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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 6

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you so much to everyone who spoke at & attended this year's @meccsa.bsky.social conference. Prof. G.D Jayalakshmi closed the event by thanking all those involved in making it happen. See you at the University of Leicester in 2027! #MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU

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MeCCSA Women's Network @meccsawomensnet.bsky.social · Sep 6

Alexa, play ‘Sheezus’ by Lily Allen🎉 #meccsa2025 @meccsa.bsky.social @meccsa2025.bsky.social

Picture of a group of women smiling, the text reads “Pub Quiz Winners 2025”

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · Sep 5

Incredibly powerful and important documentary by Funke Osae-Brown on the treatment of young Nigerian people in Scotland. #meccsa2025

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Mandi Allen @tcoffeehousewriter.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sat waiting for my train, trying to take in all I’ve hear over the last few days. Thanks you @meccsa2025.bsky.social for such an engaging conference. I’ve met many inspiring and interesting people whom I hope to keep in contact with.

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 6

Day 3!

Panels on digital media, narratives of place, trust in arts-based research, national identity, re-imaginings of heritage, media & arts practice, media power relations, political random & an experimental film 🎥

#MECCSA2025 ##MeCCSA25 #ENU

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Anna Zsubori @annazsubori.bsky.social · Sep 6

Listening to the very interesting presentation of the amazing @pauljreilly.bsky.social at the MeCCSA 2025 conference in Edinburgh.
#MeCCSA2025

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · Sep 5

Alt text: 2nd image is of me talking about Stephen Hawking and Lee Ridley and their voices (and mine). Other images are from other parallel panels and include audiences and speakers.

MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 5

Day 2!

Lots of great panles to start us off today. Covering everything: fashion and hair, place and identity, media & regulation, & AI.

##MECCSA2025 #MeCSSA25 #ENU

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Isabel Sykes @isabel-sykes.bsky.social · Sep 5

So lovely catching up with the Women's Network @meccsawomensnet.bsky.social at the MeCCSA conference today! Excited for some more events, workshops and networking in the new term 🥰 @meccsa.bsky.social

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Lynda Clark @lyndac.bsky.social · Sep 5

Truly words (and my poor images!) cannot do this performance justice. What a privilege to watch Mallika Sarabhai in action. #meccsa2025

Mallika Sarabhai, an Indian woman, performing onstage.

A closer shot of Mallika Sarabhai mid performance. She's gesturing and looks powerful.

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today's excellent Keynote from Dr Mallika Sarabhai was introduced by Padma Bhushan & chaired by Bashabi Fraser. With opening remarks from Mr Sundeep Bhutoria.

#MECCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU

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Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · Sep 5

What an incredible keynote #meccsa2025

Mallika Sarabhai performing in front of a screen that says "Says who? Mallika Sarabhai on belonging and identity"

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 5

Panels on data mining, journalism, media, & documentary making, plus interactive workshops on mapping youth narratives & values in media, & sole publisher chat 📰

#MECCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU

MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 5

Day 2!

Lots of great panles to start us off today. Covering everything: fashion and hair, place and identity, media & regulation, & AI.

##MECCSA2025 #MeCSSA25 #ENU

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 4

Sessions have ended for the day, thanks to everyone for a brilliant start to the conference! Now for a a drinks reception and later a quiz 📝

##MECCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 4

REF Roundtable with Prof. Peter Golding, Greg Walker, and Prof. Karen Boyle

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Open Institutional Publishing Association @oipassoc.bsky.social · Sep 4

We love to see it!

Dominique from @scotunipress.bsky.social and John from @uniwestpress.bsky.social show off the OIPA member’s catalogue at @meccsa2025.bsky.social!

Pop over and say hi to chat about their fantastic books and about OIPA

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#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25

Two people stand in front of a stall for University of Westminster Press. They hold an OIPA members catalogue.

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 4

Lots of great panels this afternoon!

#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 ##ENU

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Scottish Universities Press @scotunipress.bsky.social · Sep 4

If you are at @meccsa2025.bsky.social, pop up to level 2 to speak to SUP Publishing Officer, Dominique Walker, about publishing your next book #OpenAccess!

Great to be at one of our member institutions @edinburghnapier.bsky.social for the next couple of days!

#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU

A photograph of Dominique Walker, SUP Publishing Officer, sitting on a chair next to the Scottish Universities stand at MeCCSA 2025.

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 4

Chaired by Karen Ross; Emerita Professor of Gender and Politics @newcastleuni.bsky.social

MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 4

Prof. Sue Rigby, Principal and Vice Chancellor of @edinburghnapier.bsky.social and the MeCSSA Chair gave welcome speeches and we are now listening to Dr Gholam Khiabany's Keynote 🗣

#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 4

Keynote Speakers Dr Gholam Khiabany and Dr Mallika Sarabhai received felicitations from Prof. Einar Thorsen, Chair of @meccsa.bsky.social and Mr Sundeep Bhutoria, Managing Trustee of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation 🏆

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 4

Great morning so far! Lovely to see so many delegates arriving on day 1. Prof. G.D. Jayalakshmi opened the conference by welcoming Napier Profs Sue Rigby, Nazira Karodia, & Diane Maclean to light a lamp 🕯

#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU

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Abi Rhodes @abirhodes.bsky.social · Sep 4

Great to be @meccsa2025.bsky.social at Edinburgh Napier University. I'm excited to hear about work and ideas happening across the multiple MeCCSA disciplines #MeCCSA2025

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MeCCSA Conference 2025 @meccsa2025.bsky.social · Sep 4

Countdown Day One MeCCSA conference 2025 - Starts today - Craiglockhart Campus Edinburgh Napier University #MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU this years theme:

IDENTITY & BELONGING

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