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Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce the organisation of an interdisciplinary symposium led by postgraduate researchers at the University of Glasgow Constructing Places Imagination, heritage and identities in cultural tourism Thursday 2 May | 9.30 am - 2.45 pm This event will scrutinise place narratives and destination branding in cultural tourism, with a particular focus on film and TV as shapers of place, heritage and identities. The keynote address will be delivered by Prof Stijn Reijnders (Erasmus University Rotterdam), author of Places of the Imagination: Media, tourism, and culture (2011). Postgraduate researchers and professional panellists will deliver presentations on the constructing of places in tourism across disciplines (Film and TV, literature, tourism studies). The event is held by the University of Glasgow in both their campuses, Glasgow Main (Main Building, Room 134) and Dumfries Crichton (Rutherford/McCowan Building, Room 217). More information on the programme and free registration through Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/constructing-places-symposium-on-heritage-tourism-and-place-narratives-tickets-57978071974> (Please note attendance to the Dumfries event should be confirmed by email to [log in to unmask]). We hope to see you there. The organisers Manon Haag and Juliette Irretier, PhD Candidates at the University of Glasgow --- Manon Haag [https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1cKNLDwLr0VKzTi6J32pGrM1QSePtzokn] PhD Candidate - Film & TV Studies Sustaining cultural heritage tourism at the intersection of film and literature, University of Glasgow m: (+44) 07478 255 254 e: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> a: Sir Alexander Stone Building, Glasgow G12 8QL -------------------------------------------------------- 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. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid “engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list.” For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------