FIMS Public Events
Events scheduled in Fall 2023
Check back soon for Winter 2024 listings.
Previous Fall 2023 Events
Wednesday,
September 20 Deception Detection Research for News Verification: Automation
and the Human Mind
Presented by Professor Victoria Rubin, Western University.
This event is part of the FIMS Seminar Series 2023/24.
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4130
Attend online: Register on Zoom
This is a public event.
More information.
Monday,
September 25 Whose Objectivity is it Anyway? In Conversation with Journalists
Wesley Lowery and Pacinthe Mattar
Presented by FIMS Asper Fellow Pacinthe Mattar, Western University.
This event is supported by the FIMS Asper Fellowship in Media and is a FIMS 25th Anniversary public event.
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 3050 (Broadcast Studio)
Attend online: Zoom Webinar
This is a public event.
More information.
Friday,
September 29 The Nature of Healing: Film Screening and Q&A with Survivors
of Mohawk Institute
Featuring a Q&A session with filmmaker Faith Howe and survivors Grandmother Roberta Hill, Elder John Elliot, and Elder Bud Whiteye.
Presented by the Deans of Western University and hosted by the Faculty of Education as part of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Faculty of Education Auditorium
Register now.
Space is limited.
More information.
Wednesday,
October 4 FIMS Film Festival Critics Lab: An Insider Experience at TIFF 2023

Presented by Professor Nataleah Hunter-Young, Western University, Shawn Cheatham, PhD Media Studies, and Emma Russell, MIT student.
This event is part of the FIMS Seminar Series 2023/24.
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4130
Attend online: Register on Zoom
This is a public event.
More information.
Wednesday,
October 18
Lies, damned lies and democracy!
Featuring Professor Emeritus Anton Allahar, Department of Sociology, Western University.
Part of the 2023/2024 FIMS Rogers Chair event series.
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Attend in-person: FNB 3090
Attend online: Zoom Webinar
This is a public event.
More information.
About the Rogers Chair.
Wednesday,
November 8 Conversations on Access: Featuring Jonathan Sterne and Ashton
Forrest
Featuring Dr. Jonathan Sterne (James McGill Professor of Culture and Technology, McGill University) and Ashton Forrest (accessibility consultant, advocate and activist).
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Attend online: Zoom Webinar
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
November 9
Emma Donoghue & Chris Roulston: In Conversation
Featuring Emma Donoghue, London novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, and Chris Roulston, professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies and French Studies, Western University.
Jointly presented by the Creative Arts and Production program and Wordsfest.
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Museum London
421 Ridout St. North
This is a public event.
More information.
Friday,
November 10 Advocating for Creativity: Patricia Bovey on Arts Activism
& Cultural Policy
Featuring Patricia Bovey (art historian, museologist, Canadian Senator 2016-2023) Moderated by Sarah Smith (Western University).
10:00 a.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4130
Free admission
This is a public event.
More information.
Wednesday,
November 15 Community-based Experiential Learning in Canadian Universities

Presented by Professor Sandra Smeltzer, Western University, Hailey Rockandel and Mackenna Spraggon, MIT students, and Giada Ferrucci and Darryl Pieber, PhD in Media Studies students.
This event is part of the FIMS Seminar Series 2023/24.
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4130
Attend online: Register on Zoom
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
November 16 Femcel Forums: Exploring Gender Identity & Radicalization
on Reddit
Presented by Brittany Melton, PhD candidate in Media Studies, Western University.
This event is part of the FIMS Mediations Lecture Series 2023/24.
4:30 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4130
Attend online: Zoom Link
This is a public event.
More information.
Wednesday,
November 22
Making #Charlottesville: Media from Civil Rights to Unite
the Right
Featuring Professor Aniko Bodroghkozy, media historian, University of Virginia.
A guest lecture presented by the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS).
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4130
Attend online: Zoom Webinar
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
November 23 Defining and classifying the Broadway Musical in the Age of AI
Presented by Grant Campbell, Professor, Library and Information Science, Western University.
This event is part of the FIMS Mediations Lecture Series 2023/24.
4:30 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4130
Attend online: Zoom Link
This is a public event.
More information.