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Sarah Smith, Canada Research Chair in Art, Culture and Global Relations
FIMS Associate Professor Sarah Smith's research focuses on cultural diplomacy: how visual art is used by states and other actors to advance relationships in the international arena.
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More Scholarly Work by Faculty
Below is a list of selected books written by Media Studies faculty.
For other lectures and videos available from FIMS, visit the Western YouTube FIMS playlist.
Select lectures:
AI is a Morbid Symptom of the Interregnum
March 20, 2026
Featuring Dan McQuillan, Senior Lecturer in Critical AI at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Part of the 2025-2027 Rogers Chair lecture series. Organized by Amanda Grzyb.
Reactionary Futurism: The Rise of Technofascism in Silicon Valley
October 30, 2025
Featuring Assistant Professor Becca Lewis, Comparative Media Studies, MIT.
Part of the 2025-2027 Rogers Chair lecture series. Organized by Amanda Grzyb.
Three Faces of Labor: Uncovering the Hidden Ties between Gender, Race, and Class
February 12, 2025
Featuring Professor Nancy Fraser, Henry and Louise A. Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics at The New School for Social Research (New York).
Part of the 2023-2025 Rogers Chair lecture series. Organized by James Compton.
More information can be found about media studies faculty and their scholarly work and activities on their personal online profiles.
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