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The primary goal and mission of the Media Education Research Section is to encourage and promote research in the theory and practice of Media Education at the school, college and university levels of education.
Chair: Divina Frau-Meigs (*) [Contact]
Acting Vice-Chair: Manuel Pinto [Contact]
(*) Section Head
Members of this Section focus on media education theory and practices in both developing and developed countries, research relating to ‘knowledge societies’ and critical analysis of strategies and policies.
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IAMCR Conference in Durban, South Africa, July 15-19, 2012
The Media Education Research Section (MER) warmly invites submissions (both individual proposals and collective panels) for the next IAMCR conference to be held at the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) in Durban, South Africa. The section is interested in papers bearing on all the dimensions of media education research, to promote further the construction of our field:
IAMCR 2013 - Media Education Research Section - Call for Papers
The MER - Media Education Research Section - warmly accepts paper submissions for the next IAMCR conference to be held at the Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, from 25 to 29 June, 2013. "Crises, 'Creative Destruction' and the Global Power and Communication Orders" is the overarching theme proposed to participants, which may be taken into account, when deciding the paper to present. The proposals may involve both individual papers and collective panels.
The Media Education Research Section will be organizing panels at the 2011 IAMCR conference in Istanbul, Turkey. The section is interested in papers bearing on all the dimensions of media education research:
The Media Education Research Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites submissions for the IAMCR Conference that will be held in Braga (Portugal) 2010 from July 18-22. The overall conference theme is 'Communication and Citizenship. Rethinking Crisis and Change'.
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Members' books
Political Economy, Communication and Knowledge: A Latin American Perspective
C. Bolaño, G. Mastrini & F. Sierra (eds.)
Recent changes in the economic and political world scenario have been dominated by an increasing globalizing process and a constant capital mobilization. This process has left a significant mark on nation-based economies and cultural systems, giving a prominent role to the economic agencies and sectors involved in information and communication industries. The influence and side-effects of this new scenario for public policies in southern countries are just uncertain. This book provides the analytical and conceptual framework from which to explore the issue of political economy of communication.
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