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/bridgin... --- *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-conne... --- *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-connec... --- *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-connec... *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@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> *Confidentiality Notice * This message (including any attachments) contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the intended recipient (or authorised to receive for the intended recipient), you may not read, print, retain, use, copy, distribute or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by e-mail, and destroy all copies of the original message (including any attachments). Thank you.