...a hub of research, scholarship and public outreach on issues and controversies in media, technology and culture. Based in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University, Media@McGill is supported by a range of sources, most notably a generous gift from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation.
2nd Citizen Media Rendez-Vous
Submitted on Tue, 2010-07-27 17:05. News about M@M
Media@McGill is pleased to invite you to the second annual Citizen Media Rendez-Vous!
Monday, August 23, 2010
8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Palais des congrès de Montréal. (map)
Online registration is free but mandatory!
Media@McGill, along with CitizenShift, Parole citoyenne, the Institut du nouveau monde (INM), Alternatives and Communautique, invite bloggers, engaged filmmakers, photographers, citizen journalists, media experts, independent media practitioners and others to the 2nd Citizen Media Rendez-Vous on Monday, 23 August 2010 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. (map)
This free, all-day international event proposes networking sessions, 2 panel discussions, a Cinema Politica Rendez-Vous screening room and a multimedia exhibit of posters from 40 years of social movements in Québec related to media. The event is open to the public and will provide a venue for discussing topics such as content creation using diverse technology platforms and applying collaborative models for citizen media.
AHCS PhD Dr. Gregory Taylor, on over-the-air HDTV signals
Submitted on Fri, 2010-07-09 13:44. News about M@M
Dr. Greg Taylor, occasional M@M blogger and recent PhD recipient from McGill's Art History and Communication Studies program, was published in the Montreal Gazette this week, detailing over-the-air HD signals:
"A seemingly mundane technical adjustment this summer has great implications for the way Montrealers watch television. CBC/Radio-Canada announced on June 23 that it is updating its 50 year-old transmission antenna at the top of Mount Royal. This change brings with it questions about whether people should be required to subscribe to a cable or satellite provider to enjoy the full benefits of new television technology. At its core we are dealing with a question of equality of access to broadcast signals."
3rd GigaNet workshop on Global Internet Governance
Submitted on Sun, 2010-05-16 16:31. News about M@M
Third International Workshop on Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction Organized by GigaNet, in cooperation with The Canadian Communication Association and Media@McGill
Montreal (QC), Canada - 30-31 May 2010
Thomson House, McGill University, Montreal (map)
The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) invites you to participate in its third scholarly workshop to be held in Montreal (QC), Canada, on 30-31 May 2010. This workshop is organized in cooperation with the Canadian Communication Association and Media@McGill, during the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) 2010 Congress week in Montreal.
The Independent Newspaper: Elusive Dream or Beacon of Democracy?
Submitted on Sat, 2010-05-01 16:26. Audio & Video | News about M@M
UPDATE:
Following the very successful event on the independent newspaper, Media@McGill is pleased to invite you to listen to all the presentations online.
This event will be rebroadcast; consult the PDF schedule below.
Pink Noises: Women on Electronic Music and Sound, by Tara Rodgers
Submitted on Tue, 2010-04-27 00:35. News about M@M
Fri April 30, 5-7 pm
OBORO New Media Lab
4001 rue Berri, 2nd floor (map)
Come to Montreal launch party to celebrate the release of Pink Noises: Women on Electronic Music and Sound, by Tara Rodgers (Duke University Press, 2010). The book is a collection of twenty-four interviews with women in electronic music and sound cultures, including club and radio DJs, remixers, composers, improvisers, instrument builders, and performance artists.
