Special issue publication: audiovisual cultural policy in Ireland

The Editorial Board of IJAMCP are delighted to announce the publication of its latest issue, focusing on audiovisual cultural policy in Ireland. This special issue has been edited by current Editorial Board member Dr Maria O’Brien (formerly of Queen’s University Belfast and now holding a post as lecturer in taxation at the University of Galway across the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics and the School of Law), with the assistance of Professor Ruth Barton of Trinity College Dublin. The submissions in this special issue cover key issues across audiovisual policy in Ireland, looking at public service media, taxation policy for film and for digital games, research on funding bodies, Irish-language film policy, music policy, neurodiversity policy and archiving policies. In keeping with the remit and scope of the journal, the scholarship is drawn from a broad range of disciplines and interdisciplinary research, including perspectives on practice.  

 Speaking on the special issue, Maria O’Brien says ‘the articles in this special issue illustrate the breadth and nuance of research on the audiovisual industries in Ireland. It makes a statement about the study of policies that shape Irish society’s engagement with audiovisual works. It has been a fantastic experience to work with so many wonderful academics on shaping this special issue’. 

 The special issue is available open access at https://www.culturalpolicy.ie/index.php/ijamcp/issue/view/113