Centre, Torrington Sq, Birkbeck, University of London Map: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/maps/interactive 10.00 Arrive 10.15 Introduction to the day Session One 10.30-12.00 John Hutnyk, Goldsmiths - 'Sexy Sammy and Red Rosie': from burning books to the war on terror Mina Al-Lami, LSE – Members to martyrs: crossing the line from online to offline jihadism 12.00-13.00 Lunch Session Two 13.00-14.30 Marc Hobart, SOAS - 'Terror As Performance' The Bali bombing on the news Cristina Archetti, Salford - A communications perspective on terror 14.30-15.00 Coffee/Tea Session Three 15.00-16.15 Guy Westwell - Queen Mary - Terror and conspiracy in post 9/11 US film Open Discussion: all speakers – What’s old and what’s new? Registration: Registration is Free but places are limited, so please pre-register by May 23rd at [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------