In June 2024, Communication and Media Studies Professor Casey Mecija, co-edited "Special Section Introduction – Experiments in Sound: The Sonic Dimensions of Childhood." A second artile from Casey was also published into the Special Section called, "Queer Affect, Childhood, and Modalities of Sound in Hong Khaou’s Lilting." Use the links to read the full version of […]
Youth, Media, and Culture CMDS 1425 Term: Fall 2024 Day: Thursdays Time: 10:30 a.m. Young people are at the core of groundbreaking interventions and innovations in media production and consumption. This class considers theoretical ideas about youth, youth culture, and young people's media as deeply important to communication and media studies. We'll examine popular media, […]
In December 2023, Communication and Media Studies Assistant Professor Desirée de Jesus' "a raisin in the sun" received four nominations from international voters for the "BFI/Sight and Sound's Best Video Essays of 2023 poll." It has also been featured in Episode 40 of The Video Essay Podcast. WATCH THE VIDEO ESSAY HERE
Communication & Media Studies Assistant Professor Kelly Bergstrom is featured in the May 2022 issue of "Brainstorm," a special edition of YFile. The article explores her work in the gaming world, specifically barriers, why gamers abandon games and debunking stereotypes. READ THE FULL STORY IN YFILE
On February 3, 2022, the Department of Communication & Media Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) held its annual awards ceremony via Zoom. Faculty, family, friends, and staff joined the presenters and winners for the event. The Chair of the Department, Professor Ganaele Langlois, began by congratulating the winning students on […]
The first episode of COMN Connect is now up on the CSSA Instagram page! The new segment features Professor Ganaele Langlois, Chair of the Department of Communication & Media Studies. Professor Langlois shares her academic journey, discusses the COMN program, and gives advice to new students and new graduates. Watch the interview now!
Please join us for a book launch and talk for Discriminating Data (MIT Press) by Wendy Chun (Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media, Simon Fraser University). Respondent: Ganaele Langlois (91ÑÇÉ«). In Discriminating Data, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun reveals how polarization is a goal—not an error—within big data and machine learning. These methods, she […]
Recently, YFile featured new faculty members that have joined the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). Welcome Kelly Bergstrom, Desirée de Jesus, and Rianka Singh. They will be teaching in the FW 21-22 terms! For more information, check out the New Faces Feature Issue 2021, part two article.
The Scholar Strike is a collective action by academics in Canada and the United States in support of anti-racism movements and against police violence directed at Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities. For two days on 9–10 September 2020, scholars are being invited to pause all teaching and administrative duties and to participate in the labour […]
For BuzzFeed News reporter Jane Lytvynenko, disinformation in the media is a widespread and concerning issue. The 2016 U.S. election, Myanmar gaining internet access 2013, and the 2014 protests in Ukraine, were events where disinformation led to hate and violence – and Lytvynenko’s job is to try to untangle it. “We collect all the falsehoods […]