FIMS Public Events

Events scheduled in Fall 2023

Check back soon for Winter 2024 listings.



Previous Fall 2023 Events

Headshot of Victoria Rubin

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.

Headshot of Pacinthe Mattar in a black shirt and a yellow blazer

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.

Old grainy image of a house on a moody black background.

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
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Space is limited.
More information.

Wednesday,
October 4
FIMS Film Festival Critics Lab: An Insider Experience at TIFF 2023

Headshot of Nataleah Hunter-Young

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!

Headshot of Anton Allahar

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.

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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.

Headshot of Emma Donoghue

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.

Headshot of Patricia Bovey

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

Headshot of Sandra Smeltzer

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.

Mediations Logo

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.

Headshot of Aniko Bodroghkozy

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.

Campbell Poster

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.