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Media and Culture

Media and Culture

The Media and Culture Research Centre was formed in 2018 in order to support a broad range of empirical and theoretical research related to the expansive field of the Media and Communication subject area. 

The broad aim of the centre is to research the crucial relationships between media, culture, politics, technology and society.

Media are increasingly interwoven into everyday life, both with the production and consumption of cultural content but also in the formation and maintenance of institutions. Therefore, to understand societal problems, challenges and opportunities we must understand the role media play in our culture and society.  

The MCRC is an interdisciplinary research centre whose aim is to undertake this work and whose main areas of specialisation are:

  1. Representation
  2. Media technical change & culture
  3. Cultural citizenship
  4. Cultural & Media policy
  5. Cultural Value
  6. Sustainability

Media and Culture Research Centre members

Dr Simon Mills, Centre Director and Associate Professor in New Media

T: +44 (0)116 250 6344
E: smills@dmu.ac.uk
Twitter: @dmu_mcrc

Areas of expertise: Gilbert Simondon, technology, philosophy, digital and networked media

Shardia Briscoe-Palmer, Lecturer - Media, Race and Social Justice

T: +44 (0) 116 207 8515
E: shardia.briscoe-palmer@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: politics of black masculinity, race and media, the politics of gender, race and social injustices

Dr Alastair Gordon, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications

T: +44 (0)116 250 6508
E: agordon@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: punk, global subcultures and paranormal media

Dr Julia Havas, Lecturer in Media and Communication

T: +44 (0)116 250 3809
E: Julia.havas@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: television aesthetics and politics, feminism in screen media, transcultural film and TV

Dr Indrani Lahiri, Lecturer in Public Relations

T: +44 (0)116 250 7859
E: ilahiri@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: digital society and media, public relations, political communication

Dr Keith Scott,Senior Lecturer

T: +44 (0)116 250 6188
E: jklscott@dmu.ac.uk

Dr Paul Smith, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication

T: +44 (0)116 250 8399
E: PASmith@dmu.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: global sports media rights, media policy/regulation and the contemporary media industries