Media and Development Speaker Series

Throughout the Autumn and Spring terms, guest speakers will present on a range of issues that combine both international development and the media, including press freedom, entertainment education, media coverage of famines and NGO's use of social media. The student symposium, held towards the end of the spring term, will provide a forum for students taking the postgraduate module in ‘media and international development' to discuss their own specific interests in this rapidly growing field. There will also be a number of skills sessions available throughout the year, specifically regarding media coverage of development issues.

The aim of this speaker series and student symposium is to draw attention to the variety of important ways in which media matters for international development.

Upcoming Speaker

Kate Lloyd Morgan, Mediae  –  ‘Edutainment in Practice'

  Location: TPSC 1.6
  Date: 2-4pm Wednesday 6th February

 

Previous Speakers

Prof Suzanne Franks, City University  –  ‘Famine, Politics, Aid and the Media'   Location: UEA Arts Building,  room 1.83   Date: 1.30pm,  16 Nov 2012

Dr Gerry Power, Intermedia UK  –  ‘Assumptions about Young Publics: 10 early   considerations  from the Field'   Location: Thomas Paine Study Centre,  room 1.7   Date: 5.15pm,  21 Nov 2012

Sophie Chalk, International Broadcasting Trust  –  ‘Kony 2012: Success or Failure?'   Location: UEA Arts Building,  room 01.02   Date: 12.00pm,  7 Dec 2012

Previous Skills sessions

1. Practicalities and essentials in making documentaries about the Global South (Sophie Chalk)
   7 Dec 2012
   
2. Basic Intro to Camera Skills & Ethnographic Film (Postcode Films)
   20 Oct 2012 (only available for PG and 3rd year DEV students)*
3. Ethnographic film-making Course (Postcode Films)
   28 Oct - 1 Nov 2012 (only available for PG and 3rd year DEV students)*

* Please note: a small fee is required for the sessions with Postcode Films.

Enquiries

Contact Martin Scott