Working with contemporaneously produced text & talk: A hybrid problematising workshop
Held on Friday May 22nd, Loughborough University & Online Workshop convenors: Emma Richardson, Sarah Atkins, and Alexandra Kent This workshop, hosted by…
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Constructing Vulnerability Symposium
The CRCC, alongside the Discourse and Rhetoric Group (DARG), hosted the symposium: ‘Constructing Vulnerability’ on Thursday 21st May at Loughborough University. The…
Empire of Influence: Rupert Murdoch and the Crisis of Deliberative Democracy
The CRCC are delighted to invite you to join this talk by Professor Graham Murdock – part of a series of events…
Professor Helen Wood plenary talk: Care in UK reality TV
Thursday, May 14 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Hybrid event (in-person & online) The Centre for Research in Communication and…
Event: Sites of Hostility and Resistance: Navigating the Digital LGBTQ+ Public Sphere in Hungary
Sites of Hostility and Resistance: Navigating the Digital LGBTQ+ Public Sphere in Hungary Date: 5th May 2026Time: 5pm-7.30pm (UK time)Registration: This event…
CRCC Event: Constructing Vulnerability
The CRCC, in collaboration with the Discourse and Rhetoric Group (DARG), are proud to announce 'Constructing Vulnerability', a hybrid symposium on the…
New publication: Art History and Artificial Intelligence: Looking at Images in an Algorithmic Culture, Kathryn Brown (Ed.)
CRCC member Kathryn Brown has recently edited a new book: Art History and Artificial Intelligence: Looking at Images in an Algorithmic Culture…
How Disinformation Gets Under Our Skin
Author: Ali Bilgic (Professor of International Relations and Middle East Politics, Loughborough University) Over the past few years, I’ve increasingly found myself…
CA Day: Conversation, community & cake
CA Day 15th December 2025 Celebrating its 18th year, CA (Conversation Analysis) Day was––as ever––a celebration of the global appeal of conversation…
CRCC member Arianna Maiorani invited for residency at Texas Tech University
CRCC member Arianna Maiorani has been invited for a residency at Texas Tech University, USA, jointly funded by the College of Media…
Book launch event: Tourism as Memory-Making: Russian Tourism in the Shadow of Empire, by Alena Pfoser
The CRCC will be hosting a book launch event on Wednesday 3rd December for member Alena Pfoser's recent publication: Tourism as Memory-Making:…
Call for Papers – Counter-Research Symposium
King’s College London | 27th February 2026Deadline for abstracts: Friday 21st November 2025Keynote SpeakerNatalie Fenton, Professor of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University…
Book launch event: Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave by Taeyoung Kim
The CRCC will be hosting a book launch event on Wednesday 26th November for member Taeyoung Kim's recent publication: Cultural Policies in…
CRCC hosts international symposium ‘Reactionary politics, women and feminist critique’
The Centre for Research in Communication hosted the international, two-day symposium ‘Reactionary politics, women, and feminist critique’ on May 21 and 22.…
Tourism as Memory-Making: Russian Tourism in the Shadow of Empire: new book by Alena Pfoser
CRCC member Alena Pfoser has recently published a book entitled “Tourism as Memory-Making: Russian Tourism in the Shadow of Empire” in Palgrave…
Re-Defining Terrorism: new book by Itoiz Rodrigo Jusué
In Re-Defining Terrorism: Imaginaries of Radicalisation and Counter-Radicalisation, CRCC member Itoiz Rodrigo Jusué delivers a timely and thought-provoking exploration of how counter-radicalisation…
Media Freedom Poll highlights concerns over Elon Musk’s influence in Central Europe
Dr Vaclav Stetka – CRCC’s member and Reader in Comparative Political Communication –presented the key findings of the 2025 Media Freedom Poll…
Political Communication and Environmental Challenges
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture and the Successful Transitions Under Environmental Change research theme will be hosting a research seminar on Political Communication and…
CRCC Welcomes Local Councillors and MP
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture participated in several events on May 9th as part of a campus visit by Cllr.…
CRCC hosts ‘How Media Ownership Matters’
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture was very happy to host a talk by Dr Timothy Neff (University of Leicester) this…
CRCC to host the symposium ‘Reactionary politics, women, and popular culture’
The Centre for Research in Culture and Communication at Loughborough University will host the symposium ‘Reactionary politics, women, and popular culture’ on 21st…
CA Day 2024, Monday 16th December (hybrid)
Loughborough University’s Discourse and Rhetoric Group (DARG) hosts its 13th Conversation Analysis Day on Monday the 16th December 2024, 9:30am-5:30 (followed by…
‘Care: Critical Dialogues & Transdisciplinary Approaches’ event recap
In June 2024, the Centre for Research in Culture and Communication at Loughborough University hosted an interdisciplinary symposium on ‘Care’ - which…
CRCC to host ‘The charm of illiberalism? Media and the rising alternatives to democracy’
The charm of illiberalism? Media and the rising alternatives to democracy Date: November 20, 2024 Time: 3:00-5:00pm Location: Brockington Building, Room U.0.0.5, Loughborough University and…
CRCC member Itoitz Rodrigo-Jusué receives Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellowship
Our colleague and CRCC member, and member of the Media, Memory and History research group, Dr Itoitz Rodrigo-Jusué, has been awarded a…
First major international event on sportswashing hosted by the Centre for Communication & Culture at Loughborough University, May…
In May 2024, the CRCC hosted an international event on the topic of sportswashing at the Loughborough University London campus. It drew…
The Illiberal Public Sphere: new book by Václav Štětka and Sabina Mihelj
Liberal democracies across the world are facing a range of challenges, from the growing influence of illiberal leaders and parties to deepening…
CRCC to host ‘Care: critical dialogues & transdisciplinary approaches’ symposium on June 13th
Keynote talk: Professor Jo Littler (Goldsmiths University) ‘From care to carewashing….and back again’ This one-day symposium - hosted by the Centre for Research in…
Believability: Sexual Violence, Media, and the Politics of Doubt: a roundtable discussion
A roundtable event, featuring world-leading feminist media studies scholars, will take place at Loughborough University and online on June 25. The panel…
CRCC member Anna Zsubori publishes book ‘Disney Princesses and Tween Identity: The Franchise in Illiberal Hungary’
Since the creation of the franchise in 2000, Disney Princesses have become a ‘phenomenon’ receiving international attention, admiration as well as criticism…
CRCC members co-publish book with the European Election Monitoring Center on Party Campaigning in European Parliamentary Elections 1979-2019
The Political Communication theme is delighted to announce the publication of a timely new book by members Dominic Wring and Nathan Ritchie(eds.)…
Forensic Conversations in Criminal Justice Settings: One-day Symposium
The criminal justice system encompasses a wide range of interactions, from police officers engaging with the public on the street to police…
CRCC member Vaclav Stetka leads the presentation of the 2024 Media Freedom Poll
Dr Vaclav Stetka – CRCC’s Political Communication theme lead and Reader in Comparative Political Communication – presented the key findings of the…
Rethinking Our Communicative Pasts: Radical and Reparatory Perspectives
The CRCC scholar Burçe Çelik, along with Anaïs Carlton-Parada (Loughborough University London) and Nelson Costa Ribeiro (Universidade Catolica Portuguesa) are co-organising a…
Jilly Kay appears on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour
Jilly Kay – a CRCC member and Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at Loughborough University – appeared on BBC Radio 4’s…
Digital activism for political participation: Women’s rights advocacy in Africa and the United Kingdom
Talk by Professor Innocent Chiluwa- Visiting Professor at the CRCC 30th April, at 1-2pm in WAV040 Wavy Top at Loughborough University and…
CRCC member Jilly Kay speaks at the international symposium ‘Log Out!’ at the University of Toronto
Jilly Kay – the co-lead of our Media, Memory and History theme and Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at Loughborough University…
Visual depictions of the Rohingya crisis: Exodus, cultural othering, genocidal aggression—and audience aversion to graphic portrayals
Talk by Professor Erik Bucy - US-UK Fulbright Scholar in Communication and Media, Loughborough University Respondent, Dr Ronan Lee - Leverhulme Trust…
CRCC welcomes visiting professor Dr Innocent E. Chiluwa
Professor Chiluwa will be visiting Loughborough University for the next six months and collaborating with members of the Language Social Interaction and…
CRCC Member Natalie-Anne Hall publishes book on Brexit, Facebook, and Transnational Right-Wing Populism
The 2016 “Brexit” referendum heralded an age in which disinformation and divisive messaging spread on social media play a significant role in…
Europe Votes: CRCC hosted a high-profile event on European Elections
The CRCC’s Political Communication strand recently hosted a two-day event at the Houses of Parliament and Loughborough London. The event formed part…
CRCC member – Brendan Lawson – publishes “The Life of a Number”
Do numbers have a life of their own or do we give them meaning? How does data play a role in constructing…
Sportswashing: Managing state relations and reputations through associations with sport
A one-day symposium hosted by the Centre for Research in Communication & Culture, Loughborough University Wednesday 29th May, 2024: 0900-1700 Loughborough University,…
CRCC Member Awarded a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant for studying social care in the UK
Dr. Anthony Kevins, a CRCC member and Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at Loughborough University, has been awarded a prestigious British…
CRCC scholar publishes book “Communications in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire-A Critical History”
While there is a wealth of studies that attempted to de-westernise and de-colonise media and communication studies, their impact on historical thinking…
CRCC supports research to improve evidence-gathering when reporting domestic and sexual violence to the police
In our latest post, Dr Emma Richardson discusses how research using conversation analysis (CA) helps us understand ‘evidential difficulties’ in crime reporting…
CRCC to host “Bridging Divides with Communication Research” international symposium on 14 June
On the 14th of June 2023, the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture at Loughborough University will host an international symposium…
CRCC scholars establish a novel approach to healthcare and end-of-life communication training
RealTalk, the groundbreaking educational tool for health care practitioners has been licensed to Treetops Hospice ensuring long-term high-quality communication care to patients…
CRCC to co-host international workshop on pandemic communication and populism in June 2023
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture is pleased to co-host an international workshop on pandemic communication and populism, to be…
CRCC scholars publish interdisciplinary volume ‘Cultures of Authenticity’
© 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Authenticity has become a buzzword for our times. A new collection, edited by scholars in the Centre…
CRCC doctoral researcher contributes to national exhibition on 100 years of broadcasting
From 23 July until 2022 until 31 January 2023, the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford is hosting "Switched on: 100…
CRCC to host the 8th conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture is delighted to host the eighth conference of The International Journal of Press/Politics, an…
Professor Maria Repnikova to give keynote speech on “Advancing Research on Communication under Authoritarianism”
On the 21st of September 2022, the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture will host Professor Maria Repnikova (Georgia State University)…
Video recordings of CRCC Seminar Series 2021-22
We have now completed our 2021-22 Seminar Series, which was mainly held online. We are delighted to share the video recordings of…
CRCC Researchers to Feature Prominently at Major International Conference
This week, the 72nd annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA) will be held in Paris in hybrid format from 26-30…
CRCC Celebrates Loughborough’s Success in National Research Evaluation
We are delighted that the Research Excellence Framework (REF), whose results were published last Thursday, recognised the outstanding quality of research in…
CRCC Hosts “Media and the Illiberal Turn” Conference
Over two dozen scholars from more than ten countries gathered at Loughborough University on 28-29 April for one of the first in-person…
New book and online book launch: Charting the evolution of political communication over the last four decades
Dominic Wring, Roger Mortimore and Simon Atkinson (eds.) Political Communication in Britain: Campaigning, Media & Polling in the 2019 General Election (Palgrave)…
Video recordings of CRCC Seminar Series Semester 2 2020-21
We are delighted to provide access to video recordings of all the events held as part of our Seminar Series during Semester…
Videos of “Covid, Communication and Culture: Research Insights and Policy Solutions”
On the 12th of May 2021, the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture hosted an interdisciplinary research and policy event to…
Covid, Communication and Culture: Research Insights and Policy Solutions
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture is pleased to announce a research event to discuss innovative work that helps understand…
Video recordings of CRCC Seminar Series Semester 1 2020-21
We are delighted to provide access to video recordings of all the events held as part of our Seminar Series during Semester…
#LboroAppliedAI Seminars Semester 2, 2021
We are continuing our series of #LboroAppliedAI online sessions this Semester! The series is organized by Dr Lise Jaillant and Dr Valerie Pinfield and…
Call for papers for an edited collection on ‘Cultures of Authenticity’
Following the successful webinar series, hosted by Loughborough University this autumn, we are now seeking contribution for an edited collection on the…
Announcing the #LboroAppliedAI initiative
#LboroAppliedAI is an interdisciplinary initiative promoted by the Digital Humanities research group DH@Lboro, in partnership with the Centre for Research in Communication…
Cultures of Authenticity: An interdisciplinary webinar series
Authenticity has become a buzzword for our times. Much of the travel industry is built around the provision of ‘authentic’ experiences, global…
“Of Moguls, Monsters and Men”: Annual Communication and Media Lecture by Professor Karen Boyle
We are happy to announce the 2nd Annual Communication and Media lecture, to be held on the 11th of February from 4-6pm…
Upcoming PhD Workshop “Populism, Discourse, Radical Democracy”, Loughborough University
Note: due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19, this workshop has been postponed. We will announce a new date for the next…
Election 2019: The Brexit Campaign? Loughborough University London, 31st January
Loughborough University Centre for Research in Communication & Culture and Ipsos MORI in conjunction with the British Polling Council present Election 2019: The Brexit Campaign? This General…
Improving the Health of Our Online Civic Culture: A New Centre for Doctoral Training at Loughborough University
Established in 2018 with a £300,000 award from Loughborough University’s Adventure Research Programme, the Online Civic Culture Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)…
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