GCMA Capstone Projects

As a part of the program, students deliver capstone projects at the end of their term in Vancouver. Global Communication hosts a capstone project presentation event every year to celebrate the success of our students. 

4th Cohort (2016- 2018)

Titles

Author
Venezuela’s media war: Coexistence and confrontation in the struggles of the Bolivarian Revolution Amundaray, Douglas
Ritwik Kumar Ghatak: Subaltern Auteur of Bengali Cinema
 Caesar, Gopa
Nation Branding and Public Diplomacy in Argentina. Capitalist Insertion or Survival Strategies?

Castillo, Marina
Race and real estate: How data informed public debate on BC's Foreign Buyer Tax

Han, Sophia
Cultural Identity and Cultural Capital: An Exploration of Chinese-Canadian Immigrant Families’ Reading Practices and Chinese Literature

Liu, Sijia
Editorial caricature representations of female political leaders in Jamaica: The case of Portia Simpson Miller

McLarty Thomas, Shawna-Kay
Painting Identity and Resistance: Muralism in Puerto Rico

Merced, Jarieth Natalia
Undertale: Violence in Context?

Müller, Alexandra
Who is telling the “truth”? Wikipedia articles on Hong Kong Umbrella Movement as a Case Study of Alternative Knowledge Production

Shi, Xinnan
Gendered Images in Oral History Documentary: A Case Study of Wode Kangzhan

Wang, Xueqi (Michelle)
Are community radios democratically organized? An analysis of Vancouver Co-operative Radio

Zheng, Tianyi
Theoretical Paradigms of ICT4D: A Comparative Discourse Analysis

Xue, Ming

3rd Cohort (2015 – 2017)

Titles

Author
Cultivating Global Citizens:
Understanding Global Citizenship Education in a Moment of Neoliberal Globalization		 Arnold, Elizabeth
Infectious salmon anaemia - The political power of a small infectious agent Bega, Artemisa
Community Gardens in Vancouver: An exploration of communication, food sovereignty, and activism

Baratova, Malika
The Promotion of Excess Buying and Food Waste: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Supermarket Flyers

Chow, Nicole
The Role of Social Media during the Brazilian Protests of 2013

Ferreira, Camila
Constructed Hegemonic Femininity in E-commerce of China: A Case Study of Singles’ Day Sale

Li, Zhuo Ya
The role of public art in the communicative practice of university art gallery in North America -- A case study of SFU Art Gallery and the art controversies

Li, Han
A political economy analysis of the Chinese delivery worker's daily communication practice

Liu, Yiqian
Copyright Reform--Taking Pirate Party and Green Party as examples

Wang, LinLin
The Image of China in a BBC Documentary and Chinese Audiences’ Reception and Interpretation of it：A Case of the Chinese Are Coming

Sun, WanWan
The Formation of Global Sports Fandom in China: Capitalism, Masculinities and World Order

Xu, Ye
A Canadian Press Perspective on China's Rise: An analysis of Globe and Mail editorials, 2001-2015.

Yu, Qinwen

2nd Cohort (2014 – 2016)

Titles

Author
The Terrorists are coming! The Terrorists are Coming! (or are they?): A Critical Discourse Analysis of  the Anti-Terrorism Act, Bill C-51 in Canadian Newspapers Berry, Kirsten Aleta
Music-Based TV Talent Shows in China: Celebrity and Meritocracy in the Post-Reform Society Huang, Wei
Promoting Women's Awareness towards Change in Nigeria: The Role of Literature. Inyang, Lucia Emem-Obong
"O Canada": Recognizing Gay Pornography as a Part of Canadian Culture Jones, Shawn Christopher
From Militant to Military: The Ambivalent Politics of Liberal Feminism in the American War on Terror Liao, Amanda
Journalism as text: intertextuality and subjectivity in the news Liu, Hatty

Chinese Square Dance, Media, and Ideological Dynamics in Contemporary China

 Song, Yu

1st Cohort (2013 – 2015)

Titles

Author
Building the Liveable Creative City: Urban Cultural Policy and the Politics of Space in Vancouver Chao, Maggie
Film gatekeepers corp. presents… So this is China? Chinese cinema(s) distribution and circulation: between global markets, capitalist art-houses, and informal venues of resistance Galindo, Rebeca Lucia
LFG: Looking for Global (and Local) in Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games Johnston, Michael
Diasporic Media and Transcultural Journalism: a case study of OMNI TV Chinese News in Greater Vancouver Kong, Vanessa Wing Yu
The Politics of Reality Television: Struggling Over the Chinese Nation Lin, Lyne Sitong
The Latest Korean TV Format Wave on Chinese Television: A Political Economy Analysis Liu, Yang
Ambivalence in China’s Quest for “Soft Power”: A Case Study of CCTV-America’s Multiple News Standpoints Liu, Qian
China’s Contested Past & The World Heritage Centre: Developing Pasts & Promises Nicolai, Joseph Marc George
Transnational communication of Chinese artifacts: the top-down and bottom-up model Wang, Biwei
Fandom, Youth and Western Pop Music in China Zhang, Yuanhao