First Published on the website of the Global Media Studies Network (https://globalmediastudies.network/blog/obstacles-to-global-diversity/), MARCH 15, 2023

By Cherian George and Minos-Athanasios Karyotakis

When we asked our network how to make media studies research more globally diverse and inclusive, thoughtful responses arrived from every continent, from senior academics, early-career scholars, and PhD students. They talked about linguistic barriers; the lack of interest in the non-west among the field’s tastemakers; how a narrow understanding of theoretical rigour marginalises work on the Global South; and how performance metrics adopted by non-western universities undermines their own ability to serve their communities’ needs.

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