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Welcome to ICS

The Institute of Communications Studies is an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research in communications, media and culture. We offer a variety of taught programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and an outstanding PhD programme. Our multidisciplinary research is recognised across the world, especially in the areas of cultural industries, international communication and political communication.
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News

International Journalism Award Nomination for ICS Graduate
Ugandan journalist and MA International Journalism Alumnus (2010) Stephen Ssenkaaba is one of about 25 journalists to have been nominated for the CNN African Journalist of the Year award.
Gary Rawnsley to Deliver Keynote Address on Chinese Soft Power
Professor Gary Rawnsley will deliver a keynote address on Chinese soft power to the 2012 Melbourne Conference on China.
Events

16th May, 4.15pm — 5.30pm: The Precariousness of Homonationalism: The Queer Agency of Terrorism in Post-9/11 Media Discourse
In this forthcoming research seminar, Dr Chávez considers how figures that featured centrally in the Cold War such as the "homosexual-communist-subversive" have re-emerged in the discourse of the War on Terror, including the racialized figure of the "queer-immigrant-terrorist."
24th May (all day): Convergence, Engagement and Power: Digital Convergence and the Challenge to Global Hegemony
The deadline for submissions to the 6th Annual ICS PhD Conference is fast approaching. Submissions are still welcome on the conference theme of 'Convergence, Engagement and Power: Digital Convergence and the Challenge to Global Hegemony'. Read more
