Congratulations to Prof Einar Thorsen on being conferred a Fellowship of @acadsocsciences.bsky.social

This is a great honour and important recognition of the communications, media and journalism role in social sciences.

Calling all abstracts!

The @meccsa.bsky.social Postgraduate Network Conference @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social invites contributions that explore the concept of instability and its relationship with media from any disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspective.

Scan the QR code to apply....

The REF 2029 main and sub-panel recruitment is now open.

▶️ Sub-panel chair + deputy chair – deadline 6 February 2025

▶️ Sub-panel member and other roles – deadline 28 April 2025

📝 One single form & self nomination.

Full details and context on MeCCSA website:

www.meccsa.org.uk/news/ref-202...

@francescasobande.bsky.social keynote about nu-metal, politics and subculture. @meccsa.bsky.social 2024.

Our first keynote was by Professor Sarah Atkinson who explored the experiences of women, non-binary, and trans individuals in creative production using emerging digital technologies.

#MeCCSA2024 #ManMet

Day 1 of #MeCCSA2024 begins!

We look forward to the amazing sessions and presentations happening today.

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We have an exciting line up of presentations and roundtable sessions at #MeCCSA2024 #Manchester

Get familiar with the conference programme and keep an eye out for the sessions you can attend.

Check out the programme here: shorturl.at/WwVTa

Francesca Sobande is a writer and senior lecturer in Digital Media Studies. Her keynote is titled 'Nu-Metal, Old Politics: The Soundtracks and Stylings of a Subculture in Crisis.'

Find out more about Francesca's keynote here - www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/meccs...

Graham Murdock is Emeritus Professor of Culture and Economy at Loughborough University. He will be discussing ' Confronting Catastrophe: Digitalized capitalism and the battle for a common future' at #MeCCSA2024.

Find out more about Graham here - www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/meccs...

Sarah Atkinson is the Professor of Screen Media at King's College London. Her keynote is titled ' Feminist Futurism: Transcending technocratic mediocrity at #MeCCSA2024.

Find out more about Sarah here - www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/meccs...

We are a few weeks away from the MeCCSA conference and we are excited to announce our keynote speakers, Professor Sarah Atkinson, Professor Graham Murdock and Dr Francesa Sobande. #MeCCSA2024 #SODA #ManMet #Manchester

Call for Papers deadline for our Annual Conference has been extended to 19th February. The original CFP was posted just before the winter break and may have been missed by some.

Full CFP here:
www.meccsa.org.uk/events/confe...

Submit abstract here:
easychair.org/conferences/...

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