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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

CRCC member Yuval Katz (@lborouniversity) shows how inspirational resilience can help turn Gaza from a disaster zone in constant need of the world, to a place the world needs desperately at times of great adversity. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The CRCC are delighted to invite you to join this talk by Professor Graham Murdock. Empire of Influence: Rupert Murdoch and the Crisis of Deliberative Democracy 4th June, 2.00-3.30pm | B111 Brockington and online To book please email: crcc@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

CRCC supported event: Sites of Hostility and Resistance: Navigating the Digital LGBTQ+ Public Sphere in Hungary 📅 Date: 5th May 2026 🕠 Time: 5pm-7.30pm (UK time) 📍 Registration: This event is FREE to attend, but registration is essential. To book your place, please email: a.zsubori@lboro.ac.uk

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

CRCC members are delivering a hybrid talk: Tainted Love: AIDS and Gay Broadcasting in 1980s Britain with Marcus Collins The event is hybrid both in person in B.1.11 (Brockington) and on Teams: 4-5.30 pm, 29th April 2026 www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The CRCC, in collaboration with the Discourse and Rhetoric Group (DARG), are proud to announce ‘Constructing Vulnerability’, a hybrid symposium on the communicative construction of vulnerability across multiple scales and contexts. Tickets available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/constructi...

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Congratulations to CRCC member Iris Wigger, who has recently been awarded with the role of Visiting Associate Professor in Sociology, in the School of Sociology at University College Dublin.

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

CRCC member Arianna Maiorani has been invited for a residency at Texas Tech University, USA, jointly funded by the College of Media and Communication and the College of Visual and Performing Arts and hosted by Professor Erik Bucy.

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture in collaboration with the Migration, Borders and Mobility research group are delighted to host the screening of the short film No Release. Wednesday 3rd December 5-7pm Edward Herbert EHB002, Loughborough University Tickets: bit.ly/48xh61z

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Book launch: Tourism as Memory-Making: Russian Tourism in the Shadow of Empire, by Alena Pfoser Brockington U005 and on Teams Wednesday December 3rd, 16:00-17:00

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Book launch event: Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave by Taeyoung Kim When: Wednesday November 26th, 16.00-17.30 Where: U005 Brockington, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Epinal Way LE11 3TU and on Teams

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

New publication alert 🚨 In China, everyday use of domestic apps like WeChat helps reinforce national boundaries—not through overt politics, but through habit. A new study by CRCC members explores how “ordinary” digital practices quietly shape nationalism.

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Tourism as Memory-Making is the new book by CRCC’s Alena Pfoser. It offers a fresh framework for understanding memory in tourism, exploring imperial nostalgia & national pasts through ethnographic research in Tallinn, Kyiv & Almaty. Available open access shorturl.at/N1gMU

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It's a wrap for the Political Communication and Environmental Challenges event. Thank you all for coming along ✨ In the photo below Theo Frixou, one of the speakers, presents 'The scale and influence of the fossil fuel industry in sport sponsorship'

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Fantastic turnout at last week's Life in Politics event, hosted by the Political Communication theme @avkevins.bsky.social 🎉 Special thanks to Cllr Margaret Smidowicz, Dr Jeevun Sandher MP, and Cllr Naomi Bottomley for their brilliant contributions.

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

You're invited! 🎟️ Join us online for a 2-day symposium on feminised popular culture & its entanglements with reactionary politics. 🗓️ 21-22 May 💻 Free & online 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/LW4kx

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🎉 Calling all Loughborough staff and students 📣 We are excited to welcome Cllr. Naomi Bottomley, Dr. Jeevun Sandher, MP, and Cllr. Margaret Smidowicz to campus on May 9! It's going to be a full day and the schedule is below 👇

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Our Political Communication theme lead, Dr Anthony Kevins, will host an event with special guests including the Loughborough MP Jeevun Sandher @jeevunsandher.bsky.social May 9th @lborouniversity.bsky.social 2pm Meet and greet in U005 with refreshments 3pm roundtable and Q&A

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

New paper🚨 Michael Skey @lborocrcc.bsky.social and co-authors introduce Performative Participatory Research (PPR) — a creative, time-sensitive way to engage young people in research. From mock press conferences to social media campaigns, PPR can generate powerful insights. Available open access:

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

New publication alert 🚨 Hannah Thompson-Radford at @swanseauni.bsky.social and Michael Skey @lborocrcc.bsky.social examine how increased visibility can be a double-edged sword for female athletes. Download here open access shorturl.at/CVhoQ

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Loughborough CRCC @lborocrcc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

We are delighted to host a talk by Dr Timothy Neff, co-author of the book How Media Ownership Matters, @oxunipress.bsky.social, followed by a Q&A session chaired by @vstetka.bsky.social 🗓 Date: Wednesday, February 5th ⏰ Time: 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM 📍 Location: B111, Loughborough University

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