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LISTSERV Web Interface 16.52024-01-23T10:07:27ZEinar Thorsen2024-01-23T10:07:20+00:002024-01-23T10:07:20+00:00MeCCSA Conference and Awards - DEADLINE REMINDERhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;32e0b7fd.2401Hi everyone,<br><br>This is just a gentle reminder about upcoming deadlines for abstract submissions for the 2024 MeCCSA Annual Conference, and nominations for our Annual Awards.<br><br>ANNUAL MECCSA 2024 CONFERENCE<br><br>Conference dates: 4-6th September 2024<br>Host: Manchester Metropolitan University<br><br>Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday 31st January 2024<br><br>Call for papers: https://easychair.org/cfp/MeCCSA2024<br>Online submission of abstracts: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=meccsa2024<br><br>Conference website: https://www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/meccsa-conference-2024/ [...] Karen Ross2024-01-16T13:17:57+00:002024-01-16T13:17:57+00:00GMMP2025https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;fc0ba76d.2401Hello colleagues - happy belated new year and I hope you all managed to get some downtime over the holidays.<br>Anyway, a quick reminder that I am hoping that I can find someone/several peeps to take my place as I step down from being the GMMP national coordinator for the UK and RoI contribution to GMMP 2025. I am also the coordinator for ‘England’ which really means national, and also the regional coordinator for the European region.<br>If anyone is interested in knowing more about any of these roles, please let me know and I would be very happy to [...] Barbara Mitra2024-01-12T09:24:17+00:002024-01-12T09:24:17+00:00MeCCSA Conference 2024https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;859c786e.2401Dear Women's Network,<br><br>Firstly, Beth and Barbara would like to wish you all the best for 2024.<br><br>Secondly, Beth and Barbara just wanted to draw your attention to the submission deadline for abstracts for the MeCCSA Conference 2024 which is 16th January 2024 (Tuesday next week).<br>Please follow the link below for details of the conference and call for papers and how to submit your abstract. [...] Dr. Shashibhusan Nayak2023-12-30T10:35:13+00:002023-12-30T10:35:13+00:00Call For Book Chapters: Beyond Networks of Domination: Rethinking Machinic Media, Digitality & Cinema of our Timeshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;ed136e45.2312Call For Book Chapters: Beyond Networks of Domination: Rethinking Machinic Media, Digitality & Cinema of our Times<br><br>Editors: Ananya Roy Pratihar(IMIS,Bhubaneswar), Saswat Samay Das (IIT, Kharagpur) & Shashibhushan Nayak(GP Nayagarh)<br><br>The biopolitical schemas for restructuring machinic networks of Media, Digital, and cinema do not stand as productive mimicries of mediations prerequisite for effecting an anthropological clearing (with Cracks, throws and blows, as Sloterdjik puts it) or grafting some kind of symbolic unity on chaotic materiality. Rather, such schemas act as ambivalent double-pincered mechanisms, turning loose incessant networked flows on the one hand, only to reduce them to domesticable or governable [...]Karen Ross2023-12-08T12:26:49+00:002023-12-08T12:26:49+00:00Re: Global Media Monitoring Project 2025 - expressions of interest wantedhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;c1e56604.2312Hello everyone – as you may know, the next GMMP will take place in 2025. By then (and actually much earlier 😊) I will have retired and I am now seeking colleagues to get involved in the management of the GMMP exercise for the UK/RoI. Each of the five nations has its own coordinator and we currently have coordinators in place for Scotland and Republic of Ireland which is great. We are now seeking coordinators for Northern Ireland, England and Wales, as well as an overall coordinator for the composited UK/RoI exercise since, although we collect data separately for each [...]Einar Thorsen2023-11-09T16:07:01+00:002023-11-09T16:07:01+00:00Deadline reminder: QAA consultation on revised SBS for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studieshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;105df8ea.2311Hi everyone,<br><br>This is just a gentle reminder that the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement consultation closes in just under a week, on Wednesday 15 November.<br><br>The revised statement for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies is part of this consultation.<br><br>You can read the revised statement here:<br>https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/sbs/sbs-for-consultation-media-film-and-cultural-studies.pdf?sfvrsn=3e0dae81_7<br><br>…and tell us what you think via an online survey:<br>https://qaa5.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/communications-sbs [...] Barbara Mitra2023-11-07T13:41:41+00:002023-11-07T13:41:41+00:00MeCCSA WN Chair and Vice Chairhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;73ff7bb8.2311Dear MeCCSA Women's network colleagues,<br><br>After 4 and 3 years respectively in post, myself and Barbara Mitra will step down as Chair and Vice Chair of the MeCCSA Women's Network (MWN) in December 2023.<br><br>We've thoroughly enjoyed working with our fantastic members and committee - thanks to you all - and would like to invite applications for a new Chair and Vice Chair to take up the roles from January 2024. [...] Einar Thorsen2023-10-04T11:11:54+00:002023-10-04T11:11:54+00:00QAA consultation on revised SBS for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studieshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;f37b89d2.2310Hi everyone,<br><br>The QAA has today launched the consultation<https://www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/news/have-your-say-on-10-new-subject-benchmark-statements-consultation-now-open> for the revised Subject Benchmark Statement for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies.<br><br>The consultation period will run for six weeks in the period 4th October – 15th November 2023.<br><br>We invite all interested parties to read the revised statement:<br>https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/sbs/sbs-for-consultation-media-film-and-cultural-studies.pdf?sfvrsn=3e0dae81_7<br><br>…and tell us what you think via an online survey:<br>https://qaa5.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/communications-sbs [...] Natalie Fenton2023-08-29T07:00:00+00:002023-08-29T07:00:00+00:002 new Professorial posts at Goldsmiths in Inequalities in the Creative and Cultural Industries and AI Justicehttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;ccc53248.2308Dear all,<br><br>I hope everyone is having a good summer and not reading their email but in case you are, a further reminder..... the deadline is creeping closer....<br><br>Goldsmiths are seeking the appointment of 2 Professors to take on the newly created roles of 'University Research Leaders' in the two following areas of relevance to this list: [...] Natalie Fenton2023-08-21T09:54:11+00:002023-08-21T09:54:11+00:00Re: 2 new Professorial posts at Goldsmiths in Inequalities in the Creative and Cultural Industries and AI Justicehttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;c6371cf2.2308Dear all,<br><br>I hope everyone is having a good summer and not reading their email but in case you are, a further reminder.....<br><br>Goldsmiths are seeking the appointment of 2 Professors to take on the newly created roles of 'University Research Leaders' in the two following areas of relevance to this list: [...] Rosemary Overell2023-08-11T02:52:58+00:002023-08-11T02:52:58+00:00Barbie: Possibilities and Impasses PANEL DISCUSSION Zoom 15/08 10am NZSThttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;f9ae2688.2308Kia ora,<br><br>Please join us in a discussion about Barbie. All welcome; in person and on Zoom. Circulate with students, and interested parties,<br><br>Ngā mihi<br><br>Rosie<br><br>Barbie: Possibilities and Impasses<br><br>When: 10am-11am, 15th August (8am AEST; 6pm 14th August EST; 3pm 14th August PST; 12midnight 14th August CET)<br><br>Where: Burns 4 / Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/2thcnrvj<br><br>Does Barbie smash the patriarchy? Is to be “Kenough” something worse? Or is Barbie an extended Mattel advertisement? In Barbie’s own words, the film is in an “impossible” position — celebrated, maligned, and, most of all, memed. Join us as we unpick the possibilities and impasses [...] Natalie Fenton2023-08-10T20:51:48+00:002023-08-10T20:51:48+00:002 new Professorial posts at Goldsmiths in Inequalities in the Creative and Cultural Industries and AI Justicehttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;1bc9fb55.2308Dear all,<br><br>I hope everyone is having a good summer and not reading their email but in case you are.....<br><br>Goldsmiths are seeking the appointment of 2 Professors to take on the newly created roles of 'University Research Leaders' in the two following areas of relevance to this list:<br><br>Inequalities in the Creative and Cultural Industry<https://jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/university-research-leader-inequalities-in-the-creative-and-cultural-industry-533804.html> (working across the Departments of Media, Communication and Cultural Studies and the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship) [...] Einar Thorsen2023-07-27T10:00:29+00:002023-07-27T10:00:29+00:00MeCCSA briefing on Government "crackdown on rip-off university degrees"https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;c97731c8.2307Hi everyone,<br><br>Earlier this month the Government earlier this month published its response to the HE reform consultation<https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172766/CP876_Higher_Education_Policy_Statement_and_Reform_Government_consultation_response_-_web.pdf> following the recommendations from the Augar review, prompting a particularly egregious press-release headline<https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crackdown-on-rip-off-university-degrees>: “crackdown on rip-off university degrees”.<br><br>The idea of “rip-off degrees” or “low value courses” is a reductionist rhetoric that frames university education in a narrow and instrumental way, designed solely to enhance employment prospects and serve industry demands. MeCCSA strongly rejects this narrow and instrumental interpretation of the aims of Higher Education, as we did in our response to the OfS consultation on these proposals in March 2022<https://www.meccsa.org.uk/app/uploads/2022/03/MeCCSA-response-to-OfS-Consultation-on.pdf>. [...] Jason Loviglio2023-06-21T13:11:40-04:002023-06-21T13:11:40-04:00JOB in Media & Communication Studies!https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;9eb434a9.2306Dear All,<br><br>We're hiring for a full-time lecturer in my department, Media and<br>Communication Studies, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.<br>Please share with folks/lists that you think might be interested.<br>https://facultyjobs.umbc.edu/cwfac/en-us/job/494185/lecturer<br><br>All the best,<br>Jason<br><br>Jason Loviglio, Ph.D.<br>Associate Professor<br>Department of Media and Communication Studies<br>University of Maryland, Baltimore County<br>*he/him/his*<br>Co-editor, The Routledge Companion to Radio and Podcast Studies<br><https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Radio-and-Podcast-Studies/Lindgren-Loviglio/p/book/9780367432638#:~:text=This%20comprehensive%20companion%20is%20a,%2C%20resources%2C%20histories%2C%20and%20relationships> [...]Einar Thorsen2023-06-14T14:37:38+00:002023-06-14T14:37:38+00:00MeCCSA Awards 2023 - shortlist announcedhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;71099dc4.2306Hi everyone,<br><br>I am delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for the MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards 2023.<br><br>These are our annual awards to recognise outstanding research in the fields of media, communication, and cultural studies. The full set of shortlist and judges’ comments can be found on our website:<br>https://www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outstanding-achievement-awards/meccsa-awards-2023/<br><br>MeCCSA will be presenting awards in the following categories: [...] Hiu Man Chan2023-06-03T18:39:00+01:002023-06-03T18:39:00+01:00Odyssey 2023: 3 Panels on sustainable filmmaking, Hong Kong documentary & The Six (exec. produced by James Cameron)https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;8eb50a4d.2306Dear colleagues<br><br>Apologies for the cross posting.<br>Hopefully the 3 panels below as part of our ongoing film festival (Odyssey<br>2023) might interest some of you/your students<br><br>Odyssey 2023 Panel 1: Believe in the future: a new take on sustainable<br>filmmaking<br><br>Monday - Jun 5, 2023 01:00 PM London<br><br>Moderated by Heather Dong<br><br>In this panel, guests from the film industry and sustainability<br>organisations will discuss the integration and issues of film and<br>sustainability from their own perspectives, highlighting the importance of<br>sustainability in the film industry and sharing various sustainable<br>practices that can be implemented in filmmaking. From a [...] Tonia Kazakopoulou2023-05-10T21:24:04+01:002023-05-10T21:24:04+01:002nd Call for abstracts - Women and Violence in Greek Cinemahttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;d87b0000.2305Dear colleagues,<br><br>This is a second call for abstracts for the edited volume Women and Violence in Greek Cinema. I’ve had a great response from colleagues so far, and I am now particularly looking for abstracts in the areas highlighted below, after a short summary of this book.<br><br>Gender-based violence has always existed as an urgent point of discussion in global and Greek feminist movements, and from time to time acquired prominence in public debate, informing political and legislative contexts and cultural production. [...]Barbara Mitra2023-05-10T16:08:48+00:002023-05-10T16:08:48+00:0017th Mayhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;e558ac55.2305Dear All,<br><br>Please find all the details that you need for the<br><br>Following the requests of MeCCSA Women's Network members, we are pleased to announce that the second MWN event this academic year is a session on the topic of Writing and Publishing.<br><br>The event will take place on Zoom on May 17th from 2-4pm and we have eight speakers, each discussing different aspects of writing and publishing, plus space for questions and the sharing of advice and support. [...] Melanie Kennedy2023-04-21T11:01:13+01:002023-04-21T11:01:13+01:00Online event: 'Fashion as Creative Economy': Angela McRobbie, Daniel Strutt and Carolina Bandinelli, April 26https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;d82060f5.2304Dear all,<br><br>Everyone is welcome to attend this online event, Media and Gender research<br>group, to celebrate the publication of *Fashion as Creative<br>Economy: Micro-Enterprises in London, Berlin and Milan on **Wednesday, 26<br>April, 16:00–17:30 BST. *<br><br>The event will feature talks by the book's authors *Angela McRobbie, Daniel<br>Strutt and Carolina Bandinelli*, with the conversation chaired by Jilly<br>Boyce Kay. [...]Natalie Fenton2023-04-05T09:54:21+00:002023-04-05T09:54:21+00:003 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Posts at Goldsmithshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=MECCSA-WMSN;75a452a2.2304Dear all,<br><br>Come and join us....<br><br>The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London is hiring three Lecturers / Senior Lecturers (Assistant / Associate Professors).<br><br>Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Media, Communications and Cultural Studies (Global Digital Politics): https://jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/l-sl-in-media-communications-and-cultural-studies-global-digital-politics-520196.html<br><br>Closing date for applications: Tuesday 25 April<br><br>Interview date: weeks beginning Monday 22 May or Monday 29 May [...]