[Air-L] Invitation | City St George's, U of London | MCCI Connect: A Seminar Series Bridging Research, Innovation, Education, and Professional Practice

[Devina Sarwatay]

Dear all,

The Department of Media, Culture and Creative Industries (MCCI), School of
Communication and Creativity (SCC), City St George's, University of London
(CSG) invites you to *MCCI Connect*: A Seminar Series Bridging Research,
Innovation, Education, and Professional Practice!

*MCCI Connect* aims to foster connections between traditionally siloed
areas, encouraging interdisciplinary and cross-sector dialogue. Our focus
is emphasising integration and collaboration through these events which are
organised by MCCI Research Lead, Dr Carolina Matos and supported by MCCI
Presidential Fellow, Dr Devina Sarwatay.

These events are free and open to the public, with prior registration
required for both in-person and online attendance. Light refreshments will
be provided to in-person attendees. Attendees are encouraged to share their
experiences on social media using the hashtag *#MCCIConnect* and
*#CityStGSCC*.

We look forward to welcoming you to an evening of critical dialogue
bridging research, innovation, education, and professional practice! Please
see *MCCI Connect* events planned over the 2025-26 academic year:

*February 4th 2026, 5 pm | Gen Z Market Research* | Karis O'Leary-Smith,
One Minute to Midnight and Konrad Collao, Craft, in conversation with
Ayesha Taylor-Camara, MCCI
Event details & Registration:
https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/2026/february/bridging-research-innovation-education-and-professional-practice-market-research/

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*April 15th 2026, 5 pm | Reflections on practice-led climate fiction
research* | Jasmin Kirkbride, University of East Anglia
Event details & Registration:
https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/2026/april/mcci-connect-reflections-on-practice-led-climate-fiction-research

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*May 7th 2026, 5 pm | Sustainable Storytelling in Fashion Media:
Reorienting Sartorial Desire* | Morna Laing, The New School, Parsons Paris
in conversation with Rosie Findlay, MCCI
Event details & Registration:
https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/2026/may/mccis-connect-bridging-research-innovation-education-and-professional-practice-event-sustainable-storytelling-in-fashion-media-reorienting-sartorial-desire/

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*May 27th 2026, 5 pm | The Politics of National Promotion: Nation Branding
and the State in Latin America - MCCI & Journalism Joint Event* | Cesar
Jimenez-Martinez, London School of Economics and Political Science
Event details & Registration:
https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/2026/may/mccis-connect-bridging-research-innovation-education-and-professional-practice/



*Devina Sarwatay, PhD*

Presidential Fellow
<https://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/devina-sarwatay>

Department of Media, Culture and Creative Industries

School of Communication & Creativity

City St George’s, University of London

Northampton Square

London EC1V 0HB

My pronouns are she/her

Email: devina.sarwatay at citystgeorges.ac.uk

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk <http://www.city.ac.uk/>

@DevinaSarwatay

Vice-Chair, Media Education Research, IAMCR <https://iamcr.org/>

International Liaison, Children Adolescents and Media Division, ICA
<https://www.icahdq.org/>

Publishing ThinkIN Group, The British Academy
<https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/>


*Selected publications:*

🆕Social Media + Society: Kidfluencers in India
<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20563051251356169>

🆕Children, Media, and Technology: Access/Use
<https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003453123-3/access-use-devina-sarwatay-usha-raman?context=ubx&refId=611d0dfe-3004-4dcb-956b-2b265f0c794a>

Journal of Autoethnography: From the Self to the Community
<https://online.ucpress.edu/joae/article-abstract/4/2/298/196099/From-the-Self-to-the-CommunityExperiences-of-a>

Media International Australia: Exploring children’s TikTok cultures in India
<https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X221127037>

🏆Information, Communication & Society: Young People and Social Media in
India <https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1988129> (ICA CAM Best
Published Article 2023)
Frontiers in Human Dynamics: Media Literacy, Social Connectedness, and
Digital Citizenship in India
<https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fhumd.2021.601239/full>

Wiley-Blackwell: Young People's Meme Cultures in India
<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119166900.ch6>

Journal of Communication: Decolonizing Open Science
<https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqab027>


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