TIMETABLE
Fall-Winter 2014-15
As of 5 September 2014
Please note that changes may be made to the timetable at any time during the year.
Updated versions will be emailed to students; as well the timetable will be posted on the program web site:
http://cmct.gradstudies.yorku.ca/
Missing information will be provided as soon as possible.
All course scheduling is tentative. Courses are sometimes
changed at the last moment for reasons beyond our control.
Building/classroom locations:
YORK UNIVERSITY
Courses held at Ryerson start: Mon, 8 September 2014
Courses held at York start: Mon, 8 September except as noted.
http://www.yorku.ca/web/futurestudents/map/keele_map.html
Course descriptions: are on York and Ryerson Com Cult websites
for regular courses.
RYERSON UNIVERSITY
Selected Topics courses: Descriptions are at the end of the
timetable.
http://www.ryerson.ca/maps/
Courses listed in red:
COURSE NUMBERS vs. CATALOG NUMBERS – Ryerson course
numbers are CC8XXX or CC9XXX. York course numbers are CMCT
XXXX. However to enroll in courses at York you must use the
catalog number - six digit (or letter/number) combinations which are
available on the online lecture schedule, as are course descriptions:
https://w2prod.sis.yorku.ca/Apps/WebObjects/cdm
LIMITED ENROLLMENT: ENROLLMENT IN A COURSE IN ANY GIVEN
TERM IS NOT GUARANTEED AS ALL COURSES HAVE LIMITS. ENROLLMENT
REQUESTS OVER THE LIMIT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE PROGRAM.
ENROLLMENT IN CROSS-LISTED COURSES IS SHARED WITH OTHER
PROGRAMS, BUT DON’T LET THIS STOP YOU FROM REQUESTING THE
COURSE. ADDITIONAL SPACES MAY BE NEGOTIATED BY THE PROGRAM.
These are courses on which Com Cult is cross-listed but hosted by
another York graduate program. We are awaiting confirmation that they
will be definitely offered. We hope to know by early July. If you are
interested in any of these courses, please let us know and we’ll start a
waiting list.
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
ALL INCOMING DOCTORAL STUDENTS MUST TAKE THE PERSPECTIVES COURSE IN FALL AND ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN WINTER.
ALL INCOMING MASTERS STUDENTS MUST TAKE THE INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR IN THE FALL, AND MA LEVEL RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN
EITHER THE WINTER OR SUMMER TERMS
YK
Crs #
RY
Crs #
Title
CMCT
CC
FALL TERM 2014
6004 3.0 A
8906
6004 3.0 B
8906
7000 3.0
9904
Crs.
Type
Instructor
Univ/
Bldg/
Rm
Day/Time
Communication and Culture: Interdisciplinary Approach
Section 1
Req.
MA
Mark Hayward
mhayward@yorku.ca
YK
FC 108
Mon
2:30-5:30
Communication and Culture: Interdisciplinary Approach
Section 2
Req.
MA
Stephanie Walsh-Matthews
RY
EPH
103
Mon
12:00-3:00
Perspectives in Communication & Culture
Compulsory course for all doctoral candidates.
Req.
PhD
Anne MacLennan
amaclenn@yorku.ca
YK
TEL
2008
Mon
11:30-2:30
YK
R
S101A
RY
IMA
313
YK
VARI
1152
YK
HNES
109
YK
Wed
4:00-7:00
stephanie.walsh@ryerson.ca
Media & Culture Electives (Fall)
6100 3.0
8920
Theoretical Approaches to Media & Culture
Elec.
MC
Markus Reisenleitner
mrln@yorku.ca
6104 3.0
8925
Reading TV
Elec.
MC
Jean Bruce
jbruce@ryerson.ca
6113 3.0
8934
Contemporary Topics in Social Theory
Elec.
MC
Michael Nijhawan
nijhawan@yorku.ca
8928
Culture and the Environment
Elec.
MC
Catriona Sandilands
essandi@yorku.ca
8836
Selected Topics in Media and Culture
Topic: Digital Media & Public Participation
(Teleconference Course – Jamia) See Note below
Elec.
MC
Daniel Drache
drache@yorku.ca
Cinema and Media Studies
(PhD ONLY)
Elec.
MC
Janine Marchessault
jmarches@yorku.ca
[cross-listed
SOCI/SPTH]
6120 3.0
[cross-listed
ENVS]
6135 3.0
7125 3.0
[cross-listed
FILM/SPTH]
9922
Stedman
120E
YK
CFT
137B
Wed
3:00-6:00
Wed
4:00-7:00
Thurs
10:00-1:00
Wed.
8:15-11:00
am
Starts 8 Sept
Thurs
10:00-2:00
POLITICS AND POLICY [FALL]
6306 3.0
8947
Cultural Policy
See Note below
Elec.
PP
Joyce Zemans
jzemans@yorku.ca
YK
SSB S126
Wed
7:00-10:00
6314 3.0
8840
Media Democracy
Elec.
PP
Greg Elmer
gelmer@ryerson.ca
RY
EPH
103
Tues
3:00-6:00
6335 3.0
8849
Selected Topics in Politics & Policy
Topic: Public Service Media in Canadian Context
Elec.
PP
Wade Rowland
wade@waderowland.com
[cross-listed
ARTM]
CANCELLED
6336 3.0
8850
Politics of Aesthetics
Elec.
PP
Shannon Bell
shanbell@yorku.ca
YK
TEL 0013
Tues
7:00-10:00
8844
Managing the Broadcast and Digital Worlds
[by permission – see instructions below]
Elec.
PP
Douglas Barrett
douglasbarrett@schulich.
yorku.ca
YK
SSB
S125
Tues
7:00-10:00
[cross-listed
POLS/SPTH]
6340 3.0
[cross-listed
ARTM]
TECHNOLOGY IN PRACTICE [FALL]
5501 3.0
8967
Contemporary Theory in Visual Arts
Elec.
TP
Marc Couroux
couroux@yorku.ca
CFA
338
Wed
9:30-12:30
6500 3.0
8960
Advanced Communications Technology
(PhD Enrolment by permission)
Elec.
TP
Isabella Pruska-Oldenhof
i2pruska@ryerson.ca
Thurs
12:00-3:00
6510 6.0
8060
2 cr.
Cultural Production Workshop - Image
[BY PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR ONLY ]
Elec.
TP
Deb Barndt
dbarndt@yorku.ca
RY
SHE
637
YK
Wed
102 HNES
8988
Design, Theory and Criticism
Elec.
TP
Robert Gill
robmgill@yorku.ca
YK
TEL 4023
Wed.
1:30-4:30
Fri.
7:30-10:00
Wed
8:30-11:30
8989
Design Issues
Elec.
TP
Wendy Wong
wsywong@yorku.ca
YK
TEL 4023
Thurs
9:30-12:30
8863
Media History: Concepts and Case Studies
Elec.
TP
Gene Allen
gene.allen@ryerson.ca
RY
RCC 374
Tues
12:00-3:00
[cross-listed
ENVS]
6524 3.0
[cross-listed
MDES/ARTH]
6525 3.0
[cross-listed
MDES]
6526 3.0
YK
Crs #
RY Crs
#
Title
Crs.
Type
Instructor
Univ/
Bldg/
Rm
Day/Time
WINTER TERM 2015
6002 3.0
8902
Research Methodologies
Req.
MA
David Ciavatta
david.ciavatta@ryerson.ca
RY
TBD
Thurs
12:00-3:00
7200 3.0
9900
Advanced Research Methodologies
Req.
PhD
Paul Moore
psmoore@ryerson.ca
RY
EPH
103
Thurs
12:00-3:00
YK
Ross
S101A
YK
CC 106
Thurs
7:00-10:00
RY
SHE
637
RY
SHE
637
Tues
12:00-3:00
Media & Culture (WINTER)
6110 3.0
8921
Visual Culture
Elec.
MC
Christopher Innes
cinnes@yorku.ca
6113 3.0
8934
Contemporary Topics in Social Theory
Elec.
MC
Barbara Hanson
hansonbq@yorku.ca
6119 3.0
8839
Sound Studies
Elec.
MC
Art Blake
art.blake@ryerson.ca
6126 3.0
8829
Modern Literary Circles: A Cultural Approach
Elec.
MC
Irene Gammel
gammel@ryerson.ca
6136 3.0
8837
Asian Studies: Critical Perspectives
Elec.
MC
Janice Kim
jkim@yorku.ca
YK
Ross
S125
Fri
11:30-2:30
[cross-listed
SOCI/SPTH]
[cross-listed
HIST/SOCI/
ANTH]
Thurs
4:00-7:00
Mon
3:00-6:00
Politics and Policy (WINTER)
6300 3.0
8940
The Political Economy of Culture and Communication
Elec.
PP
Robert Latham
rlatham1@yorku.ca
YK
R S128
Fri
11:30-2:30
5307 3.0
8954
New Social Movements
Elec.
PP
Jinthana Haritaworn
haritawo@yorku.ca
YK
TBD
Tues
2:30-5:30
[cross-listed
ENVS]
6312 3.0
Applied Research Methods: Policy & Regulatory Studies
Elec.
PP
Julia Markovich
TBD
YK
TBD
TBD
YK
HNES
033
Wed
11:30-2:30
[cross-listed
ENVS]
6322 3.0
8848
Armed Conflict: Peace and the Media
Elec.
PP
Pat Mazepa
pamazepa@yorku.ca
6335 3.0
8849
Selected Topics: Communication Polices for a Digital Society
Elec.
PP
Catherine Middleton
catherine.middleton@rye
rson.ca
………………………….………. Cancelled
Technology in Practice (WINTER)
6505 3.0
8964
The Diffusion of Communication Technologies
Elec.
TP
Jan Hadlaw
jhadlaw@yorku.ca
YK
R N812
Tues
4:00-7:00
6522 3.0
8982
The Body and the Culture of Modernity
Elec.
TP
Isabella PruskaOldenhof
i2pruska@ryerson.ca
RY
SHE
637
Fri
1:00-4:00
Summer Term 2015
The following courses are scheduled for Summer 2015. Others will be added as we learn about them. The full Summer 2015 timetable will not be
available until late March.
CMCT 6004 3.0 Research Methodologies (MA Level) Section 2 (Section 1 ran Winter 2015)
CMCT 6005 3.0 Master’s Research Specialization and Practice (MA Level)
CMCT 7005 3.0 PhD Field Seminar: Disciplinary Practices
COURSE NOTES
Fall 2014
CMCT 6306 3.0 / CC 8947 Cultural Policy.
The companion course to this, CMCT 6305 3.0 Communications Policy, will not be taught this year. Instead, Prof. Zemans, who is teaching the
Cultural Policy course, will incorporate communications policy into her syllabus. If you are interested in taking this course and would like more
information on course content, please contact Kathleen Welsby at kwelsby@schulich.yorku.ca
CMCT 6340 / CC 8844 Managing the Broadcast and Digital Worlds
This course requires permission of the instructor. Please see separate application form available from the Com Cult program office.
Selected Topics – Course Descriptions
CMCT 6135 / CC 8836 Fall 2014
Selected Topics in Media & Culture: Topic – Digital Media & Political Participation
Wednesdays 8:15-11:30 am Location TBA
Prof. Daniel Drache (York/Ryerson); Prof. Taberez A. Neyazi (Jamia Millia Islamia)
This is a joint course between Communication & Culture at York/Ryerson, and the Centre for Culture, Media and Governance at Jamia Millia Islamia
University in New Delhi. As there is a significant time difference between New Delhi and Toronto the start time will be at 8:15 AM in York’s video
television center. The course will begin on September 3 and the final joint seminar will end on October 29. During the month of November
York/Ryerson students will meet separately to finish their assignments and seminar discussions. The course will end in the November for
York/Ryerson students.
This course introduces students to the way digital media have an impact on political participation and precipitated change in the character of
citizenship. We will particularly examine the internet, and mobile phones and look at both the direct and indirect impact on political participation,
protest movements and citizenship. The emergence of new forms of political participation outside the institutionalized and representative modes of
participation has been greatly facilitated by digital media. Yet, it would be difficult to understand the impact of digital media in isolation from traditional
media in a society where the reach of the internet is limited. Therefore, we will also critically examine the convergence between traditional and digital
media and how it’s transforming the nature and modes of political participation both at election time and between elections. What role has the digital
media played in transforming election outcomes and changing the political landscape?
The course will focus on both theories and practices of digital media and political participation. The American 2008 and 2012 presidential elections,
the six month 2012 Québec student strike, the anticorruption movements in India, Indonesia and the Ukraine, the surprising win of India’s common
man party are examples to draw on. As well the role of whistleblowers such as Edward Snowden and Julian Assange raise many questions about
access to information, citizen rights and national security. The first part of the course will analyze various theories and concepts in the field of digital
media and political communication/political participation, while the second part will focus more on the cases. Majority of the cases will be selected
from India, but we will also look at the cases outside of India as it will help in getting comparative perspectives and enrich our understanding of the
subject. Since the field of digital political participation is quite dynamic, the topics and readings might change during the course of the classes.
CMCT 6335 / CC8849 Winter 2015
Selected topics in Politics & Policy: Communication Policies for a Digital Society
Mon. 12:00 – 3:00
Prof. Catherine Middleton
Fixed and mobile broadband technologies have become essential to our daily lives, underpinning societal engagement, democratic participation,
commerce and government service delivery. Drawing on the rhetoric and reality of the ‘digital society,’ the course will provide a foundation for critical
reflection on the policy environment and actors shaping the development and use of broadband communication technologies. Issues addressed in
the course will include development and implementation of national digital strategies, basic service obligations (a CRTC hearing on this issue is
expected to be occurring during the course), digital divides, policy approaches to improving broadband infrastructure availability and affordability, and
international approaches to digital literacy and digital engagement.
Courses in other graduate programs
Please let us know during your advising appointment if you are interested in taking an out-of-program course. These courses will be
considered elective courses for both York students and Ryerson students. Forms must be processed through your program administrator.