News archive 2010
Print versionDecember
CMCI Singers Concert
The CMCI Singers gave a pre-Christmas concert at the strand campus on 14th December. £50 was raised in aid of Children in Need. Thanks to all involved!
The CMCI Singers gave a pre-Christmas concert at the strand campus on 14th December. £50 was raised in aid of Children in Need. Thanks to all involved!
November
Are we all Cultural Workers Now?
This was the provocative question asked at a workshop in Sydney , Australia at which CMCI’s Rosalind Gill gave the opening keynote.
CMCI at the Vancouver International Film Festival
Professor Rosalind Gill gave the opening keynote address to Women in View’s SEXMEDIAMONEY conference – attended by film-makers, academics, policy-makers and festival goers.
Professor Rosalind Gill addresses Catalunyan Insitute for Women
Professor Rosalind Gill give the inaugural address in Barcelona to the Catalunyan Insitute for Women on the topic of ‘The representation of women in the media.”
Asian Cultural Industries research seminar
CMCI will hold a research seminar on 24th November on cultural policy in Singapore. Dr Lorraine Lim will examine recent trends of Singaporean government’s arts policy during the last ten years, with a particular reference to its attempt to brand Singapore as ‘Global City of the Arts’.
This was the provocative question asked at a workshop in Sydney , Australia at which CMCI’s Rosalind Gill gave the opening keynote.
CMCI at the Vancouver International Film Festival
Professor Rosalind Gill gave the opening keynote address to Women in View’s SEXMEDIAMONEY conference – attended by film-makers, academics, policy-makers and festival goers.
Professor Rosalind Gill addresses Catalunyan Insitute for Women
Professor Rosalind Gill give the inaugural address in Barcelona to the Catalunyan Insitute for Women on the topic of ‘The representation of women in the media.”
Asian Cultural Industries research seminar
CMCI will hold a research seminar on 24th November on cultural policy in Singapore. Dr Lorraine Lim will examine recent trends of Singaporean government’s arts policy during the last ten years, with a particular reference to its attempt to brand Singapore as ‘Global City of the Arts’.
September
United Nations Gender Equality forum (from CCI blog)
Professor Rosalind Gill of CMCI has taken part in a prestigious ‘expert brainstorm’ to discuss gender equality and media stereotypes, in a joint initiative of the UN and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
Professor Rosalind Gill of CMCI has taken part in a prestigious ‘expert brainstorm’ to discuss gender equality and media stereotypes, in a joint initiative of the UN and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
June
Ros Gill and Andy Pratt (KCL) organised a special one day conference along with Mark Banks and Stephanie Taylor (OU) on ‘The future of Cultural Work’ that took place in London on Monday June 7th, 2010. The event was a collaboration between the ESRC research centre CRESC, Manchester University and the Open University, and KCL. The programme is available here.
May
March
As part of CMCI's Asian Cultural Industries Seminar series, CMCI hostedtwo seminars about the development of the Japanese and Chinese animation industries on March 18th.
Rosalind Gill, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at CMCI, gave a keynote address to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg as part of an event to celebrate International Women’s Day.
February
January
Professor Toby Miller gave a seminar entitled 'Why Do First World Academics Think Cultural Imperialism Doesn't Matter When So Many Other People Disagree?'