I participated in the first International School on Digital Transformation, sponsored by the University of Texas-Austin and the University of Porto. A stimulating, energizing and dynamic environment, »»]]>

I participated in the first International School on Digital Transformation, sponsored by the University of Texas-Austin and the University of Porto. A stimulating, energizing and dynamic environment, I met many new colleagues and renewed other collegial ties. It was held in beautiful Porto at the Reitoria:

This community-oriented research project presents a series of video clips collected from interviews with people who »»]]> A research-creation thesis by Miriam Verburg for Concordia’s MA in Media Studies
http://thesis.mirverburg.net/

This community-oriented research project presents a series of video clips collected from interviews with people who work on youth media projects at three sites in Montreal.

Interviewees discuss their experience working in community youth media, addressing issues such as collaboration, institutionalization of practice, motivation, emergent literacy practices, and the effect of the ‘new economy’ on community learning projects. Of particular concern is how ‘youth’ as a political and social category is conceptualized and mobilized in media projects, in ways that both compliment and challenge existing institutional and educational norms.

The body of evidence presented here is not a complete study. However, these nine interviews offer many insights into youth media production, and the interplay between institutions and grass-roots learning initiatives.

Drs. Brandi Bell & Katrina Peddle, June 2009; Dr. Alison Powell, November 2008. See below for pics.

Just published from Nelson Education (link here)

Preface PART I: INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO CANADIAN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Introduction Leslie Regan Shade

1. Considering Critical »»]]>

Just published from Nelson Education (link here)

Table of Contents

Preface
PART I: INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO CANADIAN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Introduction
Leslie Regan Shade

1. Considering Critical Communication Studies in Canada
Sheryl Hamilton, Carleton University

2. Postcolonialism and Communication Studies
Amin Alhassan, York University

3. Beyond The “F” Word: A Constellation of Feminist Concepts for Media Researchers
Kim Sawchuk, Concordia University

4. Canadian Cultural Policy in the Age of Media Abundance: Old Challenges, New Technologies
Ira Wagman and Ezra Winton, Carleton University

PART II: AUDIENCES AND THE CULTURAL MARKETPLACE IN CANADA’S MEDIASCAPE

Introduction
Leslie Regan Shade

5. Audience-Making: Issues in Canadian Audience
Catherine Murray, Simon Fraser University

6. Advertising in Canada
Russell Johnston, Brock University

7. Surviving the Slings and Arrows of Canadian Television: A Case Study of Success
Bart Beaty and Rebecca Sullivan, University of Calgary

8. Making a Mockery of Canadian Cinema: Interpreting the Rise of Mock-Documentary
Zoe Druick, Simon Fraser University

9. Selling Youth: Youth Media and the Marketplace
Natalie Coulter, Wilfrid Laurier University

10. Gold for Whom: Canadian Sports, Mega-Events, and the 2010 Olympics
Michael Real, Royal Roads University

11. Blue Froot Loops, Giggling Dough-Boys, and the Smell of Beer: Why the Senses Matter
Charlene Elliott, University of Calgary

PART III: MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND PUBLIC DIALOGUE IN CANADA’S MEDIASCAPE

Introduction
Leslie Regan Shade

12. The Cultures of Democracy: How Ownership and Public Participation Shape Canada’s Media Systems
Leslie Regan Shade and Michael Lithgow, Concordia University and Carleton University

13. Minding The Growing Gaps: Alternative Media in Canada
David Skinner, York University

14. Canadian First Peoples’ Mediascapes: A Snapshot with Three Corners
Lorna Roth, Concordia University

15. The National-Global Nexus of Ethnic and Diasporic Media
Karim Karim, Carleton University

16. Race(Ing) the Nation: Media and Minorities
Yasmin Jiwani, Concordia University

17. Smog and Mirrors: Climate Change and the Janus Face of Public Relations
Josh Greenberg and Elizabeth Westersund, Carleton University

PART IV: THE CANADIAN NEW MEDIA MEDIASCAPE

Introduction
Leslie Regan Shade

18. What is “New Media”, Anyway?
Jacquelyn Burkell, University of Western Ontario

19. Internet Governance: What a Long and Not so Strange Trip It’s Been
Dan Paré, University of Ottawa

20. Privacy in a Networked Environment
Val Steeves, University of Ottawa

21. Balance or Betrayal? Copyright Reform and the Right to Culture in the Digital Age
Dale Bradley, Brock University

22. Mobiles and Mobilities
Judith Nicholson, Wilfrid Laurier University

Contributors
Glossary of Terms
Copyright Acknowledgments
Index

A feature called Webbed and Wireless, about Con U research re internet… http://magazine.concordia.ca/2009/spring/features/webbed.shtml

And from Ethan Feldman in The McGill Daily (March 23, 2009): http://www.mcgilldaily.com/article/18739

With Internet service providers (ISPs) able to control content and give preferential speed to compliant web sites, »»]]>

And from Ethan Feldman in The McGill Daily (March 23, 2009):
http://www.mcgilldaily.com/article/18739

With Internet service providers (ISPs) able to control content and give preferential speed to compliant web sites, questions have been raised about the interconnection between network neutrality and the right to free speech.

Three panelists discussed net neutrality – broadband networks free of restrictions on content, sites, or platforms – on Wednesday, in a talk organized by Flo Schade, U1 Industrial Relations and Vice President of the McGill chapter of Borderless World Volunteers.

Panelist Leslie Shade, associate professor of media studies and MA Program Director at Concordia University, admitted that a discussion revolving around packets and bits often makes the debate unappealing to the average person.

“How can you sex [net neutrality] up a bit? There’s so much technical information that it’s hard for most to get a grasp of why it’s an important issue,” Shade said.

The net neutrality debate centers on what rights ISPs – such as AT&T, Bell, and Videotron – have over the information transferred on their wires, which may restrict end-user’s right to equal access to Internet files.