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Media & Communication: The State of the Art Conference (Leicester, UK)

June 27, 2019 @ 8:00 am - June 28, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

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The central aim of this conference is to explore the extent to which existing theories of media and communication are adequate for the analysis of our contemporary media landscape.

The conference is underpinned by a concern with what we see in the classroom; changes in technology and society; and the role of theory. Centrally, we ask do new technologies require new theories? And if so, where are new theoretical interventions required? We are keen to reflect on the problematization of an increasingly automated environment, where algorithms collect data about us, and make choices about what we consume. What does this automation mean for notions of autonomy and agency; or for the structuring of identity? Do these technologies challenge or embed existing power structures, particularly in areas around gender, race and class? A further aim of this conference is also to reflect on where media studies is, and where it is going: how does media studies remain ‘relevant’ and ‘state of the art’ in light of a rapidly changing media landscape?

The driving questions of this conference are:

1. Do we need new theories of media to address social and technological change?

2. What are the key pedagogical issues in teaching contemporary students of media and communications?

Conference fee: £50. The conference fee is only charged to cover the cost of lunch, teas and coffees, conference dinner and to provide taxis home for any woman who would like one after the evening event.

Postgraduate Students: Free

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Start:
June 27, 2019 @ 8:00 am
End:
June 28, 2019 @ 5:00 pm
Event Category:
Sector Events
Event Tags:
ICT4D, Media development, Social Change

Venue

De Montfort University
Leicester, United Kingdom + Google Map
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  • Media, new technologies and development in Latin America: political, social and economic perspectives (London, UK) »

Tagged With: ICT4D, Media development, Social Change

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