Archetypes and Meaningfulness
The persistence of social patterns of association, and the roles that are designated within those patterns of association, according to Carl Jung, are archetypal. That […]
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Decentered Media Podcast 088 – Parallel Lives with John Coster
Parallel Lives is a project that aims to connect people who create and produce documentary forms of media across the world. As the lockdown is […]
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Behavioural Sciences During the Lockdown
We’ve heard and read a lot in recent months about behavioural sciences, and how they are being used to inform the response to the Covid-19 […]
Media Reform Manifesto Review
Media reform is a pressing issue as corporate consolidation and globalisation bring sweeping changes in the capacity of the UK to sustain a pluralistic, locally […]
Leicester Community Media – Post-Lockdown Survey
With the news that we are finally leaving lockdown here in Leicester, I’ve been asked to put together a quick survey about how community-focussed media […]
Decentered Media Podcast 087 – Mental Heath with Julian Harrison
The pandemic lockdown is not only an issue of physical health, but it also has repercussions for mental health and well-being. Julian Harrison is an […]
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Community Media and Recurring Archetypal Roles
According to Carl Jung the roles that we play, as we live our lives in each of the unique social situations in which we are […]
Decentered Media Podcast 086 – Covid-19 Communications Strategy or Propaganda
As the UK takes cautious steps to return to some form of normality following the Covid-19 lockdown, we can start to reflect on how the […]
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Decentered Media Podcast 085 – Nicky Woods Strategic Community Media Thinking
What can communications strategists learn from community media that would enable them to enhance the effectiveness of communication during the pandemic, and beyond? Nicky Woods […]
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Decentered Media Podcast 084 – Sarah Reilly and Disabled People’s Rights
Sarah Reilly is a disability rights advocate and researcher who advocates on behalf of disabled people in support of better access to legal and social […]
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Knowledge Base of Covid-19 Reports and Policy Publications
The last couple of months has been overwhelming, not only because of the ongoing lockdown here in Leicester, but also because every day brings a […]
Refunctioning Community Media – Metamodernism
Anselm Strauss suggests that our social and “group life is organised around communication.” At face value the apparent certainty of this statement is not controversial, […]
Decentered Media Podcast 083 – Lockdown Communications Review with Paul Reilly
The impact of the Covid-19 lockdown is not yet fully understood, but it will bring about change in many ways, not least the way that […]
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Decentered Media Podcast 082 – Sustainable Living and Ponderlife with Julia Ford
Julia Ford is developing Ponderlife as a community of like-minded people who aim to value and practice a more sustainable life. Julia’s day job is […]
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Learning Lessons of Community Communication in the Pandemic
Finally, we are starting to see online communication about the Leicester Lockdown being shared in some of the many languages that are spoken here in […]