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  • Britterna älskar griniga gubbar

    Readers in Sweden now know a little more about the appeal to the British ‘characters’ such as Jeremy Clarkson, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage –thanks to CMCI’s Dr Ruth Adams. Under the headline “Britterna älskar… Read more

  • Veritas

    Our Reader in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, Dr Richard Howells, was a guest speaker at a “Harvard Authors” event in London. Together with the rest of the panel, Howells gave advice on the publication… Read more

  • Manchester Sees the Light

    The Configuring Light/Staging the Social programme continues to roll –this time into Manchester. The fourth research seminar in the series will consider issues around light and sustainability and will discuss ideas from the wide range… Read more

  • Dead Exciting

    Members of the CMCI community are invited to take a peek at the world beyond…in the form of a book launch, round table and exhibition/film screening complete with a wine reception. The book is The… Read more

  • A Great Place to Visit?

    According to the Kent Tourist Office, the former sea-side resort of Folkestone is a great place to visit. But is it? A group of MA CCI and MA ACM students and two of our lecturers… Read more

  • Harvey Cohen’s Blurred Lines on the BBC

    CMCI’s Dr Harvey G Cohen appeared on the BBC World Service to talk about the recent ruling in the United States that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams’ 2013 single “Blurred Lines” was plagiarised from the… Read more

  • CMCI goes K-pop

    King’s Asian CCI Research Society have been in action again, this time exploring fandom and Asian popular culture. Their most recent event featured four different presentations including Dr. Haekyung Um from Liverpool University (pictured in… Read more

  • Taking Comedy Seriously

    “Jagshemash!” Dr Richard Howells, our Reader in Culture, Media and Creative Industries, was a guest speaker at the Centre for Comedy Studies Research, Brunel University, where he gave a research paper: “No Laughing Matter?: Race,… Read more

  • CMCI Student Honoured in Qatar

    Congratulations to CMCI student Latifa Al-Darwish who has been honoured by the Gulf Cooperation Council with an award for her work as a filmmaker in addition to her contributions to social, charity and volunteer campaigns.… Read more

  • Christina Scharff on BBC Radio 3

      Dr Christina Scharff was interviewed on the BBC Radio 3 programme ‘Music Matters’ about her research on equality and diversity in the classical music profession. Her full report is available for download on her… Read more