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Dear Members,
with this message we would like to update you about a number of
resources that are now available on the MeCCSA site, following the 2010
Annual Conference held on 6-8 January 2010 at the LSE
You will find the links to these resources listed on the home page of
the site at www.meccsa.org.uk for the next few weeks and they will
remain available under the Previous Conferences section:
- Photogallery (hosted at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/meccsa/sets/72157623076918701/)
- Conference papers:
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/previous-conferences/meccsa-conference-2010/conference-papers
(with papers hosted by the LSE)
- MeCCSA AGM 2010 documents
* AGM 2010 minutes
* Association Activities Sub-Committee Report 2009
* Academic Development Sub-Committee Report 2009
* MeCCSA Policy Network 2009 Report
* MeCCSA Postgraduate Network 2009 Report
* MeCCSA Practice Section 2009 Report
* MeCCSA Women's Media Studies Network 2009 Report
The Section and Networks reports are also available on their respective
pages
Just before the conference two Networks were established and you can
read more about them here:
- Climate Change Network: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/climate-change-network/
- Disability Studies Network:
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/disability-studies-network/
At the AGM, the Radio Studies Network (active since 1998) did merge with
MeCCSA and you can find further information at
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/radio-studies-network/
Competitions
- Best Poster
The MeCCSA Executive Committee offered a poster competition prize of
£100. Prize Awarded to Rosidayu Sabran (University of Leicester), for
the poster Political Economy of Conglomeration and its impact on
television programming: the case of Malaysia.
Best Paper on Art, Design and Media for Higher Education
The Art Design Media - Higher Education Academy Subject Centre (ADM-HEA)
offered a £500 prize and publication for the best paper analysing key
issues impacting on media, communications and cultural studies in higher
education. Prize Awarded to Daniel Ashton (Bath Spa University) for the
paper 'You just end up feeling more professional': Media production and
industry ready personhood.
Best Paper on Media and Communications Policy
LSE's Department of Media and Communications offered a £300 prize and
publication in its Media@LSE Electronic Working Paper Series for the
best paper addressing critical perspectives on key issues of policy
relevance in a convergent media and communications industry. Prize
Awarded to Prof.Steven Barnett (University of Westminster), What’s Wrong
with Media Monopolies? A Lesson from History and a New Approach to Media
Ownership Policy (you can download this from the Conference Papers page)
Einar Thorsen, Editor of Three:d, the MeCCSA Newsletter, is working on a
special issue on the conference. If you would like to contribute, please
get in touch with him at [log in to unmask]
Previous issues of the newsletter are available for download at
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/newsletter
New Executive Committee
The following had been elected last year for two years: Anita Biressi,
Peter Golding, Janey Gordon, Mark Jancovich, Máire Messenger Davies, Tim
O’Sullivan. Sue Thornham, Jason Lee (Practice Section Chair). In
addition the following were declared elected for two years following the
ballot: Helen Baehr, John Ellis, Natalie Fenton, Bob Franklin, Petros
Iosifidis, Paul Kerr, Stephen Lax, Stephanie Marriott, George McKay,
Heather Nunn, Karen Ross, Einar Thorsen
Further details at http://www.meccsa.org.uk/committee
Upcoming events in 2010
* First Person Filmmaking and Autobiographical Documentary
24 March 2010, London Metropolitan University
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/first-person-filmmaking-and-autobiographical-documentary
* 2010 MeCCSA Postgraduate Conference
30 June-1 July 2010, University of Glasgow
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/2010-meccsa-postgraduate-conference
Best Regards,
Salvo
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Salvatore Scifo
MeCCSA, Online Communications
www.meccsa.org.uk
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