Cultural and Media Policy Studies News and Events
New book chapter: Literary taste and 'list culture'
David Wright has written a book chapter now published in From Codex to Hypertext: Reading at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century from University of Massachusetts Press. The book, edited by Anouk Lang and featuring contributions from Janice Radway, Danielle Fuller and DeNel Rehberg Sedo amongst others, offers a range of perspectives on how readers interact with texts, with one another and with the technologies that shape the contemporary reading experience.
David’s chapter, ‘Literary taste and List Culture in a Time of “Endless Choice”’, considers the cultural list in its various forms - guide, bestseller chart, poll – as a means of shaping reading choices. The chapter reflects on how new kinds of lists - the customer or algorithm determined lists of on-line retail – reflect new forms of authority in directing readers to books.
You can read a review of the book in the Columbia Journalism Review here, and follow David’s research on academia.edu.
MA Scholarships for 2013
The Centre for Cultural Policy Studies is pleased to be able to offer a limited number part-fees bursaries for its taught postgraduate programmes; MA in International Cultural Policy and Management, MA in Creative and Media Enterprises and MA in Global Media and Communication.
Regional Scholarships
We are particularly keen to encourage MA applicants from the following regions: North America and the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe and there is one award available on each MA programme for an exceptional applicant who meets the specified criteria.
Home (UK) Scholarship
In addition we are pleased to offer one award of £5,000 for a Home applicant (i.e. a British citizen and resident in the UK) for study on one of our three MA programmes
More Details
You'll find further information about all of these bursary awards by following the links to Fees and Funding for your chosen MA programme:
MA in International Cultural Policy and Management (Fees and Funding)
MA in Creative and Media Enterprises (Fees and Funding)
MA in Global Media and Communication (Fees and Funding)
APPLY NOW! MA Scholarships for UK Applicants
The Centre for Cultural Policy Studies is pleased to be able to offer an additional fees only scholarship of £5,000 to Home applicants (i.e. a British citizen and resident in the UK) for study on one of our three MA programmes. We have also extended the deadline for applications for our existing Home scholarship of £5,000 (more information to follow).
- MA in International Cultural Policy and Management
- MA in Creative and Media Enterprises
- MA in Global Media and Communication
Interested applicants should apply to their chosen MA programme as soon as possible. If your application is successful you will then be invited to submit a short statement of 300 words in support of your application for the CCPS scholarship. The closing deadline for scholarship applications is Monday 18th June 2012. Successful candidates will be notified of their award by Monday 2nd July 2012.