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: [email protected]

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...

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: [email protected]

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...

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....

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...

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

📢 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...

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

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

🇬🇧 "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

🗣️ 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

⏳ 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

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

🎉 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:

New publication alert 🚨 Hannah Thompson-Radford at @swanseauni.bsky.social and Michael Skey @lborocrcc.bsky.social examine how increased visibility can be a double-edged sword for female athletes. Download here open access shorturl.at/CVhoQ

Does it matter who owns and funds the media? Dr Timothy Neff at the University of Leicester joined us on campus to discuss his upcoming co-authored book that addresses this timely issue. @lborocrcc.bsky.social would like to thank Dr Neff for his insightful talk shorturl.at/D5bBj

We are delighted to host a talk by Dr Timothy Neff, co-author of the book How Media Ownership Matters, @oxunipress.bsky.social, followed by a Q&A session chaired by @vstetka.bsky.social 🗓 Date: Wednesday, February 5th ⏰ Time: 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM 📍 Location: B111, Loughborough University

'Reactionary politics, women, and popular culture ' One-day symposium 21st May 2025 @lborouniversity.bsky.social Keynote: Professor Angela McRobbie (Goldsmiths): ‘Top Girls No More? Gender After Neoliberalism and the New Far Right' Deadline for abstracts 22 January shorturl.at/EH6e5