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Chinese Officials Study ‘City Branding’ at the University of Westminster
Delegates from Chinese officialdom have visited the University of Westminster to take part in our multi-disciplinary course designed to explain the ways in which British cities seek to promote themselves. The course drew upon the examples of London and other large cities in the UK, with contributions from top figures in London’s municipal government. Introductory [...]
Senior China Government Communications Officials Visit the University of Westminster
One of the most high-powered delegations of Chinese officials spent time at the University of Westminster learning some of the skills that help UK communications professionals engage the media and public in a digital age. They attended a two-week course run through the University of Westminster’s China Media Centre during which time they heard from WPP [...]
CMC Seminar – Spring 2011
The next China Media Centre seminar will take place on Wednesday, 23 March, 2011 between 2-4pm in room E4.4 at the Harrow campus. Sam Geall, a PhD candidate in Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester, will be talking about his latest research into environmental journalism in China. The seminar will comprise an introductory lecture, followed by an open discussion. Click on the above link for more information.
Beyond academia, Sam writes about Chinese affairs for a variety of international publications. His articles have been published in Foreign Policy, New Internationalist, Far Eastern Economic Review, New Humanist, Ecologist, China Rights Forum, Green Futures and openDemocracy. He is the deputy editor of the bilingual Chinese environmental website, chinadialogue.net.
CMC Seminar – Winter/Spring 2011
The next China Media Centre seminar will take place on Wednesday, 2 February between 2-4pm in room E4.4 at the Harrow campus. Norwegian academic Elin Sather will be talking about her latest project, Critical journalism in China: Journalists, social activists and new spaces of representation.
CMC Seminar – Autumn/Winter, 2010
The next CMC seminar will take place between 2pm and 4pm on December 1st, 2010 in room E4.4 at the Harrow campus. Chang Yiru, former documentary maker with CCTV-9, will be talking about her film, Half the Sky: Chinese Women Over The Past 60 Years, and will available to answer questions about both the documentary’s subject and themes, and the process behind the film’s production. All are welcome.
