Dramaturgies of War

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:43:00 BST

Proposals for papers are invited for a two day symposium hosted by Anselm Heinrich and generously supported by the Goethe-Institut Glasgow, the University of Glasgow, and Routledge publishers. The symposium marks the publication of “Theatre in Europe under German Occupation” (Routledge, 2017).

TV Appearance

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:53:00 BST

Dr David Archibald appeared on STV2’s Live at Five to discuss Govan Young, an award-winning documentary about medieval Govan, which he made with Cara Connolly and Martin Clark of Connolly Clark Films.

Glasgow Film Festival Industry Focus 2017

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:20:00 BST

Dr Inge Sørensen is delighted to be appointed to the steering group of Glasgow Film Festival's Industry Focus. Other member are Claire Mundell, Brodie Pringle, Kay Sheridan, and Ross McKenzie.

BBC radio appearance

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 11:37:00 BST

David Archibald appeared on BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show to discuss an essay he has written to accompany the new DVD release of a trilogy of films by Ken Loach.

Govan Young at Govan Old

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 11:28:00 BST

Award-winning documentary film set to receive UK Premiere at Govan Old Church.

CAMEo Conference

Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:44:00 BST

Richard Paterson gave a paper titled ‘the politics of entrepreneurship in early independent television production in the UK’ at a CAMEo event ‘Mediating Cultural Work: Texts, Objects and Politics’ at the Universiy of Leicester in September 2017.

Questioning the creative economy

Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:38:00 BST

Philip Schlesinger gave the opening keynote lecture at the Cultural and Professional Policy Seminar held at the NFF (the Norwegian Non-fiction Writers’ and Translators’Association) in Oslo on 6 September 2017.

International Symposium on Sports Economy

Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:18:00 BST

Raymond Boyle was invited to give a keynote at the 17th Hamburg Congress On Sports, Economy and Media In Germany on 4th September.

Two PhD candidates awarded the Principal's Early Career Mobility Scheme to be based in CCA

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 12:37:00 BST

Two PhD students awarded the Principal's Early Career Mobility Scheme at Columbia University in Humanities and Social Science to be based in CCA and co-supervised by Dr Mark Richter and Dr Anselm Heinrich in CCA.

Govan Young in Malta

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:52:00 BST

Govan Young, a documentary film about medieval Govan, continued its run on the international film festival circuit with a screening at the Kinemastik Short Film Festival in Malta.

Discussion on sport, media and politics

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:28:00 BST

Raymond Boyle gave an invited keynote talk on ‘Sporting Politics: Sport, Identity and Constitutional Crisis’ at the international conference on Regionalism, Nationalism and Contemporary International Sport held at the University of Vic, just north of Barcelona on 30 June.

Mark Richter leads investigation into mysterious El Greco painting

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 11:49:00 BST

SCCA staff are featured in a BBC report about the painting 'Lady in a Fur Wrap'.

Commercial TV and democratic society in Europe

Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:46:00 BST

The role of commercial media in contemporary European democratic societies was under discussion at the international conference on Private Television in Europe organized by Vrije Universiteit Brussel, SMIT/imec and the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) in Brussels in June 2017 at which Gillian Doyle gave an invited presentation on ‘Ownership, Data, Power and Content'.

New triumph for UofG backed film

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:29:00 BST

Govan Young, a film that saw the light of day thanks to a small grant from the UofG's Chancellor's Fund, has won the 'Cultural Exchange Award' at the Seoul Guro International Kid's Film Festival.

Launch of CREATe Copyright and Innovation Network

Tue, 30 May 2017 09:24:00 BST

CCPR’s strategic partner, CREATe, held its launch event for the new Copyright Innovation Network at the Digital Catapult Centre in London on 26 May.

Can the EU undertake effective cultural diplomacy?

Tue, 23 May 2017 10:20:00 BST

Philip Schlesinger opened the first session at the High Level Policy Workshop on ‘EU international cultural relations: a strategic approach’, held in Florence at the European University Institute’s Global Governance Programme on 18-19 May.

Value Creation in Media Markets

Tue, 16 May 2017 16:05:00 BST

Gillian Doyle was a speaker in the opening plenary session on Industry Transformation and also gave a paper on ‘Value Creation and Sustainability in the Television Production Sector' at the European Media Management Association (EMMA) conference organised by Ghent University and Vrije Universities Brussel and held in Ghent on May 10-13, 2017.

Nick Pearce announced as keynote speaker

Fri, 12 May 2017 14:09:00 BST

Nick Pearce has been announced as the keynote speaker at the 2017 Wiles Colloquium 'New Lenses on China'.

Film & TV staff research travels

Thu, 11 May 2017 10:55:00 BST

Ian Craven, Karen Lury, Amy Holdsworth, Rebecca Harrison and David Archibald attended various conferences recently. Read on for more information.

Enhancing policy-relevant research in media and cultural sectors

Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:23:00 BST

Gillian Doyle chaired a Review Panel for the Research Council of Norway's KULMEDIA programme in Oslo in April 2017.

'Cultural prescription': a growing focus for research

Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:57:00 BST

CREATe Deputy Director Philip Schlesinger gave the opening keynote lecture on ‘Why does cultural expertise matter?’ at the international conference on ‘La prescription culturelle en question/Investigating cultural expertise’, held at the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme de Dijon.

Congratulation to PGR student on completion of PhD

Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:49:00 BST

Congratulations to Dr Helen Huang who, following her Viva in March 2017, has been unconditionally awarded a PhD for her thesis 'Digital Transition in the Chinese Newspaper Industry' from the Centre for Cultural Policy Research. Her supervisors were Professor Gillian Doyle and Dr Melanie Selfe.

Competition and Regulation in Digital markets

Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:52:00 BST

Gillian Doyle spoke on Regulatory Challenges surrounding Online Business Models at a Workshop on 'Competition, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Digital Markets' which took place at the EU-funded Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) in Florence

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Television, Sport and the Mega-Event

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:58:00 GMT

Raymond Boyle (writing with Richard Haynes) has new research into sport, media and television published in a chapter entitled, The Global Event? The Media, Football and the FIFA World Cup.

Dr Inge Sørensen speaks to TV2 News re Brexit

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:34:00 GMT

Dr Inge Sørensen appeared on the Danish News channel, TV2 News, on Saturday the 18th March 2017.

First Minister’s indyref2 bombshell holds up Scottish constitution workshop

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 08:48:00 GMT

In an astonishing coincidence, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s speech announcing moves towards a second independence referendum coincided precisely with an RSE-funded workshop organised by CCPR on the national press, civil society and constitutional identity in Scotland.

Value for Money and the Arts

Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:22:00 GMT

Leading cultural economist Prof John O' Hagan from Trinity College Dublin visited CCPR in March 2017 and his research paper on 'Value for Money Applies Also to State Expenditure on the Arts' stimulated lively discussion and debate.

Translation of article on Patricio Guzmán’s Nostalgia for the Light published in France

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 14:43:00 GMT

A translation of an article written by Professor David Martin-Jones (Film and Television Studies) has recently been published in France.

Robert Schuman Fellowship awarded to Philip Schlesinger

Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:23:00 GMT

Philip Schlesinger, Professor in Cultural Policy, has been awarded a Robert Schuman Fellowship at the European University Institute in Florence.‌ An award for distinguished scholars made by invitation only, this will run from March to June 2018.

RSE-funded Commissioning Creativity and Funding Films Workshop 3

Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:38:00 GMT

CCPR and CREATe hosted the third and final RSE-funded workshops exploring current international policies and practices in film and screen commissioning and funding.

Africa’s Lost Classics in Context

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:18:00 GMT

Dr Lizelle Bisschoff (Film and Television Studies) has received a Follow-on Funding for Impact and Engagement grant of £93k from the AHRC for a project entitled Africa’s Lost Classics in Context.

Glam Rock Dialogues

Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:30:00 GMT

The Glasgow Glam Rock Dialogues is a collaborative project led by David Archibald and Carl Lavery from the School of Culture and Creative Arts. It is an attempt to “perform thinking” in front of a live audience, and mixes Brechtian techniques with a glam rock aesthetic.

Graduate publishes plays

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:09:00 GMT

Bahar Akpinar (TS graduate MLitt Playwriting and Dramaturgy 2012) has just published her first two plays with a US publishing house.

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Cultural winds of change blow in Brussels

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:09:00 GMT

The CulturalBase project, in which CCPR is a partner, held its major policy seminar on 'Cultural Heritage Policies for a Troubled Europe’ at the Bozar centre in Brussels on 31 January.

Film-Philosophy special issue (on “A World of Cinemas”) shortlisted for BAFTSS annual award

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:48:00 GMT

A special issue of the open access journal Film-Philosophy (Vol 20: 1, 2016) edited by Prof David Martin-Jones (in the wake of the 2014 annual conference hosted by Martin-Jones at the University of Glasgow), has been shortlisted in the best edited collection category of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies Annual Awards competition.

Teaching materials on Film Tourism, Scotland, now online

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:42:00 GMT

Working in collaboration with Education Scotland, and teaching practitioners, Prof David Martin-Jones helped produce teaching materials for the Scottish National Curriculum for Excellence: How Others See Us On Film.

Glasgow's Nick Pearce at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:02:00 GMT

Glasgow's Nick Pearce at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Industry Award: Film Tourism, Scotland

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:34:00 GMT

A film tourism guide entitled Set in Scotland: A Film Fan’s Odyssey, published by Visit Scotland on October 2015 and including input drawn from the research of Prof David Martin-Jones, won the “Best External Publication” award at the 2016 Chartered Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards, London (category 20).

Sport, social media and media management (RB) news item

Sport, social media and media management

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 13:46:00 GMT

Raymond Boyle has a new chapter on Social Media and Media Management in a new book of case studies form the sports industry.

Professor Dee Heddon to deliver the second Dennis Cosgrove memorial lecture.

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:33:00 GMT

Professor Dee Heddon (James Arnott Chair) to deliver the second Dennis Cosgrove memorial lecture, organised by the Royal Holloway Centre for the GeoHumanities as part of a Tate Exchange day on the theme of environments, encounters and exchanges.

Scottish Bassoon Music

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:35:00 GMT

A CD of Scottish Bassoon Music performed by Lesley Wison, titled "A Much Travel'd Clown" will be released on 20th January on the Vox Regis label VXR0002.

Chelsea Birks wins First Prize in Society for Cinema and Media Studies Student Writing Award

Tue, 17 Jan 2017 15:37:00 GMT

Film and Television Studies doctoral student Chelsea Birks has been placed First in the prestigious Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Student Writing Award competition.

Culture and the Digital Single Market discussed in Florence

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 08:58:00 GMT

Philip Schlesinger led the panel session on the Digital Single Market, presenting a paper at the CulturalBase Policy Workshop at the European University Institute in Florence (1-2 December).

Dr Inge Sørensen's article 'Content in Context' is published

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:28:00 GMT

Dr Inge Sørensen's article 'Content in Context'. The Impact of Mobile Media on the British TV Industry' has been published in Convergence.

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