1956-2026 It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that the Department of Communication and Media Studies announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Prof. David Skinner and his longtime partner Jennefer Laidley on Thursday, October 8, 2026. David Skinner retired from the Department of Communication and Media Studies in 2025. David had many lives […]
The Higher Education Video Game Alliance (HEVGA) has announced its 2026 Fellows at the Games for Change Festival. After a highly competitive selection process, Nick Taylor, associate professor in the Department of Communication & Media Studies, was selected as one of four new fellows for 2026. The fellowship program, which began in 2017, recognizes scholars who have made important contributions to the field in design, theory or […]
LA&PS professors honoured at this year’s President’s Research Awards On Wednesday, May 6, 15 members of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) were recognized for their research excellence and transformative impact across multiple categories at York University’s President’s Research Awards. The annual awards program celebrates the creativity and outstanding research contributions of […]
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has announced the recipients of the November 2025 SSHRC Connection Grants. Ten York University research projects received funding. Congratulations to the researchers from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) whose innovative projects were selected. These projects span a wide range of disciplines […]
Desirée de Jesús, assistant professor in the Department of Communication & Media Studies, has been awarded funding for the digital media community-engaged project, From Archive to Imagination: Building Canada’s Future with Black Histories, through the Black Research Seed Fund. This project partners with the arts and cultural organization the Black Arts Centre, along with Black […]
A total of nine researchers at York, including four from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), received over $223,000 in funding through the Black Research Seed Fund. The fund supports Black scholars focusing on Black experiences and on projects that challenge systemic barriers while redefining knowledge creation. The four LA&PS recipients are: […]
Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded $5,786,741 in federal funding to York University researchers as part of the Insight Grants program. The funding supports 34 projects and builds on an additional $1.7M in funding that York researchers recently received through SSHRC Insight Development Grants, supporting scholars in the social sciences and humanities. Half […]
Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded $1.7 million in federal funding to York University researchers as part of the Insight Development Grants program. The program will provide funding for projects lasting up to two years, supporting a broad range of topics and disciplines as researchers investigate key societal challenges. A number […]
Professors Natalie Coulter, Robert Heynen and David Skinner, along with the late Mike Gasher, have published the tenth edition of their book, Media and Communication in Canada: Networks, Culture, Technology, Audience, considered the gold standard textbook in the field. The textbook examines both traditional and new media, deconstructing new media trends and issues. It is […]
Shirley Roburn, assistant professor in the Department of Communication & Media Studies (CMDS), is featured in an interview with the Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada. In the interview, Roburn discusses her work during the Weston Family Boreal Research Fellowship, the importance of grassroots storytelling for keeping environmental movements alive and her current research within CMDS. […]