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Dear Colleagues Call for papers. Media and Politics Group Stream 63rd Political Studies Association Annual International Conference The Party’s Over 25 - 27 March 2013 City Hall, Cardiff Deadline: Monday 1st October 2012 Email: [log in to unmask] The 63rd Political Studies Association Annual Conference is to be held in Cardiff, and the Association’s Media and Politics Group (the MPG) will again be providing its own stream of panels, for which we invite proposals. The conference is chirpily titled “The Party’s Over”, with such themes suggested as the failure of mainstream politics, the erosion of the supremacy of Western models, and the crisis of esteem faced by much of the news media. While priority may be given to papers dealing with the conference theme, high-quality submissions dealing with any aspect of media and politics will be considered. Proposals should include the following: title and name, institutional affiliation and address of each author, along with their preferred email address; and a paper title and abstract of not more than 200 words. You should also say whether or not you are a postgraduate student. **Please note that all abstracts that exceed the 200 word limit will be rejected.** Proposals should be sent on or before Monday 1st October 2012 to [log in to unmask] Please note that this is an earlier deadline than for non-MPG submissions and that late abstracts will not be considered. In common with previous years, abstracts submitted for the MPG stream will be subject to two levels of peer review. In addition, the PSA have a policy of limiting panels to one postgraduate student. With good wishes Michael Higgins Media and Politics Group, co-convenor Dr Michael Higgins Senior Lecturer in English and Journalism Subject Leader for Journalism and Creative Writing School of Humanities University of Strathclyde Glasgow G1 1XH Tel: +44(0)141 548 4678 Email: [log in to unmask] Home Page: http://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/courses/journalism/staff/higginsmichaeldr/ -------------------------------------------------------- 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/ --------------------------------------------------------