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. […]
David Skinner, associate professor in the Department of Communication & Media Studies, has written a new book, A Political Economy of Canadian Broadcasting. The book provides a history of public broadcasting in anglophone Canada starting in the 1920s, looking at topics like regulation, private capital and foreign programming. The text is recommended reading for policy […]
On February 4th, 2025, we had the opportunity to host Roma Kozinska from the York University Career Centre and five amazing Communication & Media Studies alumni. Approximately 150 students attended this informative and inspiring event. Here are key takeaways from the event “What Can I Do with My Communication & Media Studies Degree?”
Assistant Professor Desirée de Jesús, whose research explores Black girlhood and belonging in Canada, has led a project which is part of the upcoming exhibit at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF Lightbox), entitled Vibrant Visions: The Art of Black Girlhood in Canada. Desirée de Jesús collaborated with historian Crystal Webster and educator Kisha McPherson […]
York University’s Institute for Research on Digital Literacies (IRDL) will host Ana Kubrusly, a PhD candidate at NOVA University of Lisbon, for a research collaboration from February to April 2025. Kubrusly’s visit, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, is facilitated through York’s International Visiting Research Trainee (IVRT) program.
Professor Natalie Coulter is exploring how platforms like TikTok and Roblox are shaping the identities of young people and how these users actively influence the design of the media they engage with. Her research explores the intricate technological, political, and economic environments surrounding media production aimed at young audiences in Canada. Read more in the […]
Lecturer Florence Jacobowitz, who has worked within the Department of Communications & Media, as well as the Department of Humanities, has published a new book entitled Isabelle Huppert, Modernist Performance that looks at the work of French actress Isabelle Huppert. She argues that the actress’s oeuvre constitutes one of the most significant feminist bodies of […]
Assistant Professor Jeff Nagy, from the Department of Communication & Media Studies, has contributed to a new book entitled Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal. The book examines how refusing to engage in new technologies, and being skeptical of them, can lead to new possibilities in various communities. A review from Kara Keeling, author of Queer […]
By Jessica Kubin Anne F. MacLennan, an associate professor in the Department of Communication & Media Studies, has received a prestigious Partnership Development Grant from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for her groundbreaking research project “Interrogating Canadian Identities (ICI).” Perceptions of Canadian identities that have persisted since the country’s centennial celebrations in […]