Public Event: David Barsamian on Corporate Media, Alternative media, and Democracy

(Post on behalf of Prof. Robert Hackett) There will be a public seminar by David Barsamian, the founder and director of Alternative Radio. The seminar will take place on November 4, 2015, starting at 1.30 p.m. in the CMNS Conference Room K8652 at Burnaby Campus. Please see the attached poster for details

MA Defence: Treading the Line: Seeking balance in information sharing and privacy in ActionADE by Serena Small

Our dear colleague, Serena Small will defend her MA thesis on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Harbour Centre, Room 2200 (10:00-12:00). Here is the abstract of her thesis "Treading the Line: Seeking balance in information sharing and privacy in ActionADE.

Still Policing the Crisis: A Seminar and Panel Discussion on Stuart Hall’s Relevance in the Current Conjuncture

There will be a public seminar with on Stuart Hall's relevance in the current conjuncture of political crisis. The seminar will take place on Oct. 9th, 2015 between 4:00 and 6:00 pm at room 2270, Harbour Centre. Please see the attached poster for details

Brown Bag Lecture Series for 2015-16: Platform Cooperativism and Open Development

The first lecture in the School of Communication Brown Bag Lecture Series will run from 12-1PM at SFU Burnaby in the Mallinson Conference Room (K8652) following the departmental meeting on November 18. For more details, please see the poster below

PHD Defence: Inventing Havana in Thin Air: Sound, Space, and the Making of Sonic Citizenship by Vincent Andrisani

Our dear colleague, Vincent Andrisani, will defend his PHD dissertation on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Harbour Centre, Room 1520 (10:30-13:30). Here is the abstract of his dissertation “Inventing Havana in Thin Air: Sound, Space, and the Making of Sonic Citizenship.â

What's in a Word? Unpacking the Communicative Implications of Knowledge Translation as a Term

Knowledge translation is one of many terms used to describe the process of moving academic research into practical application to achieve positive impacts. Attention to knowledge translation has grown significantly in the contemporary Canadian research landscape, supported by major federal research funders. This article explores the term in depth, highlighting the interdisciplinary links between the burgeoning area of knowledge translation and more established areas of communication studies and translation studies. Focusing on a Canadian health research setting, the concepts of "perfect communication" and "loss in translation" are examined in relation to knowledge translation. This analysis explores contradictions and tensions within current assumptions and rhetoric around knowledge translation, highlighting misalignments with traditional thinking about communication. These issues can affect how knowledge translation work is perceived and practiced. Critical attention to the tensions emerging from the term knowledge translation is important for the field to continue to develop

MA Defence: Challenging Knowledge Divides: Communicating and Co-creating Expertise in Integrated Knowledge Translation by Christine Ackerley

Our dear colleague, Christine Ackerley will defend her MA thesis on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Harbour Centre, Room 2245 (14:00-16:00). Here is the abstract of her thesis "Challenging knowledge divides: Communicating and co-creating expertise in integrated knowledge translation.

Public Event: Global Communication M.A. Double Degree Program Colloquium Presentation - Part I: "My story, my research"

Dr. Xing Zeng is presenting Part I of the CMNS Double Degree Colloquium titled "My story, my research," on February 25, 2016 from 9:30am to 11:30am at SFU Vancouver Harbour Center Campus Room 2250. Light refreshments will be provided. Limited seats. First come, first served.Using institutional ethnography Dr. Xing will analyze the relation between her positionality and her research in the context of contemporary China, and will comment on approaches to Communication research in her homeland. Having focused on empirical studies of media usage and social capital in her previous work on community media, Dr. Xing is now exploring post-positivist methods including standpoint theory.Dr. Xing Zeng, Associate Professor, School of Journalism, Communication University of China, Beijing. Visiting Scholar 2015-16, Double MA in Global Communication, School of Communication, SFU.Dr. Xing Zeng's research focuses on community media and comparative research methodologies. She earned her PhD at the Communication University of China

PHD Defence: Gateway to Crisis: Discourse Coalitions, Extractivist Politics, and the Northern Gateway Conflict by Bob Neubauer

Our dear colleague, Bob Neubauer, will defend his PHD dissertation on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Harbor Center Room 2245 (1:00–4:00 pm). Here is the abstract of his dissertation “Gateway to Crisis: Discourse Coalitions, Extractivist Politics, and the Northern Gateway Conflict.â

Recap of Media Democracy Days 2015: Taking on the Federal Election

Over 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