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Recap of Media Democracy Days 2015: Taking on the Federal Election
Get PDFOver the 15 years since its inception Media Democracy Days (MDD) has provided a chance for the public to gather with members of Canadian independent media, journalists, and activists to discuss alternative media and the future of Canadian journalism. This year the MDD community came together with the goal of sharing what has been learned about alternative media practices in light of the recent federal election. MDD took place on November 7th at the Vancouver Public Library and was held in partnership with the SFU School of Communication, OpenMedia, Vancouver Public Library, and Fonds Graham Spry Fund
Public Presentation of Two Extended Essays by Yuji Zhang
Get PDFOur dear colleague, Yuji Zhang, will defend her two MA extended essays on Thursday, January 14th, 2016 at Harbour Centre, Room HC 1415 (2:30-4:30). Here are the abstracts of the two extended essays: “China’s Quest for Soft Power” and "Re-examining Herbert Schiller’s Cultural Imperialism Thesis
Public Event: Living on One Dollar: Documentary Screening and Discussion
No full text(Post on behalf of Prof. Katherine Reilly) In celebration of the 25th year of International Development Week, two academic events will be hosted in the first week of February at SFU Harbour Centre. On February 3rd at 7:00-9:00pm (Room: HC 2270), There will be a Documentary Screening with a follow-up Discussion. Please see the attached event posters for details
Public Seminar: The Political Economy of Personal Information
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There will be a public seminar with Prof. Oscar Gandy before his Smythe lecture on March 24, 2015. The seminar will take place on March 24, 2015 between 3:00 and 5:00 pm at room 2270, Habour Center. Please see the attached poster for details
Public Seminar: America's Battle for Media Democracy
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There will be a public seminar with Prof. Victor Pickard on his new book "America's Battle for Media Democracy". The seminar will take place on April 7, 2015 between 3:00 and 5:00 pm at room 2270, Habour Center. Please see the attached poster for details
PHD Defence: “The Bombing of Air India Flight 182: Demanding Justice, Public Inquiries, and Acts of Citizenship†by Milan Singh
Get PDFOur dear colleague, Milan Singh, successfully defended her PHD dissertation on July 30, 2015. Here is the abstract of her dissertation “The Bombing of Air India Flight 182: Demanding Justice, Public Inquiries, and Acts of Citizenship”
Rising Above: Alternative Media as Activist Media
Get PDFThis paper asserts that truly activist media must be dually committed to critical education and to political action. Whereas my previous work has focused on the need for activist media to challenge media power from within, it is my goal here to build a model of activist media characterized by direct action through engagement in critical education and activism in both content and production. Such a model will provide insight both into the limitations of previous research on the oppositional potential of alternative media and into the challenge facing alternative media scholars and practitioners alike – that of rising above the noise of the dominant media of the cultural industry in order to communicate for radical social change
Public Lecture: From Immolation to Preservation: The Self & Identity Politics Since the Arab Uprisings
No full textA CPCC public lecture on the topic of "From Immolation to Preservation: The Self and Identity Politics Since the Arab Uprisings" will be hosted on January 22, 2015 from 5-7pm in room HC1600 (SFU Vancouver). The event is sponsored by FCAT's Centre For Policy Studies on Culture and Communities, SFU Institute for Humanities; SFU International Studies; SFU Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures; and SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Please see the attached PDF for further details
MA Defence: “Shopping for Change: An Ideological Retelling/Retailing of Charitable Aid in World Vision Canada’s Charity Gift Catalogue†by Vincci Li
Get PDFOur dear colleague, Vincci Li, will defend her MA Thesis on Friday, September 25th, 2015 at Harbour Centre, Room 1700 (10 am -12 noon). Here is the abstract of her thesis “Shopping for Change”
Public Lecture: Pieces Back Together: Community Memory of Sexual Violence in Radical Environmental Organizations in the Pacific Northwest of USA
Get PDFA CPCC public lecture on the topic of "Community Memory of Sexual Violence in Radical Environmental Organizations in the Pacific Northwest of USA" will be hosted on November 19, 2015 from 7:30 - 9 pm in room HC 7000 (SFU Vancouver). The event is sponsored by FCAT’s Centre for Policy Studies on Culture & Communities. Please see the attached PDF for further details