Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association Postgraduate Network Conference 2024 Edinburgh Napier University Merchiston Campus 30th August We invite postgraduate researchers and practitioners working within media, communication and cultural studies to propose contributions for the 2024 MeCCSA PGN conference.

KEYNOTES Katlin Marisol Sweeney-Romero (UC Davis), S. Jonathon O’Donnell (Queen’s University Belfast), Matthew Carter (Manchester Metropolitan University) Reprising its first edition, the conference will focus on how US American identities have been shaped, informed, configured, and challenged since the country’s foundation.

The virtual conference will focus on US American imaginaries related to neo/noir and thriller narratives.

Dementia Futures Call for Papers 22-24 January 2025  Martin Harris Centre, University of Manchester    Conference organisers: MaoHui Deng, Sarah Fox, Kate Maguire-Rosier, and Réka Polonyi Cultural narratives and research around dementia are not usually focused on ideas of a future with dementia.

Dear all, On July 4, 5 and 6, Taylor Swift will perform in Amsterdam, consequent to the Celebrity Studies Conference in Amsterdam (1 – 3 July 2024). The combination of these events offers a unique opportunity to gather, celebrate, and critique the multifaceted persona(e) of an increasingly iconic performer and songwriter.

Call for Papers: ‘A word, after a word, after a word is power’: The Hulu Adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-2024): A one-day multidisciplinary symposium. Friday, September 13, 2024 University of Northumbria at Newcastle We are inviting proposals for 20-minute conference papers on the Hulu Adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale , Margaret Atwood’s famous 1985 dystopia.

The Flowing Image: The Ocean On-Screen 28-29th August 2024 Hybrid MS Teams &

Organizers: The Audience Network at Lancaster University (ANLU) Confirmed Speaker: Prof. Annette Kuhn (Queen Mary University of London) Deadline for submission of abstracts: 29 March 2024 Notification of Acceptance: 12 April 2024 Since its first engagements with television, radio, and popular culture (Williams 1974; Hall 1973;

This year marks the thirtieth instalment of the Visible Evidence Conference, the preeminent event for the global network dedicated to the study of documentary and nonfiction media culture. The conference has evolved into an international event, with editions held in locales such as New Delhi, Lancaster, New York, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Stockholm, Udine, and Gdansk.

Conference call for papers: ‘Weddings and Funerals: UK Screen Industries in a Global Context, 1994-2024’, 13-14 ^th June 2024 A 2-day conference organised by the Centre for Converged Screen Media and Entertainment (COSME), Department of Communication and Media, University of Liverpool, 13-14 June 2024 Keynote Speakers: Dr Kay Dickinson (University of Glasgow,