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FIMS Events
- Thursday,
September 29
Cronenberg and the Abnormal Body - Wednesday,
October 5
Writing at the Graduate Level - with Paul Schmidt - Thursday,
October 13
Imagined Audiences: Connecting the History and Theory... - Wednesday,
October 19
The Telenovela Archives: The Early Years - Wednesday,
October 26
Disinformation Disorder and Potential Solutions for Canada - Thursday,
October 27
Poisoning of Alexei Navalny: Understanding... - Wednesday,
November 16
A Snapshot of Community Engaged Learning in...
FIMS Public Lectures & Seminars
Upcoming Events - Fall 2022
Thursday,
September 29
Cronenberg and the Abnormal Body: Seeing Disability in Sci-Fi
and Horror Films
Presented by Billie Anderson, PhD candidate in Media Studies, Faculty of Information and Media Studies.
Part of the 2022/2023 FIMS Mediations lecture series.
4:30 p.m.
In person: FNB 4130
Via Zoom.
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
October 13 Imagined Audiences: Connecting the History and Theory of
American Entertainment Television, Television Production Studios,
And The Debates Surrounding Postfeminism
Presented by Avery Page, PhD candidate in Media Studies, Faculty of Information and Media Studies.
Part of the 2022/2023 FIMS Mediations lecture series.
4:30 p.m.
In person: FNB 4130
Via Zoom.
This is a public event.
More information.
Wednesday,
October 19
'The Telenovela Archives: The Early Years'
Presented by Lecturer Juan Bello, Western University.
Part of the 2022/2023 FIMS Seminar Series.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4070
Attend online: Register
This is a public event.
More information.
Wednesday,
October 26
Disinformation Disorder and Potential Solutions for Canada
Featuring professor Heidi Tworek, Canada Research Chair in History and Policy of Health Communications, UBC.
Part of the 2022/2023 FIMS Rogers Chair event series. Co-hosted by MediaSmarts: Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy as part of Media Literacy Week.
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Zoom Webinar.
(Registration required)
This is a public event.
More information.
About the Rogers Chair.
Thursday,
October 27 Poisoning of Alexei Navalny: Understanding (Counter-)
Propaganda
Presented by Eduard Sviridenko, PhD candidate in Media Studies, Faculty of Information and Media Studies.
Part of the 2022/2023 FIMS Mediations lecture series.
4:30 p.m.
In person: FNB 4130
Via Zoom.
This is a public event.
More information.
Wednesday,
November 16
A Snapshot of Community Engaged Learning in Canadian
Universities
Presented by Hannah Argiloff, Amala Poli, Sarena Akhter, Giada Ferrucci, Chloe Bissell, Basil Chiasson and Sandra Smeltzer.
Part of the 2022/2023 FIMS Seminar Series.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4070
Attend online: Register
This is a public event.
More information.
Thursday,
November 17
Value, Values, and Visibility: Public Value Conflation in the
Mobile Dating Industry
Presented by Meghan Voll, PhD candidate in Media Studies, Faculty of Information and Media Studies.
Part of the 2022/2023 FIMS Mediations lecture series.
4:30 p.m.
In person: FNB 4130
Via Zoom.
This is a public event.
More information.
Previous Winter 2022 Lectures
Friday,
September 23
The (Homecoming) Library is Open!
Have one-on-one chats with researchers and experts including Basil Chiasson, Amanda Grzyb, Sally Kewayosh and others.
Jointly hosted with the Faculty of Arts & Humanities.
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
John Labatt Visual Arts Centre.
Cohen Commons.
This is a public event.
Registration required.
More information.
Wednesday,
September 28
Big Data and Dementia: Implications for Diagnosis
Presented by Associate Professor Grant Campbell, Western University.
Part of the 2022/2023 FIMS Seminar Series.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Attend in person: FNB 4070
Attend online: Register
This is a public event.
More information.
