Global Media Research Center

The Global Media Research Center functions as the branch of CMCMA dealing with global media communication studies and arts. Within the College, our faculty comprises social scientists, critical theorists, and arts practitioners whose work encourages thoughtful reflection and action on the centrality of global media in contemporary societies. The Center is also the institutional extension for the greater SIU Carbondale faculty whose interests in globally focused research and creative practice are enriched by the Center's interdisciplinary focus.

The Center:
- creates a site for rich intellectual exchange among faculty, graduate and undergraduate students
- supports cutting-edge research and discussion of all aspects of global media studies and arts
- collaborates inside SIUC and externally with other institutions and individuals

- maintains dialogue among researchers, artists, activists, and media industry professionals on global communication issues

The Center is unique in advancing work through:
- various research and performance approaches - a wide range of media sites and forms - the study of phenomena that are central to global life