Communications and Media Studies Archives

May 8, 2024

Monetizing Motherhood: Momfluencers and Social Media

Social media has become a hub for mothers seeking camaraderie and support amidst the highs and lows of parenting. In this digital landscape, momfluencers – social media influencers whose content is primarily directed at mothers... More

May 20, 2022

Benjamin Woo: Researcher of Geek Culture Steps Forward as EDI Advocate

Since the release of his book, Getting a Life: the Social Worlds of Geek Culture in 2018, Prof. Benjamin Woo has become a North American leader in the study of comics, fandom, and geek media... More

May 25, 2021

When Digital Media and Racism Intersect, the Medium Is Still the Message

Prof. Armond Towns, the newest faculty member in Carleton University’s Communication and Media Studies program, was drawn to Canada from Virginia’s University of Richmond for a few reasons. For starters, the professorship, which is rooted... More

July 6, 2020

Carleton Research Chair Explores Intersection of Digital and Offline Activism

Modern political activism is far too complex to be explained in black and white, but it happens all the time. Democratic or dictatorial, rational or racist, armchair activism or real-world demonstration — which is it?... More

March 25, 2020

Carleton’s Josh Greenberg on Risk Communication During COVID-19

One of the certainties of the COVID-19 public health crisis is just how inconsistent public health messaging has been over the last few weeks. While the virus ripped through China and Europe before arriving in... More

September 19, 2018

Costly Delayed Fixes: Shannon Mattern Explores the Patterns

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is a maxim in need of repair. The longer the wait for things to break, the harder and more expensive they become to fix. But why is that... More

September 17, 2018

Media Forensics Lecture Kicks Off 40th Anniversary of Communication and Media Studies

Since the start of Carleton University’s Communication and Media Studies program, Will Straw was Paul Attallah’s friend and colleague. So it was particularly fitting that Straw, the James McGill Professor of Urban Media Studies at... More

September 10, 2018

Reinventing Communication and Media Studies

Helping students respond to changes in media technology and faculty research excellence are the hallmarks of Carleton University’s Communication and Media Studies program, one that has thrived for 40 years. Technology routinely upends how we... More

February 22, 2018

It’s All Geek to Benjamin Woo

Benjamin Woo, assistant professor of Communication and Media Studies in Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication is an expert on geek culture, and has received a grant to study the growth of comic cons.

November 9, 2017

Communication and Media Studies: Behind the Scenes of their New Video

A new recruitment video for the Communication and Media Studies program tells the story of Carleton students accepting offers of admission, feeling excited by their courses, travelling the world, graduating and eventually finding work in... More