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Western Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that Western University is located on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron peoples, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum. This land continues to be home to diverse Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) whom we recognize as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors of our society.
EDID News
- November 03, 2021
Andrea Benoit receives award for Best Book in Canadian History
Andrea Benoit, PhD'14 (Media Studies), was awarded the 2021 CBHA/ACHA Award for Best Book in Canadian Business History for her publication "VIVA MAC: AIDS, Fashion, and the Philanthropic Practices of MAC Cosmetics."
- September 14, 2021
New faculty help raise Indigenous voices across campus
Western News, Sept. 3 - Western welcomes four new Indigenous faculty members, including FIMS' Sally Kewayosh (Bkejwanong Territory, Walpole Island First Nation) & Sofia Locklear (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina with roots in Kenora, Ontario).
- June 29, 2021
Statement on Islamophobia, Colonial Violence and Accountability
June 29, 2021 - The following is a statement from the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Western following recent events. We make this statement to clarify our academic and pedagogic commitments at FIMS.
- May 12, 2021
Denying Black musicians their royalties has a history emerging out of slavery
In the summer of 2020, Black Lives Matter protests and activism included voices arguing for economic justice in the recording industry. The Black Music Coalition demanded music industry executives account for "inequities in the treatment of Black artists."
- April 22, 2021
FIMS broadens collective expertise with addition of new faculty members
After a search for academic appointments in Indigenous Scholarship, Indigenous Journalism, or Indigenous Creative Production and Teaching, FIMS is pleased to announce the arrival of two full-time faculty members.
- January 13, 2021
Activist author Desmond Cole challenges journalists, media and status quo
Western News, January 12: Advocacy and activism can be exhausting, Desmond Cole admits. But it’s less soul-searing than the systemic racism endured every day by Canadians who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.
- June 08, 2020
FIMS Statement on Police Violence and Racism
Downtown London was filled with chants of Black Lives Matter on June 6, as marchers gathered to protest against anti-black racism and racist police violence.
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