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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🎓 That’s a wrap on #MECCSA2026! A huge thank you to all our organisers, speakers, chairs and delegates for making this year’s conference such a stimulating and enjoyable event. @julianmatthews1.bsky.social @meccsa.bsky.social @einarthorsen.bsky.social Safe travels home! 👋

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Final keynote for #meccsa2026 we welcome Prof Helen Wood back to Leicester, to talk about reality television, the bureaucratisation of care and the regime of 'Crisis Ordinariness'. @meccsa.bsky.social

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🎤 In our “Gender, Sexualities and Representation” session, presenters Luyang Hu, Eva Cheuk Yin LI and Woori Han are now taking part in a live Q&A with attendees! #MECCSA2026

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

3rd paper in 'Gender, Sexualities and Representation' session, Woori Han presents a Korean study on 'Queer Mediated Mobility and Affective Counterpublics in Digital Space' #meccsa2026 #queer

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Julian Matthews @julianmatthews1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Matthew Brennan introducing his paper ‘The discursive construction of masculinities on talkSPORT’ #meccsa2026 @deptmedialeic.bsky.social @meccsa.bsky.social

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

2nd paper in 'Gender, Sexualities&Representation' session, Eva Cheuk Yin Li presents 'Manufacturing Fantasy in Queer Television: Rethinking Queer Representation and the Queerbaiting Critique in Global South', with Ka-Wei Pang published in Media Culture&Society: doi.org/10.1177/0163... #meccsa2026

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In the session 'Gender, Sexualities and Representation', Luyang Hu presents 'Queer but Not (Only) Queer: Everyday Practices, Visibility, and the Embodied Reflexivity of East Asian Genderless Fashion', a study using instant film photography as a fieldwork method. #meccsa2026 #pride #queer

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Our final keynote of #MeCCSA2026 will be presented this afternoon by Professor Helen Wood, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at Aston University. Prof Wood’s research interests are mainly in class, gender and the media, having published widely on reality television and popular culture. (1/5)

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Final parallel session of #MeCCSA2026, covering 'Influencers, Creators and Digital Labour' (2.02), 'Gender, Sexualities and Representation' (2.03), 'Audiences and Political Engagement' (2.04), 'Media Power, Conflict and Disinformation' (2.06), 'Film, Television and Genre' (1.01), (1/2)

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idilosman.bsky.social @idilosman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Dr Rong Fong presenting on the growth of Chinese representation of South East Asia #MECCSA2026 @deptmedialeic.bsky.social

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idilosman.bsky.social @idilosman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Chloe Cheng presenting on the oldest Chinese community located in Liverpool and the films that capture their experiences #MECCSA2026 @deptmedialeic.bsky.social

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#meccsa2026 Zhiling Guo and Pengyun Lu share new research on intimacy, e-commerce relations and cultural identity among grassroots deaf livestreamers on Kuaishou in China. Their earlier research on Douyin deaf creators’ self-presentation is published in New Media & Society: doi.org/10.1177/1461...

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Street level bureaucrats? Tamsyn Dent shares her research on the cultural work of widening access and participation for UK creative higher education, in the 'Creative Labour and Inequality' session. #meccsa2026 #inequality

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idilosman.bsky.social @idilosman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Day 3 of #MECCSA2026 has kicked off and I’m delighted to chair the panel on Diaspora, Migration and the Media that includes some fascinating presentations

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Julian Matthews @julianmatthews1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Anh Dinh-Hong introducing the presentation - ‘The use of AI in podcasting by independent podcasters in contemporary Vietnam ‘ #meccsa2026 @deptmedialeic.bsky.social @meccsa.bsky.social

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Julian Matthews @julianmatthews1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Jinghe Han speaking about the soundscape of poetry recitation in contemporary China #meccsa @deptmedialeic.bsky.social @meccsa.bsky.social

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

First presentation in 'Creative Labour and Inequality' session is by Channing Morsali on her research of working class women’s negotiations of economic, cultural, social and symbolic capital in UK Television Labour #meccsa2026 #inequality

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Welcome to the final day of #MeCCSA2026. Today kicks off with parallel sessions on 'Creative Labour and Inequality' (2.02), 'Gender, Feminism and Representation' (2.03), 'Diaspora, Migration and Media' (2.04), 'Journalism, Media Systems and Futures' (2.06), (1/2)

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MeCCSA @meccsa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Welcome to day 3 of the MeCCSA 2026 conference! Some of the highlights for today include: Sessions 11 and 12: Parallel Paper Sessions (9:30-11:00, 11:25-12:55) Session 13: Keynote 3 (Lecture Theatre 2, 14:00-15:00) You can find the full schedule and abstracts here: meccsa2026.le.ac.uk/programme/

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Very excited about the roundtable on PARATEXTS at 16.35 in Room 2.03: from 1980s Hungarian Film Posters to trailer editors and ARG creators, and to Swifties’ friendship bracelets from the Eras Tour, join us in this stimulating conversation about future prospects and challenges! #MeCCSA2026

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A great story of AI use by marginalised communities in the Global South, by our second keynote speaker Dr Andrea Medrado. #Meccsa2026

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idilosman.bsky.social @idilosman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Second keynote in full swing now delivered by Dr Andrea Medrado on whose empathy counts in debates about AI #Meccsa2026

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today’s #MeCCSA2026 keynote will be delivered by Dr Andrea Medrado, Associate Prof in Global Communications and Co-Director of Research for the Dept of Communications, Drama and Film at the University of Essex. Dr Medrado’s research focuses on the participation of marginalised communities, (1/10)

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🎤 In our “Digital Identities, Selfhood and Disinformation” session, presenters Ziyi Song, Jayson Harsin, Nathalie Weidhase and Wing-Fai Leung are now taking part in a live Q&A with attendees! #MECCSA2026

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MeCCSA @meccsa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Welcome to day 2 of the MeCCSA 2026 conference! Some of the highlights for today include: Sessions 6 and 7: Parallel Paper Sessions (9:00-10:30, 10:55-12:25) Session 8: Keynote 2 (Lecture Theatre 2, 13:35-14:35) Session 9: AGM and Awards (14:40-16:10)

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In the Digital Identities, Selfhood and Disinformation session, Nathalie Weidhase presents the girlboss as mediated work-life subjectivity on social media at #MeCCSA2026

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Such a great night yesterday at the Old Horse for the MeCCSA Pub Quiz!! #MeCCSA2026

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In the Digital Identities, Selfhood and Disinformation session, Jayson Harsin speaks on Continuity and Change in Disinformation Persuasion discussing a “Zombie” Trump Quote Meme Across Platforms at #MeCCSA2026

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Journalism Practices and New Directions session begins with a paper from Jen Birks on conciliatory journalism within the context of polarisation #MeCCSA2026

A photo of Jen Birks delivering a paper at #MeCCSA2026 on conciliatory journalism

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Sessions at #MeCCSA2026 now starting include 'AI, Technology and Politics' (2.02), 'Gender, Feminism and Representation 1' (2.03), 'Digital Identities, Selfhood and Disinformation' (2.04), 'Journalism Practices and New Directions' (2.06), (1/2)

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Julian Matthews @julianmatthews1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Sofia Cotrona speaking about ‘Grounding cultural democracy’ #meccsa @deptmedialeic.bsky.social @meccsa.bsky.social

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Julian Matthews @julianmatthews1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yuval Katz introducing ‘ A cross institutional research network - ‘crimson ‘ #meccsa @deptmedialeic.bsky.social @meccsa.bsky.social

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In the Digital Media, Policy and Governance session, Yağmur Çenberli is presenting about the political economy of independent digital news media in Türkiye. We also heard earlier on from Seamus Simpson on video games regulation in relation to European level oversight. #MeCCSA2026

A photo of Yağmur Çenberli presenting a paper on the political economy of independent news media in Türkiye

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Julian Matthews @julianmatthews1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Laura Mora discussing digital witnessing and expressing solidarity #meccsa2026 @deptmedialeic.bsky.social @meccsa.bsky.social

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Under way this morning at #MeCCSA2026 with panels on 'Interfaces, Algorithms and Subjectivity', 'Digital Media, Policy and Governance', 'Media Policy, Governance and Production', 'Public Service Media, History and Policy', 'Representing China Across Media Platforms', (1/2)

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MeCCSA @meccsa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Congratulations to our award winners for Edited Collection of the Year Tarik Sabry, Winston Mano, and Andrea Medrado for Decolonising Approaches to Users and Audiences in the Global South! #MeCCSA2026 #MeCCSAConference2026 #MeCCSA2026UniofLeicester

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#MeCCSA2026 Join us at Reception from 18:10-19:10 in Room 0.02, then social event--pub quiz at Old Horse (LE2 1NE), starts at 19:30. @meccsa.bsky.social

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In a panel of 'Identity construction, negotiation&contestation', Dr Yimei Zhu talks about othering discourse on social media in the UK during a time of crisis, published in Information, Communication&Society doi.org/10.1080/1369... #meccsa2026 #mediastudies #diversity #multiculturalism #ethinicity

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Julian Matthews @julianmatthews1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Great Selection of speakers in session on Digital activism and politics #meccsa2026 @deptmedialeic.bsky.social @meccsa.bsky.social

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In the 'Cultural Industries and Promotional Activities' session, Mazen Al Muhaimid has begun with a paper on brand positioning in relation to 'cultural language as a strategic resource', with a case study from Saudi Arabia about products relying on associations with the term 'tasbeera' #MeCCSA2026

A photo of Mazen Al Muhaimid presenting a paper on the subject of 'Cultural Language as a Strategic Resource'

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The final parallel sessions of day 1 of #MeCCSA2026 have just begun on Platformisation and Media Industries (2.02), Cultural Industries and Promotional Activities (2.03), Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Value (2.04), (1/2)

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We begin this afternoon session on Journalism Futures (2.04) by confronting the 'coming crisis for local democracy' with @deptmedialeic.bsky.social colleague Tor Clark, alongside Tim Neff and Joe Smith #MeCCSA2026

Image showing a slide with the text 'The coming crisis for local democracy', the title of a talk by Tor Clark. Tor Clark, Joe Smith, and Tim Neff are also pictured, who are the speakers for the Journalism Futures session.

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Julian Matthews @julianmatthews1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Robyn Muir discussing ‘girls using community and individualising resilience to navigate influencer culture‘ #meccsa2026 @meccsa.bsky.social @deptmedialeic.bsky.social

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In the ‘Fandom and Comparative Viewing Practices’ panel’s final paper, Wing-Fai Leung and Jeanette Steemers discuss about cultural factors that come into play in the consumption of British screen content by Young Chinese audiences!

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Karen Seaward-Patel @karenpatel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#MeCCSA2026 expertise as represented by AI in Elisa Serafinilli's talk

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Julian Matthews @julianmatthews1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

excited to chair session - B3 influencers ,identity and digital cultures #meccsa2026 @deptmedialeic.bsky.social

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idilosman.bsky.social @idilosman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m excited to chair the #Meccsa2026 panel on Nation, Ethnicity and Belonging where we have some fascinating presentations @deptmedialeic.bsky.social

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The #MeCCSA2026 panel on Ethnicity, Nation and Belonging currently exploring concepts of hyper-representation of racialised minorities and Britishness on mainstream popular TV in Britain via Soniya Ganvir's paper on this issue.

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Leidong Wang on ‘Silence as Agency: Fan Boundary Work under Platform Governance’ at the Fandom and Comparative Viewing Practices panel!

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Steph Hill @sahill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our panel on fandom and comparative viewing practices is underway in room 2.06! #MeCCSA @deptmedialeic.bsky.social

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