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/...

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

All are welcome to a CRCC sponsored talk on Thursday 14th May by Professor Helen Wood: 'Duty' as power: bureaucracy, ethics and the relations of care in UK reality television 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Hybrid event (in-person & online) Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988317222...

Professor Helen Wood plenary talk: Care in UK reality TV

‘Duty’ as power: bureaucracy, ethics and the relations of care in UK reality television

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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

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/...

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...

CRCC member Dr Jilly Kay recently appeared on the podcast ‘Culture, Power, Politics’ to discuss her research on reactionary feminism with Professor Jeremy Gilbert. The conversation spanned two podcast episodes, the first of which can be found here: culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/02/23/r...

Reactionary Feminisms with Jilly Kay part 1

In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Dr. Jilly Kay of Loughborough University to discuss her fascinating and crucial research into new forms of reactionary feminism. Why do Cath…

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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.

Why do obviously false stories online capture people’s attention so powerfully? Why do some narratives linger long after fact‑checkers have disproved them? CRCC member Ali Bilgic shares insights into how disinformation taps into our emotions in his new article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Ontological (in)security after truth: Disinformation as affective technology - Ali Bilgic, 2026

The significance of this article lies in its reconceptualisation of disinformation as not only a challenge to truth but an affective force that can be examined ...

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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.

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

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

Call for Papers – Counter-Research Symposium King’s College London | 27 February 2026 Deadline for abstracts: Friday 21 November 2025 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/count...

Counter-Research Symposium | King's College London

The Counter-Research Symposium is a one-day event organised by CRIMSON (Counter Research in Media Studies Organized Network), a new cross-institutional research network that centres research on margin...

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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

Edited by Iliana Depounti and Simone Natale - special issue Decoding Artificial Sociality: Technologies, Dynamics, Implications is now published in New Media & Society. journals.sagepub.com/toc/nmsa/27/10

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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📢 Online workshop abstract deadline approaching 📢 Michael Skey @lborocrcc.bsky.social is leading the online workshop Mediatization Research IX: Youth, Sports and Media on 5th December 2025 Deadline for abstracts is 27th October 2025. www.umcs.pl/pl/towards-d...

Towards Development of Mediatization Research IX: Youth, Sports, and Media

Department of Mediatization, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin Wrocław Academic Centre and Academia Europaea Wrocław Knowledge Hub in partnership with ECREA TWG Communication and Sport announc...

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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.

We were thrilled to welcome a full audience to our symposium on 'Reactionary Politics, Women, and Feminist Critique.' Such a powerful event! Huge thanks to our incredible speakers and engaged audience 🌟 Event recap is now live on the blog: shorturl.at/wqu2o

CRCC hosts international symposium 'Reactionary politics, women and feminist critique' - Centre for Research in Communication and Culture

The Centre for Research in Communication hosted the international, two-day symposium ‘Reactionary politics, women, and feminist critique’ on May 21 and 22. It was co-organized with the Department for ...

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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

🚨 New Book Alert! Re‑Defining Terrorism by Itoiz Rodrigo Jusué explores how (counter) radicalisation is imagined, gendered & governed in everyday life. A must-read for anyone in security, media, or cultural studies. Read more: shorturl.at/MZGl7

Re-Defining Terrorism: new book by Itoiz Rodrigo Jusué - Centre for Research in Communication and Culture

In Re-Defining Terrorism: Imaginaries of Radicalisation and Counter-Radicalisation, CRCC member Itoiz Rodrigo Jusué delivers a timely and thought-provoking exploration of how counter-radicalisation ha...

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🇬🇧 "Britain is becoming an 'island of strangers'—but immigration isn't to blame," argues Michael Skey, @lborocrcc.bsky.social member, in @uk.theconversation.com The real issue? Social disconnection, not who’s arriving. 👇 shorturl.at/l7jMg

Britain is already becoming an ‘island of strangers’ – but immigration isn’t the driver

Keir Starmer is right to highlight the decline of social cohesion, but wrong about the reasons for it.

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🗣️ Our member Vaclav Stetka, also part of the Committee for Editorial Independence, presented the 2025 Media Freedom Poll in Bratislava—highlighting concerns over disinformation, regulation, and Elon Musk’s influence. Learn more about the event: shorturl.at/e8DSs

Media Freedom Poll highlights concerns over Elon Musk’s influence in Central Europe - Centre for Research in Communication and Culture

Dr Vaclav Stetka – CRCC’s member and Reader in Comparative Political Communication –presented the key findings of the 2025 Media Freedom Poll on 12 May in Bratislava (Slovakia), at an event featuring ...

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⏳ Almost sold out! Just a handful of tickets remain for Reactionary politics, women, and feminist critique. 21st & 22nd of May Keynote by Professor Angela McRobbie (Goldsmiths) Secure your spot before it’s too late shorturl.at/cLdHb

ONLINE ATTENDANCE: Reactionary politics, women, and feminist critique

ONLINE ATTENDANCE. A two-day symposium at Loughborough University and online, with a keynote by Professor Angela McRobbie (Goldsmiths)

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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'

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.

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

📢 The Centre for Research in Communication @lboroCRCC and Culture & the Successful Transitions Under Environmental Change theme are hosting a seminar on Political Communication & Environmental Challenges. 📅 May 14 🕙 10:00–11:30 📍 D201 Info: shorturl.at/FSRHM

Political Communication and Environmental Challenges - Centre for Research in Communication and Culture

The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture and the Successful Transitions Under Environmental Change research theme will be hosting a research seminar on Political Communication and Environm...

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🎉 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 👇

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

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: