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Disruption, Resistance and Change in Screen Media Industries

The second annual COSME PGR Conference invited abstracts from postgraduate researchers exploring dimensions of disruption, resistance and change in the technological, industrial, cultural, or social spheres of media industry. Throughout this, we aim to offer a platform for postgraduate researchers to challenge existing paradigms, offer fresh perspectives and consider the trajectories of global screen media industries. 

Call for papers

COSME 2025 call for papers [doc]

Suggested topics

We welcome any papers that examine disruption and change in media industries - possible topics could include – but are not limited to:

  • The rise of artificial intelligence and the return to analog, materiality and physical media
  • The evolution of media technologies (platforms, digital media, progressions and regressions in CGI)
  • The disruption of distribution (streaming, IMAX, the decline of traditional cinema)
  • The influence and impact of social advocacy movements
  • The changing dynamics of creative work (strikes, labour laws, industry shifts, the gig economy)
  • The role of social media in reviving content and redefining audience engagement
  • The shifting power dynamics between fans and their chosen media (fanon vs. canon, user generated
  • content)
  • The evolution of performance (music, screen and stardom, social media) in a digitally-driven media industry
  • The impact of 'Post' sensibilities on media discourse and industry (post-feminism, post-race, post-colonial, etc.)
  • Histories of media disruption, resistance and change
  • Increased inclusivity in screen representations and employment practices
  • The absence and the call for policy innovation in response to transformation in screen media
  • The emergence of the ‘influencer’ and their content culture.

Date and Location

The conference will be held across one day on Monday 19th May at the University of Liverpool's main campus with the exact location tbc.

Submissions

Abstracts should be no more than 250 words and should be submitted by Friday 18th of April. Please include a 50-word biography, including institutional affiliation. A £50 Amazon voucher will be awarded to the best paper presented on the day. 

Please email your abstracts to cosmepgr@liverpool.ac.uk. You will be notified by Friday 25th of April if your paper has been accepted.