Media, Journalism and Place
This cluster brings researchers together to explore themes of Media, Journalism and Place, and their interactions. We consider the role that journalism and media play in鈥痗ultural,鈥痵ocial and political processes, all in relation to the notion of place as both a geographical and discursive construct where meaning and representation are constantly rethought and renegotiated.
The Media, Journalism and Place cluster brings researchers together to explore the themes of and interactions between media, journalism, and the notion of place. While communities of place are often bound by geographic location or locations, we suggest 鈥榩lace鈥� can also be viewed as an imaginary and discursive construct within both local, regional, and international contexts, where struggles for meaning and representation are constantly being rethought and re-negotiated. The cluster also considers marginal, hyperlocal and鈥痑lternative spaces in the UK, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and鈥痓eyond. We explore鈥痶he ways media and journalism impact on current debates on identity, borders and鈥痬igration, as well as the persistence of colonial and imperial legacies鈥痠n the current, post-Brexit moment and the Western-centric鈥痓lindness/amnesia towards politics鈥痮utside the West. The cluster also considers the wider role that journalism and media play in鈥痗ultural,鈥痵ocial, political, and representational processes.
Areas of activity
- Hyperlocal media narratives鈥�
- The materialism of media artefacts
- Intersections between media, journalism and AI
- Media, populism and nationalism鈥�
- Community media practices and the politics of space鈥�
- Digital media and feminism
- Media, migration and displacement
Cluster members
- Dr Dave Harte
- Dr Sam Coley
- Dr Yemisi Akinbobola
- Dr Abdulgaffar Arikewuyo
- Dr Rachel-Ann Charles听
- Dr Pedro Cravinho听
- Meera Darji
- Professor Kirsten Forkert
- Dr Ross Hawkes听
- Dr Olufunmilayo Jinadu
- Dr Trust Matsilele
Postgraduate researchers
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Kejela Denbali
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Saheed Ibrahim