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MCGC Newsletter December 6, 2023
Coming in January 2024聽
Working Papers/Working Podcasts in Media, Communication & Global Change
It's 2024. In the past research centers commonly had "working papers" series鈥攕ome, like the celebrated Birmingham Center for Contemporary Cultural studies, were more influential than some peer-reviewed journals and many books. Those聽 still matter, but聽 changing times in media, communication, and cultural studies call for "working podcasts" to publicize and share affiliates鈥 research projects and interests. The BT天堂 Fashion Studies program already has podcasts going, and we will partner with them and publicize their excellent work.
The following series are slated to begin in the new year, and still others may be added.
Inspired by the legendary BBC Radio show Desert Island Discs, in this podcast series Robert Payne talks to other media, communications, film, and cultural studies scholars about the books (and films and other objects) that have been most important to their lives as researchers.
This podcast, hosted by Jayson Harsin features interviews and digital roundtables on overlooked, forgotten, or underpublicized arguments, theories, studies, artifacts, and events that can serve as intellectual tools for achieving a more just global future.
Want to get involved with a working podcast or present a paper? Write聽jharsinaup.edu
Most research centers and institutes do not get grants for the institute/center per se. Research groups within it apply for grants. For example, there are many you may want to consider. Other ideas are always welcome!
We also have some excellent partner research institutions, and their scholars are keen to create inter-institutional working groups, research workshops and conferences and potential publications. In addition to la Sorbonne Nouvelle, mentioned above, they include