From September 2018 to April 2019, for the second time, I was a Teaching Assistant in the course on Communication Theory at the Department of Communication Studies at the Concordia University. More than just marking assignments and papers, I had the opportunity…
TA Communication Theory 2015-2016
From September 2015 to April 2016 I was a Teaching Assistant in the course on Communication Theory at the Department of Communication Studies at the Concordia University. More than just marking assignments and papers, I had the opportunity to run tutorial sessions…
A few thoughts on culture industry
Social Control Communication theorists and advertiser experts (Lazarsfield & Merton, 1969; Schramm, 1954) explain mass communication effect based on consumers’ needs, and for that reason, culture was accepted with so little resistance. This produces a positive feedback, a circle of…
A Collaborative Mobile Cultural Mapping Workshop & Exhibition at ISEA 2015
Today I attend A Collaborative Mobile Cultural Mapping Workshop & Exhibition at ISEA 2015 The workshop started with the participants introducing themselves and briefly talked about their own research interests. Next, Dr. Martha Ladly took over to give a quick…
Published: Mobile Media as New Forms of Spatialization
A short version of the third chapter of my thesis was published in the Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. Here are the abstract and the link to the paper: The physical space has historically served as an important support for human expression. However, the…
Decoding Location-Based Information: Mobile Media Approach
Physical space always served as a support for human expression: inscriptions on stones, statues, billboards, posters, and so on. However, the production of location-based information is usually restricted and controlled by government powers, which have the authority to choose what…