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  • El Rey Del Mundo

    Research by Richard Howells, our Professor of Cultural Sociology, is quoted in BBC Mundo, the Spanish language website of the BBC World Service. Under the headline: “5 mitos que el cine ha creado sobre el… Read more

  • His Name in Lights

    Ever wanted to see your name in lights? CMCI Senior Lecturer Dr Harvey G. Cohen was certainly surprised to see just that in the USA over the marquee for the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre and… Read more

  • Revolt into Style

    Our Professor of Cultural Sociology, Richard Howells, gave a research paper on: “Revolt into Style” at the conference “Mai ’68 at 50: Appropriations, Translations, Legacies”, organised in collaboration with the University of Paris, the Institute… Read more

  • Ordem e Progresso

    CMCI Senior Lecturer Dr Ruth Adams is back from her fifth visit to Brazil, where she was the guest of the Culture and Media Studies Department at UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense) in Niteroi, near Rio… Read more

  • What is Visual Culture –And Why Should We Care?

    Richard Howells, CMCI’s Professor of Cultural Sociology, is to give an Inaugural Lecture at King’s on: “What is Visual Culture –And Why Should We Care?” In his talk, Howells will define visual culture as an… Read more

  • CMCI Hosts International Media Conference

    The second semester may be over, but CMCI is getting into full international research mode as we host the Media Industries Conference, 2018. Under the theme: “Current Debates and Future Directions” the three-day event provides… Read more

  • ACE Award for Ricarda Vidal

    Congratulations to CMCI’s Dr Ricarda Vidal, who has just received news from Arts Council England that she has won for a grant of £9,000 to support her “Talking Transformations: Home on the Move” project. The… Read more

  • Harvey G. Cohen’s US Tour

    CMCI Senior Lecturer Dr Harvey G Cohen is off to the United States on a seven-date tour to talk about his latest book: Who’s in The Money? He kicks off at the University of Texas,… Read more

  • Museums and Participation

    Our 2017-18 CMCI research seminar series ended on a high note with a well-attended presentation: “Museums and Participation- Who Goes.. (and who doesn’t?).” Our guest speaker, Dr Lisanne Gibson, said that the audience for museums… Read more

  • CMCI MA Student’s Research Featured in the Independent

    Research that began as a collaborative dissertation project carried out by a former CMCI MA student Qiuling Liu has been featured in the Independent. Quiling’s dissertation research led to her published report “Breaking the Binary:… Read more