/ahcs/taxonomy/term/289/all en /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/writers-peril-fourth-year <p>For the fourth year in a row, Media<span>@</span>ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, <a href="http://www.rsf.org/">Reporters sans Frontières</a> and the <a href="http://metropolisbleu.org/2011_prog2.php?act=programme1&section=festival">Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival</a> are proud to sponsor the "Writers in Peril" series.</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:04:42 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42460 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/mediamcgill-hosts-montreal-launch-landmark-world-bank-study <p>On the occasion of the <a href="http://www.icahdq.org/">International Communication Association</a> congress in Montreal, Media@ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.asc.upenn.edu/">Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania</a>, will host the Montreal launch of a new World Bank study, <a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/WBI/0,,contentMDK:21747844%7EpagePK:209023%7EpiPK:207535%7EtheSitePK:213799,00.html">Broadcasting, Voice and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation</a>, outlining how broadcast media ca</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:58:55 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42457 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/ahcs-conference-indiscernible <p><img height="460" width="325" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/indiscernible_poster.jpg" alt="" />"The Indiscernible" is a one-day interdisciplinary conference organized by the Art History and Communication Studies Graduate Student Association. This conference seeks to enhance collegial and scholarly exchange by bringing together a range of graduate students, professors and academics from Canada and abroad. Media<span>@</span>ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is proud to co-sponsor this event.</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:40:50 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42456 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/2011-mediamcgill-beaverbrook-annual-lecture-questioning-gore-vidal-media <p><img height="375" width="265" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/gore_vidal.jpg" alt="" />Gore Vidal, the outspoken author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter and political activist, will give the 2011 Media<span>@</span>ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Beaverbrook Annual Lecture on <strong>Friday, 29 April, at 6:30 p.m</strong>.</p> <p>This free public lecture will be held on the campus of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, <strong>Leacock Building, 855 Sherbrooke West, in room 132.</strong></p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:32:09 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42455 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/book-launch-canadian-journal-communication <p><img height="300" width="200" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/cjc_cover_0.jpg" alt="" />Special Issue reception for the <strong>Canadian Journal of Communication: Democratizing Communication Policy in the Americas Why It Matters</strong>.</p> <p>April 29th, 2011, 5:00-6:00 pm, Arts Building Foyer.</p> <p>The special issue is edited by Dr. Becky Lentz of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University's Department of Art History and Communication Studies Department and Dr. Leslie Regan Shade of Concordia University's Department of Communication.</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:27:22 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42454 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/social-media-and-social-movements-middle-east-and-north-africa <p><img height="201" width="258" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/social_media_recording_0.jpg" alt="" />On Friday April 1st, 2011 starting at 2:30pm, Media @ ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ invited the public to a free international event (keynote talk and panel discussion) regarding social media and social movements in the Middle East and North Africa.</p> <p>An audio recording of this event is now available. You can download the MP3 audio file for playback, or alternatively, retrieve it from our iTunes channel as a podcast. </p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:21:47 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42453 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/equity-and-media-events <p><img height="575" width="375" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/pgss1.jpg" alt="" />The two events below are part of the Equity and Media conference put on by the Equity Committees of the SSMU and PGSS.</p> <p>On Friday, March 25th, 4-6pm , Thomson House Restaurant (basement) (map):</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:16:24 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42452 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/study-action-linking-students-community-activism <p><img height="425" width="300" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/sia_mcgill.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://qpirgconcordia.org/studyinaction/">Study in Action</a> is an undergraduate conference designed to link students and community activism. The conference is a space for undergraduate students to present research, develop greater knowledge of social and environmental issues and build ties with community organizations.</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:14:01 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42451 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/anonymous-offensive-internet-human-rights-activism <p><img height="178" width="200" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/coleman.jpg" alt="" />This event is a speaker series event in collaboration with the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Faculty of Law Centre for<br /> Intellectual Property Policy, the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Anthropology Department and Media<span>@</span>ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. It takes place Thursday, March 3, 5:30 pm at the Department of Art History and Communication Studies, room Arts W-215.</p> <p><strong>Anonymous: From the Offensive Internet to Human Rights Activism</strong></p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:10:22 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42450 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/damian-loreti-recent-changes-latin-american-media-landscape <p><img height="280" width="375" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/daniel.jpg" alt="" />Damián Loreti is a professor of Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires. His work is focused on freedom of expression in the mass media and on social communication issues. Professor Loreti will be giving a talk entitled <b>"Recent changes in the Latin American media landscape"</b> on <b>16 February, 2011, from 3-5 pm in Ferrier 230.</b>  His biography follows below the abstract.</p> <p><b>Abstract: </b></p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:08:17 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42449 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/human-after-post-humanist-critique-or-fantasy-interspecies-ethics <p><img height="254" width="340" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/zylinska.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" /><strong>Update: An audio recording of this event is now available. You can <a href="http://media.mcgill.ca/files/audio/zylinska.mp3">download the MP3 audio file</a> for playback, or alternatively, <a href="http://ax.itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/media-mcgill-critical-communication/id299222837#ls=1">retrieve it from our iTunes channel as a podcast</a>. </strong></p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:06:09 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42448 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/journalism-week-workshops-and-events <p>November 1-4, 2010<br /> This week the <a href="http://www.mcgilldaily.com/">ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Daily</a> and <a href="http://delitfrancais.com/">Le Délit</a>, in collaboration with <a href="http://www.tvmcgill.com/">TV ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ</a>, <a href="http://www.ckut.ca/">CKUT-Radio</a>, and Media<span>@</span>ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ invite you to participate in a multitude of workshops and events on journalism. It's the perfect opportunity to explore your interest in communications, develop some practical skills, and learn from those who have broken into the industry.</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:21:42 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42443 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/jason-lewis-skawennati-tricia-fragnito-aboriginal-territories-cyberspace <p><img height="489" width="350" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/lewis.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><strong>Flying Heads, Time Travellers and Second Skins</strong></p> <p>Jason Lewis & Skawennati Tricia Fragnito<br /> Co-directors of<a href="http://abtec.org/"> AbTeC: Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace</a>, Concordia University</p> <p>Monday November 8th, 6:00 pm Arts W-220</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:40:41 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42444 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/beaverbrook-annual-lecture-barbara-ehrenreich <p><img height="575" width="375" style="float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/barb_ehrenreich.jpg" alt="" /><b>Update: A video recording of Ehrenreich's lecture is <a href="http://bcooltv.mcgill.ca/Viewer1/?RecordingID=58248">now available for viewing online</a>. </b></p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:56:00 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42445 at /ahcs /ahcs/mediamcgill/2010-11/stealing-fire-how-social-movements-create-grassroots-communication-infrastructures <p><strong>Stefania Milan, European University Institute</strong></p> <p><img height="157" width="200" class="file-original no-float" src="/ahcs/files/ahcs/donnaconantenne.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>25 November, 2010, 3-5 pm<br /> Ferrier 230</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong><br /> Why and how do people organize to bypass mainstream media and telecoms? How do grassroots communication infrastructures look like, and how do they function? Do social movements contribute to change communications policy from the grassroots?</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:58:44 +0000 caitlin.loney@mcgill.ca 42446 at /ahcs