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  • New research on ‘rituals of transition’ among dating app users

    Dating app users participate in ‘rituals of transition’ as they signal mutual interest and heightened intimacy by moving conversations from dating apps to social media messaging platforms such as WhatsApp. These rituals of transition occur… Read more

  • The Covid-19 crisis and ‘critical juncture’ in cultural policy: a comparative analysis of cultural policy responses in South Korea, Japan and China

    Karin Ling-Fung Chau The Covid-19 pandemic has rendered the arts and culture sectors everywhere extremely vulnerable and put cultural policy under a serious common pressure. Seeing the pandemic as a significant event that has disrupted… Read more

  • Interview with Emily Nelson

    by Kirsty Warner On Monday 22th February, the Discover Careers in: Libraries, Museums & Heritage event saw four panelists gather to discuss the growing variety of routes into Libraries, Museums & Heritage. Emily Nelson was… Read more

  • Interview with Marie-Nour Hechaime

    by Kirsty Warner As part of an ongoing Alumni Blog series, I caught up with Marie-Nour Hechaime to find out, among other things,  why she chose CMCI’s MA Cultural & Creative Industries course and what skills,… Read more

  • CREATIVE LABOUR AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

    Day Two: Friday 2nd July, 10am-15.15pm (BST)    Panel 1 – Transformations in cultural institutions  10.15-11.15am Chair: Kirsty Warner, King’s College London   Stella Toonen, King’s College London Co-creation in Covid time: Opportunities for change in museums  Abstract: Co-creation has become a prevalent term in the… Read more

  • CONSUMPTION, DIGITAL CULTURE AND MEMORY

    CMCI Emerging Voices Conference 2021 Programme Rethinking Culture, Media and Creative Industries in the Era of Covid  Day One: Thursday 1st July, 10am-15.15pm (BST)   Keynote speaker: Dr Wing-Fai Leung, King’s College London  10.00-10.45 am  Asian Body and the Virus: Decolonisation of… Read more

  • CMCI Researchers work on the ‘Creative Majority’ report for the APPG in Creative Diversity

    Two members of CMCI, Dr Natalie Wreyford and Dr Tamsyn Dent have been working on a research project for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Creative Diversity into ‘what works’ to improve diversity and… Read more

  • Interview with Harry Luo

    by Kirsty Warner In the latest interview for the Alumni Blog series, I caught up with Harry Luo. As Harry is a recent MA Global Media Industries graduate, I was keen to find out, among… Read more

  • CREATIVE WORK: POSSIBLE FUTURES AFTER COVID-19

    Dr Roberta  Comunian is involved alongside colleagues from the Faculty of Education of University of Bolzen (Dr Federica Vigano) and University of Dundee (Dr Lauren England) in the organisation of a Call for Papers and an… Read more

  • Interview with Danielle Green

    by Kirsty Warner On Wednesday 3rd March, the Arts and Humanities Alumni Panel saw four panelists gather to discuss the growing variety of routes into different creative careers. Danielle Green, the Associate Director of Annual… Read more