The Elusiveness of Light: The Difficulty With Harnessing the Omnipresent Solar Energy in Africa

The world is currently facing an energy crisis. Our dependency on oil and natural gas has led to many global problems, such as OPEC’s oil hikes which have disrupted economies everywhere and caused oil dependent countries to suffer. Our huge consumption of oil has also led to the global warming catastrophe that we currently must combat. The world must find a new energy source soon, or more environmental, political, social, and economic problems will occur. Solar energy’s potential has been recognized for many decades, and its abundant and limitless supply makes it the perfect new form of energy. Solar energy is especially plentiful in Africa where the sun shines all year round. Ironically, this seemingly cure-all solution has not yet been widely exploited in Africa. This situation seems illogical, and this paper strives to investigate the reasons why solar energy has not yet proliferated in Africa. If Africa can adopted solar energy, it will alleviate many economic, social, and political problems for its people and the environment. This paper argues that solar energy proliferation has been challenged by the lack of supply and demand in solar energy caused by extreme poverty and the composition of the African society, hindrances which political instability has only exacerbated. By pointing out the causes of why solar energy usage cannot grow in Africa, the world can change its methods and target the real reasons that are obstructing solar energy expansion. Hopefully shedding light on this riddle will make solar energy become a common source of energy in Africa and the world

MA Defence: “Disconnected realities: An analysis of the DrugsNot4Me campaign and its impact on street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada†by Lianlian Ti

Our dear colleague, Lianlian Ti, will defend her MA Thesis on Friday, April 15, 2016 at Harbour Centre, Room 1520 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm). Here is the abstract of her thesis “Disconnected realities: An analysis of the DrugNot4Me campaign and its impact on street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada"

MA Defence: “Creativity Within Constraints: Encoding, Production, and Representation in Battlestar Galactica†by Philippa Adams

Our dear colleague, Philippa Adams, will defend her MA Thesis on Friday, December 10th, 2015 at Harbour Centre, Room 1520 (2:00 pm - 4:00 pm). Here is the abstract of her thesis “Creativity Within Constraints”

MA Defence: “Waste Media Pedagogy: Soundscape Composition as Re-sponsive Spatial Practice

Our dear colleague, Pietro Sammarco, will defend his MA Thesis on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Harbour Centre, Room 1500 (1:00 am - 12:00 pm). Here is the abstract of his thesis “Waste Media Pedagogy”

MA Defence: “Shaping The Genohype: A Cautionary Tale of Overpromise†by Stephan Struve

Our dear colleague, Stephan Struve, will defend his MA thesis on Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 at Harbour Centre, Room 2200 (10:00 am -12:00 pm). Here is the abstract of his thesis “Shaping the Genohype: A Cautionary Tale of Overpromise”

PHD Defence: “The Right to Authentic Political Communication” by Ann Rees

Our dear colleague, Ann Rees, will defend her PhD dissertation on Friday, January 22nd, 2016 at Harbour Centre, Room 1315 (1:30pm). Here is the abstract of her dissertation “The Right to Au-thentic Political Communication”

PHD Defence: “Now Playing, You: Big Data and the Production of Music Streaming Space†by Robert Prey

Our dear colleague, Robert Prey, will defend his PhD dissertation on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 at Harbour Centre, Room 1520 (10:30 am -1:30 pm). Here is the abstract of his dissertation “Now Playing, You: Big Data and the Production of Music Streaming Space”

PhD Defence: “Iranian Community Media in Stockholm: Locality, Transnationality, and Multicultural Adaptation†by Daniel Ahadi

Our dear colleague, Daniel Ahadi, will defend his PhD Dissertation on Monday, June 27, 2016 at Harbour Centre, Library Thesis Room, Bennett Library Room 2020, (10:30 am - 1:30 pm). Here is the abstract of his dissertation “Iranian Community Media in Stockholm”