Without technology, there would be no media as we know them. Therefore, an essential aspect of media studies involves examining the social dimensions of media technologies, including their particularities, practices and potentialities. This area looks at issues related to interactivity and multimedia; computer interface design and the psychology of computer users; the history of technology (from the book and printing press through the telegraph, telephone, and sound recording, to film, radio, television, video games and the world wide web); the shaping of news and information through technology; and debates about technological determinism, space-time bias, and mediation.
Faculty who teach and/or conduct research in the area:
Babe, Blackmore, Burkell, Burston, Campbell, Coates, Dyer-Witheford, Farber, Frohmann, Keightley, Quan-Haase, Sedig, Smeltzer, Sneppova, Vaughan
Students who are considering different faculty members as a potential chief supervisor should be careful to determine that the faculty member of choice has the appropriate supervisory status.
Media Technologies Reading List