Faculty Profiles

David Hogarth

Media and Culture

University		York University
E-Mail Address		hogd@yorku.ca
Phone Number		(416) 736-2100, ext. 22459
Office Location		3015 TEL
Office Hours		Tues 9:30-11:30; Wed 9:30-11:30

Education

B.A. Political Science (McGill); M.A. Communication (McGill); Ph.D. Communication (Universite de Montreal, Concordia, UQAM)

Biography

Professor Hogarth's research focuses on documentary,global culture and public service broadcasting. He is the author of Documentary Television in Canada (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002) and Global Directions in Documentary (Austin: University of Texas Press,2005 forthcoming). He is currently investigating independent factual television production and global reality television formats.

Research Interests

Documentary; Global Culture; Public service broadcasting; Reality television.

Selected Publications

Global Directions in Documentary, Austin: University of Texas 2005, Austin: University of Texas Press, 2005.

"Public Service Broadcasting as a Modern Project," in Daniel J. Robinson (ed.) Communication History in Canada, Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2004.

Documentary Television in Canada: From National Public Service to Global Marketplace. Austin: Monntreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002

By Field of Study

Alphabetical

Lorraine Janzen-Kooistra
Jennifer Jenson

Wendy Wong

Harold [Innis] taught us how to use the bias of culture and communication as an instrument of research. By directing attention to the bias, or distorting power of the dominant imagery and technology of any culture, he showed us how to understand cultures.

~ Marshall McLuhan

Graduate Program in Communication & Culture