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Prismatic Media, Transnational Circuits … LIVE!

What are the political and aesthetic dimensions of video art, documentary, and global cinema in contemporary image culture?

The Media History Research Centre invites you to join us for the a special event in honour of the publication of Prismatic Media, Transnational Circuits: Feminism in a Globalized Present (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), by Krista Lynes.

Featuring presentations by:

Krista Lynes (Communication Studies, Concordia)
Charles Acland (Communication Studies, Concordia)
Masha Salazkina (Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia)
Carrie Rentschler (Art History and Communication Studies, McGill)

Thursday, January 16
4:30 pm

CJ Building room 1.114
7141 Sherbrooke Street West
Loyola Campus
Concordia University

Reception to follow. Hope to see you all there!

Flyer: Krista Lynes, Prismatic Media

The Department of Communication Studies at Concordia has a page providing more information on the release of Prismatic Media, Transnational Circuits.

Sponsored by the CURC Communication Studies, CURC Media and Contemporary Literature, Peter C. van Wyck (OVPRGS Research Support) and the Department of Communication Studies.
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Harold Innis and the North Book Launch

Crafting a new narrative about the nature and scope of Harold Innis’s intellectual project and providing a unique appreciation of the multi-faceted professional identity of one of the founders of Canadian political economy and communication studies.

Join us to celebrate the launch of MHRC member William J. Buxton‘s edited collection Harold Innis and the North: Appraisals and Contestations (McGill-Queen’s University Press), and the launch of James S. McLean’s Inside the NDP War Room: Competing for Credibility in a Federal Election.

Thursday, December 5
7:00 pm

Drawn & Quarterly
211 Bernard West

Drinks to follow.

Flyer: William Buxton, Innis and the North

Sponsored by the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and the Media History Research Centre at Concordia University.

Deus in Machina … LIVE!

What sorts of things come to light when one allows religion and technology to mingle freely?

Join us for a panel discussion in honour of Jeremy Stolow’s edited volume Deus in Machina: Religion, Technology and the Things in Between (Fordham University Press, 2013).

Featuring presentations by:

Jeremy Stolow (Communication Studies, Concordia)
Darin Barney (Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University)
Krista Lynes (Communication Studies, Concordia)

Friday, September 27
2:30 pm

CJ building room 1.114
7141 Sherbrooke Street West
Loyola Campus
Concordia University

A reception will follow.

Flyer: Jeremy Stolow, Deus in Machina

For more information about Deus in Machina and other projects, visit Jeremy Stolow’s website. Concordia has also prepared a news release on this fascinating book.

Sponsored by the CURC Communication Studies and CURC Media and Contemporary Literature.