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FIMS Events
- Thursday,
October 24
Journalistic objectivity is NOT impossible - Tuesday,
October 29
Supporting Safer Classrooms: Training for FIMS grad students - Wednesday,
October 30
Communicating Solidarity in the Neoliberal University - Friday,
November 1
Doctoral Public Lecture | Jinman Zhang - Thursday,
November 7
Breaking Barriers: Womxn Imams in Conversation - Thursday,
November 7
Comparing Overton Bibliometric Data with Scopus and... - Thursday,
November 21
International students' challenges and the role of...
FIMS Public Events
Public Lectures and Events in Fall 2024
Additional events will be added as they are announced.
Thursday,
October 24 Journalistic objectivity is NOT impossible
Presented by Aloa Alota, PhD in Media Studies Candidate, Western University.
Part of the 2024/25 Mediations Lecture Series.
5:00 p.m.
Location TBA
This is a public event.
More information.
Wednesday,
October 30 Communicating Solidarity in the Neoliberal University:
Challenges and Solutions
Join us for this labour panel featuring Peter McInnis (CAUT), Patti Dalton (LDLC), Evan Fox-Decent (AMPL) and Karuna Dsouza (PSAC 610).
Hosted by the FIMS Rogers Chair in Journalism and New Information Technology.
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Attend in-person: FNB, FIMS Creative Commons
Attend online: Register
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
November 7 Comparing Overton Bibliometric Data with Scopus and Google
Scholar for Measuring Individual Researcher Impact in the
Environmental Science Field
Presented by Lindsay Adoranti and Melissa Cameron, MLIS candidates, Western University.
Part of the 2024/25 Mediations Lecture Series.
5:00 p.m.
Location TBA
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
November 7 Breaking Barriers: Womxn Imams in Conversation
Moderated by Sheima Benembarek, author of Halal Sex: The Intimate Lives of Muslim Womxn in North America. Featuring Imama Farheen Khan, Imama Sherin Khankan, and Imamx Asma Bhol.
Hosted by the FIMS Asper Fellowship in Media.
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Attend in-person: FNB, FIMS Creative Commons
Attend online: Register
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
November 21 International students' challenges and the role of social media
as a coping mechanism
Presented by Sara Falahatpisheh, PhD in Media Studies Candidate, Western University.
Part of the 2024/25 Mediations Lecture Series.
5:00 p.m.
Location TBA
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
November 28 The Iron Web: The Kremlin's Battle for Minds at Home and Abroad
Presented by Eduard Sviridenko, PhD in Media Studies Candidate, Western University.
Part of the 2024/25 Mediations Lecture Series.
5:00 p.m.
Location TBA
This is a public event.
More information.
Wednesday,
December 11 Archiving the Present: Memory as creative practice, Multi-local
and site-specific creative memory work
Presented by Postdoctoral Fellow Tania Cañas, Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Western University.
This event is part of the FIMS Seminar Series 2024/25.
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4130
Attend online: Register on Zoom
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
February 27 Nahlah Ayed Presents the Clissold Lecture
This Winter 2025, FIMS is excited to present Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC's IDEAS, as our guest lecturer.
More details will be announced soon.
Time TBA.
Location TBA.
This is a public event.
Previous Fall 2024 Events
Monday,
September 30 Silent No More: A virtual tour of the former Mohawk Institute
Indian Residential School - Screening
A free screening in collaboration with the Woodland Cultural Centre and filmmaker and FIMS professor Sally Kewayosh.
Presented by FIMS with support from Western Deans.
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Weldon Library, Community Room
This is a public event.
More information.
Wednesday,
October 2 Reflections and Reframing: Student perspectives on using
mindfulness to support feedback literacy and growth
Presented by Assistant Professor Erin Isings, Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Western University.
This event is part of the FIMS Seminar Series 2024/25.
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4130
Attend online: Register on Zoom
This is a public event.
More information.
Wednesday,
October 2 The Incredible Machines: Public Fascination with
Surveillance Tech
Join us for this keynote lecture presented by Desmond Cole as part of the launch event for Starling Centre: Just Technologies, Just Societies.
Starling Centre launch events are free, but registration is encouraged.
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Museum London
421 Ridout Street North
This is a public event.
More information.
October 2 +
October 3 Launch of the Starling Centre for Just Technologies and
Just Societies
Join us for two days of events to mark the launch of Starling Centre. Co-directors include Alissa Centivany, Alison Hearn, Joanna Redden and Luke Stark.
Launch events are free, but registration is encouraged.
Various times (details)
Museum London
421 Ridout Street North
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
October 3 A trip through Tactical Tech Studio, with Louise Hisayasu
Join us for this keynote lecture presented by Louise Hisayasu as part of the launch event for Starling Centre: Just Technologies, Just Societies.
Starling Centre launch events are free, but registration is encouraged.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Museum London
421 Ridout Street North
This is a public event.
More information.
