A public lecture on the root causes of gender inequality in global screen industries will be presented by the York University Communication Studies Department on Wednesday, Nov. 7th from 2pm-4pm and will feature speaker Amanda Coles. The talk, titled “Experimenting for Equality: Gender, Cultural Policy and Global Screen Industries,” will take place at in room […]
Please join us on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in DB 2008 at noon for our speaker, Dr. Gloria Khamkar. The Evolution of British Asian Radio in England: 1960 – 2004 This talk examines the evolution of British Asian radio in England from 1960 to 2004. During the post-war period an Asian community started migrating to […]
Congratulations to Professor Bob Hanke, who recieved an honorary mention for the UCF/IAMCR Urban Communication Grant 2018 Bob Hanke’s project, A Smarter, Smart City? Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs and Toronto’s Quayside, begins with an October 2017 decision by Waterfront Toronto to partner with Sidewalk Labs, a sibling company to Google, in co-producing “Quayside,” a 12-acre site […]
Smiles, words of praise, tears of joy, and gratitude filled the room as 51 recipients received awards of distinction recognizing their academic achievements and dedication to civic engagement at York University and beyond. The annual awards reception was hosted by the Departments of Social Science and Communication Studies at The Underground Restaurant on York University’s […]
Community members braved a spring ice storm to discuss taking action on climate change at the April instalment of York University’s Community Conversation series. Tyrone Hall Vanier scholar and Communication and Culture PhD candidate Tyrone Hall moderated the event, titled “Talking Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Action.” Hosted at the Toronto Public Library […]
Community members braved a spring ice storm to discuss taking action on climate change at the April instalment of York University’s Community Conversation series. Tyrone Hall Vanier scholar and Communication and Culture PhD candidate Tyrone Hall moderated the event, titled “Talking Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Action.” Hosted at the Toronto Public Library Wychwood […]
Communication Studies faculty member Anne MacLennan is organizing a conference on Connecting Canada – Connecting the World, Dec. 7-9, at York University. More information here: http://connectingcanada.info.yorku.ca/
For 1st and 2nd year students interested in the iBA degree and/or International Exchange options (available to both Honours iBA and Honours B.A. students), we are holding an information session as follows: DATE: Monday, November 6th TIME: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm LOCATION: Lab DB 3001 (formerly TEL) Bruno Ritacca from the Dean’s office will […]
This past summer has been busy and Communication Studies faculty travelled all over the world, from Beijing to Cartagena, from London and Paris to Lund and Chicago, among many others. Prof. MacLennan, Fresco and Driver presented their research at the Canadian Communication Association Conference, where Prof. Obar also co-organized a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Prof. Skinner and […]
Feb. 14, 2017 11:30 – 2:30 York University Senate Chamber N940 Ross Building Participants: Rob Heynen (Communication Studies, York University) Robert Latham (Political Science, York University) Emily van der Meulen (Criminology, Ryerson University) Alok Mukherjee (Criminology, Ryerson University) Jonathan Obar (Communication Studies, York University) Evan Light (Communication Studies, Glendon, York University) Bahar Nasirzadeh (Communication and Culture, […]