Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id LAA06711 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:52:16 +0100 Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745E08@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Current Policy on memetics: Branding the U.S. State Departmen t Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:48:30 +0100 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Sure,
I work in a Film & Media Studies department at the University of Stirling.
We run an undergrad degree programme in film & media studies that covers a
wide range of topics from film analysis, to media production work (my main
teaching is on journalism studies- the sociology of it, not the practice).
We run taught postgrad courses in Media Management and Public Relations, and
this year coming we're starting one on the Creative and Cultural Industries.
We also run, or are about to run several online learning versions of these
postgrad courses, and an additional one on sport and the media (from a
management angle to some extent). I'm a co-director of an MSc in Public
Relations by distance learning, that we're currently turning into an online
learning degree.
The Stirling Media Research Institute, which operated through the
department, has done a number of high profile studies into political
communication. The most recent publication, that has caused all sorts of
controversy here in Scotland (and lots of good publicity for the book!) is
called 'Open Scotland?', about the lobbying and communication practices of
the new Scottish Parliament. It's co-written by Prof Philip Schlesinger, Dr
David Miller, and William Dinan. Also in the department is Dr Brian
McNair, another widely published author on issues around political
communication, amongst other things. My primary subject area is also
political communication (my PhD was on British media coverage of the 1994
European elections), but I do most of the teaching of this subject in the
department whilst other lucky folks get to do the research (I'm currently a
teaching fellow so I have to do research off my own back- and at the moment
I have a very heavy teaching/admin workload).
I also teach other material as well, such as material on the British media
environment, British cinema, and other bits and pieces. The one area of
research I have been able to pursue to some extent is, broadly, about the
relationship between science and the media, but I'm still at relatively
early stages of that research. I'm also supposed to be writing a book on
journalism, if I could ever find five minutes to do it (whilst guiltily
admitting if I spent half the time I spend on this list writing my book, I'd
have finished it by now!).
Anyway, believe it or not, that's the short version!
Vincent
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> From: Lawrence DeBivort
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> Hi, Vincent, Can you say a bit more about what you teach?
>
> Thanks.
>
> - Lawrence
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> From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
> Of Vincent Campbell
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 7:24 AM
> To: 'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'
> Subject: RE: Current Policy on memetics: Branding the U.S. State
> Department
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>
> That's very interesting to stuff we teach here at Stirling, cheers.
>
> Vincent
>
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