MeCCSA 2026

Conference

2026 Conference, 2-4th September 2026, University of Leicester

Theme: From mainstream to margins: Capturing developing practices, publics and persuasion

The media have been operating against the backdrop of recent large-scale developments and within unsettled times. But with what consequence? In seeking to capture the moment, the conference will take stock of the present configuration of media developments and showcase our growing understanding of prevalent aspects of continuity and change found within the mainstream and margins of media systems. It seeks to explore developing practices, publics and persuasion …

Call for papers
The conference team welcome submissions to the MeCCSA Annual Conference that align with the conference theme and / or any areas covered by MeCCSA, its sections and networks. This includes submissions of abstracts for scholarly papers, themed panels, posters, film screenings, performances, installations, and other practice-based or artistic research contributions.

See call for papers and instructions for submission - https://easychair.org/cfp/meccsa2026

All submissions via easychair - https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=meccsa2026(NB. You will be required to create an easychair account before submitting).

Submission deadline: 20 February 2026

General enquiries

please contact the organising committee: meccsa2026@le.ac.uk