Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Research Centre
Past Events
2013
- The second AHRC-supported Chinese Film Forum UK symposium took place on 29-30 January 2013 at the Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, as part of the Research Network project. Keynote was delivered by Prof Chris Berry from Kings College. Organiser: Dr Andy Willis.
- The Charles Parker Day is an annual event held to recognise the work of the late BBC producer and celebrates ‘the radio feature – past, present and future’. This year, the 10th Charles Parker Day took place on Friday 22 March and was hosted by the University of Salford in the Digital Performance Lab at its MediaCityUK campus.
2012
- Two of our PhD students have passed vivas: Dan Ward, and Ira Yusof.
- On 17 July 2012, Prof George McKay was appointed to an AHRC Leadership Fellowship for the Connected Communities Programme, starting in September 2012. Read the full story»
- Prof Ben Light has been appointed as a Senior Editor of the Journal of Information Technology.
- Prof Seamus Simpson is part of the PriceWaterhouseCoopers team engaged in an EU-funded evaluation of the Body of European Regulators in Electronic Communications (March 2012 on). This project examines the degree to which the new European regulator has succeeded in contributing to the development of the internal market for electronic communications.
- International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM UK & Ireland) biennial conference, September 5-7 (lead organiser: Prof George McKay). The leading British music journalist and author Barney Hoskyns was our keynote speaker.
- Oppositions: An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference, 28-29 September (organisers include CCM PGRs Everette Ndlovu, Danny Cookney).
- We hosted the major international conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) in October (lead organiser: Prof Ben Light)
- Dr Carole O'Reilly was invited to join English Heritage’s National Review of Research Priorities for Urban Parks, Designed Landscapes and Open Spaces as one of two academic consultants. The project, running until August 2013, aims to identify the research needs of those engaged in the conservation and management of such sites.
- Dr Michael Goddard was appointed co-editor of the journal Studies in Eastern European Cinema.
- Anthony Burgess and Cinema film season at Cornerhouse, Manchester, 11-30 June, was curated by Dr Andy Willis, part of the IABF conference events.
- DigCult#12: Theory, Context & the Internet conference, June 13-14, MediaCityUK (co-organiser: Prof Ben Light).
- 6th International Comedy Conference: Drawing The Line - Comics, Comedy & Comics. University of Salford / MMU, May 31-June 1 (Dr Chris Lee).
- New grant! Dr Andy Willis is co-investigator in the Chinese Film Forum UK research network funded by the AHRC. Total grant: £29,000.
- New grant! Prof George McKay is funded by the AHRC Connected Communities programme for the project Community Gardening, Creativity and Everyday Culture. Total grant: £79,000.
- New grants! Prof Ben Light is part of a Salford Media Sociology team awarded funds by AHRC/NESTA/Arts Council England for working with Imperial War Museum, London Symphony Orchestra, and partners. Two grants: £84,500, £67,270.
- The Distribution and Exhibition of Chinese and Asian Cinema in the UK, two-day AHRC symposium, March 28-29, Cornerhouse, Manchester (Dr Andy Willis).12-13 March.
18th Nations and Regions Media conference, 12-13 March, (co-organiser Prof Erik Knudsen). Speakers include: Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; George Entwistle, Director, BBC Vision; Diane Coyle, Vice Chair, BBC Trust.- Critical Labour Studies 2012, 8th symposium, 18-19 February, co-organised by Dr Phoebe Moore-Carter.
- AHRC Professional Masters Preparation Award: a one-year MA studentship in Film, Digital and Media Production, October 2012.
Past Events Between 2003 and 2011
2011
- Congratulations to Seamus Simpson, CCM’s Professor of Media Policy, elected Vice-Chair of the International Communication Association’s Communication Law and Policy Division. Seamus takes up his post after the 2012 ICA conference in Phoenix. (November 2011)
Asia Triennial Manchester II film programme, 1 Oct-26 Nov, Cornerhouse, Manchester, co-curated by Dr Andy Willis. Includes six UK film premieres and a retrospective of Cannes award-winning director Brillante Mendoza, in Q&A with Dr Willis.
Inaugural professorial lecture by Gareth Palmer, Professor of Media, Tuesday 8 November 2011, 6.15 pm, MediaCityUK. 'Men should talk', a lecture about how men negiotiate the representations of masculinity circulating in the media.- Community Music: A Symposium, an AHRC Connected Communities event on community music, its social history and digital future, 13 Oct, ThinkLAB, University of Salford (organiser: Prof George McKay).
In September 2011 we co-organised the international jazz and identity conference for the Rhythm Changes project at the University of Amsterdam (co-organiser: Prof George McKay).
The 5th International Comedy Conference: Comedy & Conflict. University of Salford, 2nd & 3rd June 2011.
George McKay was Professor in Residence at Kendal Calling pop festival, in the English Lake District.- Chris Lee invited performer at British Library, Dig Infinity! event (5 March), presenting his Lord Buckley show. Podcast here.
Wheel of Fortune: The Media Gameshow: Nations and Regions Media 18th conference (17-18 January: Prof Ron Cook, International Media Centre).
Media Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) annual conference (10-12 January: lead organiser Prof George McKay; Ben Light, Yuwei Lin, Carole O’Reilly, Ben Halligan).
2010
Bigger Than Words, Wider Than Pictures: Noise Affect Politics (international conference: 1-2 July: Michael Goddard, Ben Halligan, Dave Sanjek of Salford Music Research Centre, in collaboration with Islington Mills)
Sight and Sound: Interrogating the Music Documentary (international conference: Ben Halligan, David Sanjek)- So Funny It Hurts: 4th international comedy conference (June 3-4: Chris Lee, in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University)
- 2010 Screens and Mediations seminar series (Ben Halligan, Michael Goddard, Kirsty Fairclough)
- Nations and Regions Media 17th conference (18-19 January: Ron Cook, International Media Centre)
2009
Polish Cinema in an International Context. A three-day international conference, organised by Cornerhouse, Manchester, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Warsaw, University of Central Lancashire, and University of Salford (3-5 December: Michael Goddard)
Visible Secrets: Hong Kong’s Women Filmmakers (curated film season, in collaboration with the Cornerhouse, Manchester, October-November: Andy Willis)- Mediating Jazz international conference (George McKay, with Tony Whyton, Salford Music Research Centre, in collaboration with Royal Northern College of Music
- Network of East European Film Studies UK (day seminar, June 6: Michael Goddard)
- Comics in the Frame: 3rd international comedy conference (4-5 June: Chris Lee, Andy Willis)
- Social Media Publics: 2nd Digital Cultures Worskhop (international symposium, 4-5 June: Ben Light)
- 2009 Screens and Mediations seminar series (Ben Halligan, Michael Goddard, Kirsty Fairclough)
3rd International Comedy Conference: University of Salford, June.- Britain’s Got Talent: Television from the Nations and Regions 16th Conference (19-20 January: Ron Cook, International Media Centre)
2008
Society & Lifestyles: Subcultures & Lifestyles in Russia & Eastern Europe (international conference, 4-6 December, summative event of EUFP6 project: George McKay, Michael Goddard)- 'The Future of PSB in the Nations, Regions and Localities' (OFCOM/ International Media Centre conference, 25 November: Ron Cook)
The Fall, Birmingham, 22 November.- Made in Hong Kong (curated international film series and lectures, in collaboration with the Cornerhouse, Manchester: Andy Willis)
- New Jazz Histories (symposium: George McKay, with Tony Whyton, Salford Music Research Centre)
- Contemporary Italian Literature & Cinema (international conference, 27-29 June: William Hope)
- Digital Culture: New Forms of Living and Organising? (international symposium, 16-17 June: Ben Light)
Europe on Screen: Issues in the Future Distribution and Exhibition of European Cinema (conference, 11-12 June: Andy Willis; supported by British Academy and Jean Monnet Centre)- International Comedy Conference (5-6 June: Chris Lee, Andy Willis)
- Messing Up the Paintwork (conference on Manchester band The Fall, 9 May: Michael Goddard, Ben Halligan)
New Nightmares: Issues & Themes in Contemporary Horror Cinema & Horror Film Criticism (conference co-organised by CCM and Manchester Metropolitan University, 3-4 April: Andy Willis)- 2008 Salford Film Seminar programme (Peter Buse, Andy Willis)
Hacienda exhibition at URBIS (symposium: Dave Sanjek, Salford Music Research Centre)- Adapt Connect Succeed: New Partnerships, New Models and New Strategies: Television from the Nations and Regions 15th conference (January Ron Cook, International Media Centre)
2007
- 2007 Salford Film Seminar programme (Peter Buse, Andy Willis)
The Big Reveal: Style, Class and Industry (first international conference of lifestyle television: Gareth Palmer, Kirsty Fairclough)
What Have You Got in That Box? Regional/National Comedy, Screens & British Identity (conference: Chris Lee, Andy Willis)- Annual interdisciplinary postgraduate conference
- Victorian Cultural Industries and Elites (British Association for Victorian Studies annual conference: Brian Maidment, Centre for Literary Studies)
- Brave New (Digital) World: Television from the Nations and Regions (14th annual industry conference: Ron Cook, International Media Centre)
2006
- Authenticity, annual interdisciplinary postgraduate conference (14-15 September)
- British Screens Now: An International Conference (CCM, Manchester Metropolitan University and Cornerhouse, 11-13 September: Andy Willis)
- Media Practice: Peer Review and Evaluation (conference, in collaboration with Journal of Media Practice: Erik Knudsen)
- 2006 Salford Film Seminar programme (Peter Buse, Andy Willis)
- International Relations and Politics Film and Documentary Series:
- Dr Mark Lacy (University of Lancaster) 'Designing the future science-fiction'
- Dr Ian Scott (University of Manchester) 'Translating the political: race, gender and ideology in Hollywood representations of the United Nations'
- Dr Laurence Murphy (University of Salford) 'John Pilger's Death of a Nation'
- The Promised Land: The Future of Television Outside London: Television from the Nations and Regions (13th annual industry conference: Ron Cook, International Media Centre)
2005
- The Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Research Centre is formally launched with an early evening reception at the University on 16 November 2005. We are pleased to have as our guest speaker Professor Angela McRobbie, from Goldsmiths College, whose talk is entitled 'Consumption and citizenship: the danger of too much pleasure'. Followed by a bit of a party.
- Perspectives on Conflict, Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference (8-9 September)
- Biennial Conference of the Society for Italian Studies (7-10 July: William Hope)
- 2005 Salford Film Seminar programme(Peter Buse, Andy Willis)
- Television from the Nations and Regions (12th annual industry conference: Ron Cook, International Media Centre)
2004
- The City (multi-disciplinary seminar series on readings, cultures, and theories of urban experience: Peter Buse, in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University)
- Television from the Nations and Regions (11th annual industry conference: Ron Cook, International Media Centre)
2003
- 'Contemporary Italian Cinema' seminar series (William Hope)
- Dr Laura Rascaroli (University of Cork) ‘Caro Diaro (Dear Diary) by Nanni Moretti’
- Dr Silvia Ross (University of Cork) ‘La syndrome di Stendhal by Dario Argento’
- Dr Danielle Hipkins (University of Leeds) ‘Bagno Turco (Hamam: The Turkish Bath) by Ferzan Ozpetek’
- Professor Zygmunt Baranski (Cambridge University) ‘Uccellacci e Uccellini (Hawks and Sparrows) by P.P.Pasolini’
- Daniela Trevari Gennari (Oxford Brookes University) ‘Aprile by Nanni Moretti’
- Television from the Nations and Regions (10th annual industry conference: Ron Cook, International Media Centre)
