Program Changes Bold Presentations have been moved.
Friday, December 8, 2017
2:45-4:15 p.m. – Vari Hall 1018
Panel 9: Diversity, immigration and inclusion Chair Sylvia Blake
Magda Fusaro, “Internet, a vector of integration for new immigrants?”
Professor in the Department of Management and Technology at Université du Québec à Montréal
Sylvia Blake, “Institutionalizing diversity in Canadian policy”
Doctoral researcher and term lecturer at Simon Fraser University’s School of Communication
Miles Weafer, “Cutting the anchor: CBC’s place in an age of austerity”
Doctoral candidate in York University’s Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture
Kojo Damptey, Beyond 150: Ironing out colonial histories to move beyond diversity and inclusion. – Interdisciplinary educator and facilitator
Saturday, December 9, 2017
10:00-11:30 a.m. – Vari Hall 1018
Panel 11: Social media, Politics and Connection Chair Derek Hrynyshyn
Jenna Jacobson, “Connected Canadians in the Social Media”
PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto
Derek Hrynyshyn, “Constructing Canadian National Consciousness in the age of Social Media”
Sessional Instructor, Departments of Communication Studies and Politics at York University
Julia Salles, “Brazil-Canada Connections: Research-creation in interactive and immersive storytelling” – PhD candidate in Communication Studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal
Lynne Alexandrova, “Connecting Canada WITHIN And TO Itself” PhD candidate at the University of Toronto