Fenwick McKelvey (Concordia University) will be joining the DDI in person for a presentation, as part of the Spring Speaker Series. "You Played Yourself: The Origins of World Politics as […]

Joan Donovan from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy will present on their new book Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in […]

KEYNOTE: How to Sense the Future: Global Climate Change and Media Edu-cologies - Wendy Hui Kyong Chun and Amy Harris Global climate change has been predicted for at least a […]

Dr. Chelsea Rosenthal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Simon Fraser University. Before joining the faculty at Simon Fraser, she was an Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow in […]

Digital Policy Rounds: Mis/disinformation and the question of authenticity Thursday, March 16 from 9 am - 10 am PST Register here ABOUT THE EVENT While mis- and dis-information is primarily […]

Dr. Chris Gilliard is a writer, professor, and speaker. His scholarship concentrates on digital privacy, surveillance, and the intersections of race, class, and technology. He is an advocate for critical […]

This talk offers some afterthoughts on Jihoon Kim's recent book Documentary's Expanded Fields in relation to his current book project entitled Crisis Media: Expansion of Media in the Precarious 21st […]

Dr. Garth Davies is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. His current work involves developing a database for evaluating programs for countering violent extremism; […]

Fallon Wilson from the Black Tech Futures Research Institute will present on the Black Tech Ecosystem Index. About Dr. Wilson: Through her work with non-profits, academia, and government partnerships, Dr. […]

Dr. Elisha Lim, is a Provost Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice, where they are working on a book that connects social media […]

Dr. Kim Gallon is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies. Her work investigates the cultural dimensions of the Black Press in the early twentieth century. Her first book, Pleasure in […]

Award-winning media artist Liz Canner has produced many documentaries and transmedia projects that investigate social and environmental in/justice issues.  She often utilizes emerging technologies to interrogate mainstream narratives, explore new […]