Merris Home

The Research Bit

Dr. Merris Griffiths

 

Conferences & Seminars

 

  2009 (September): Projecting the Regions: People, Identity and Place, Manchester Metropolitan University

Paper Title: 'Small town on the big screen: The Edge of Love & the Local Experience'

  2007 (April): 'Devolution and the Development of Media in Wales' Cyfrwng, University of Wales, Swansea

Paper Title (with Prof. Tom O'Malley, UWA): 'Media Literacy in Wales: A Critical Review of Industry and Education Policies'

  2006 (May): 'The Material and Visual Cultures of Childhood and Youth' Centre for Urban & Community Research, Goldsmiths College, University of London

>>Delegate only

  2005 (November): 'Children's Rights versus Press Freedom - Who Wins?' Quarriers @ The Forum, Bath

>>Delegate only

  2005 (January): MeCCSA (Media, Communications & Cultural Studies Association) 6th Annual Conference, University of Lincoln

>>Delegate only

  2004 (June): Audiences - An ARPF Summer Seminar Series, Liverpool John Moores University (Invited Guest Speaker)

Paper title: 'How children engage with advertising - A Multi-methodological approach'

  2004 (May): New Creative Audience Studies Symposium, Tate Britain, London (Invited Guest Speaker)

Paper title: 'Children drawing toy commercials: Using drawing as a research methodology for studying media understanding'

  2004: Communications in Wales After the Communications Act, Dept of Theatre, Film & TV, UWA

>>Delegate only

  2003: MeCCSA (Media, Communications & Cultural Studies Association) 5th Annual Conference, University of Sussex, Brighton

Paper title: 'Children drawing toy commercials: Re-imagining TV production conventions'

  2002: World Congress: Toys, Games & Media, Institute of Education, London

Paper title: 'Polarised Play Worlds - Gender Constructions in Children's Toy Ads'

  2001: 'National & Cultural Identity in Children's Literature and Media', CIRCL, University of Reading

Paper title (with David Machin, Cardiff University): 'TV Nation: Television as Children's Main Point of Reference'

  2000: 'Children and the Media - Out of Control or Taking Charge?', Institute of Education, London

>>Delegate only

  1999: 'Identities in Action!', Gregynog, University of Wales

Paper title: ''Pretend I'm him', said Bronwyn (age 7). Constructing self-identity through observing television characters'

  1998: Linking Theory and Practice: Issues in the politics of identity, APIG, Dept of International Politics, UWA

Paper title: 'Slugs and snails or Sugar and spice? Gender identities in children's toy advertisements'

  1997: 'Future Perfect?' AMCCS, Sheffield Hallam University

Paper title: 'Barbie and Action Man Rule the World?'

 

This page was last modified 18 Jun 2009