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Congratulations to Professor Ganaele Langlois for receiving the Insight Development Grant 2018-2020

with Collaborators: Sarah Sharma (U. of Toronto), Rachel McHenry (Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op), Munira Amin (Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op). The grant was awarded for the Communication Beyond Words: Textile and Social Change project explores the history and relevance of textile as a universal medium of communication capable of addressing systemic global inequalities. This project argues that while textile […]

Impression – Undergraduate Journal

The Department of Communication studies, in partnership with the CSSA, is doing a call for submissions. Papers on Communication, policy and media are being accepted for our undergraduate student-run journal. Papers with original content and visuals are encouraged. The papers should be between 1500-6000 words. This is a great way for undergraduate students to get a […]

Field Experience Course (4140) available to ANY fourth-year Communication Studies Majors interested

Great news! For the first time, the Field Experience Placement Course (4140, 6.0) will be available to all fourth year Communication Studies Majors, who are interested. Targeted toward students, who are interested in gaining experience in the workplace while earning credits, the course will be open for Fall/Winter 2019/2020 Students will have the opportunity to work […]

Featured Speaker from the Black Lives Matter Movement, Brieanne Berry Crossfield in Communication Social Movements

In Professor Petrick’s class Communicating Social Movements (AP/COMN 3221 3.00) speaker, Brieanne Berry Crossfield discussed Beyond hashtag activism: BLM-TO and the media on February 14th, 2019 Brieanne Berry Crossfield is an organizer and communications specialist, with a focus on equity and public education. Both her non-profit and academic work is influenced by her deep commitment […]

Social Media Clickwraps and the “Manufacture of Consent”

Professor Obar’s article on Social Media Clickwraps and the “Manufacture of Consent” was featured on “The blog of the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business”. The article discusses how internet users interact with the terms and conditions they are presented with when using online services. The whole article can be […]

Career Conversations Panel with Communication Studies Grads

March 5th, 2019 2pm-4pm Senate Chambers N940  Ross Building  Wondering what to do with your Communication Studies degree? Want to meet York Alumni and other professionals working in the communications field? Connect with graduates from the Communication Studies program who are currently enjoying their careers and get the inside scoop on what it’s really like […]

Social Media Clickwraps and the “Manufacture of Consent”

Professor Obar was featured on ProMarket, The blog of the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. A copy of the article could be found below, this article was copied from here. A new study identifies a political economic interface design strategy that threatens privacy protections by maintaining “the biggest lie […]

IDRL Speaker Series presents Jonathan Obar Privacy! February 11

Apply to Graduate!

As we enter the Winter semester, we would like to invite students to keep up with deadlines regarding graduation. If you are in your final semester, you have to apply to graduate. Once you apply, York will evaluate your eligibility to graduate. If you would like to graduate in the June 2019 convocation please apply […]

York University Magazine, Don’t Touch That Dial

An award-winning exhibition (and book) broadcasts the latest on Canadian community radio. photography by Chris Robinson A large 1930s-era radio – the kind that looks more antique furniture than electronica – occupies what little floor space is left over from the piles of books and other scholarly paraphernalia crowding Anne MacLennan’s tiny office on Keele Campus. […]