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Steven Malcic: Envision policy frameworks and user tactics to foster an internet that works for us

A book Steven always recommends is White Noise by Don DeLillo. It's an American novel published in 1985 about one family's fever dream through electronic media, pharmaceuticals, an Airborne Toxic Event, and disintegrating personal histories. It's a definitive statement on what some call the postmodern condition. Steven read it when he was 16, and it has influenced his development as a media and social critic.
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Aleena Chia: Inspired to uncover the infrastructures behind addiction vs engagement in the gaming industry

Her research studies how infrastructures and institutions in creative industries cultivate structures of feelings that bind vocational passion to occupational precarity. Her goal with research is to understand and shape stories about what hobbies and leisure means when work is flexibilzed, automatised and casualized. read more
Cait McKinney: The transformative history of LGBTQ communities and their communication needs

Cait McKinney joins SFU School of Communication as a sexuality studies scholar, to share her knowledge and research about queer media histories. She is deeply rooted in understanding how people are different from each other and her research is motivated by the possibility of bringing these commitments together. read more
Assistant Professors receive SHRCC Grant

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A Creative Communicator is on the Horizon | Aliya Dall’Antonia Dall’Antonia’s creative talent is just on the horizon. “I would love to see my...
Tara Mahoney on inter-generational civic engagement, climate change, and importance of hope Tara Mahoney is passionate about civic engagement and young people. She is hopeful and optimistic...
The Heyang Rural Research Center In 2015, The Heyang Rural Research Institute was established by Dr. Yuezhi Zhao from Simon Fraser...
Talks about mental health with a cup of cha Cha Chats Podcast is an initiative that is an outcome of Communication 425: Applied Communication...
Margaret MacAulay - Dean’s Convocation Medal Recipient My biggest takeaway from my time at SFU has been the importance of building community and...
Luke Galvani challenges common stereotypes surrounding disability Luke Galvani is a Master’s student at SFU School of Communication. While the life of a graduate...

Manjot Bains - A look at University Writing and Diversity in Media I hope for better representation at levels of power and influence. We need more people of colour...
Women in Equity Crowdfunding: Elyssia Patterson from Vested.ca Growing up, Elyssia always had an entrepreneurial spirit. She started off with offering PR and...

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