[acc-cca-l] Graduate Programs in Communication & Media Studies at Concordia

[Jeremy Stolow]

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Dear friend and colleagues:

We are writing to ask if you could please help to advertise the MA in Media Studies and PhD in Communication programs at Concordia University among your colleagues and among students who are currently exploring options for graduate study in the areas of communication, media, and cultural studies. Our MA application deadline is 15 January 2020, and the PhD application deadline is 1 February 2020.

Now in its 31st year of existence, Concordia's PhD in Communication program is one of the first programs of its kind in Canada. Since 2017, we have also seen many changes, as our PhD program achieved administrative independence and as the ranks of our faculty have been renewed, opening up new areas of research and teaching expertise. We are a relatively small PhD program, allowing us to provide close mentoring to our students. Graduates of our program have launched careers, both inside and outside academia, across Canada and around the world. Profiles of many of our current PhD students can be found here<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fartsci%2fcoms%2fresearch%2fphd-bios.html&c=E,1,6QNnHl2U_cXLOC4obJjfS1Zrm4YSuuRTYti3fUiqikkym2PkdUU9gsgaQlMkNnKLPyMQZSV9uVjjJvi30TU5QhlXKPhIAo_gQvd2bdjGlTzrkG8,&typo=1>.

The MA in Media Studies is a two-year research-oriented degree that offers options to pursue a thesis, research-creation project, major research paper, or course-based study. Each year we admit a select group of highly motivated students to participate in our small class-sizes and close individual supervision. For a range of topics students pursue in our MA, visit our thesis and research-creation project titles<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fartsci%2fcoms%2fresearch%2fma-theses-list.html&c=E,1,s9ZYEak9onmBHQHYe2DHTOsZlbXWI3dsbvagA3kNTIuAKK39iSphK5uVLuoLLhnvST9GyXVm2CPPI65ErPfVuM4tspFEkKF7kBV7193M&typo=1>.

Both Concordia’s MA and PhD programs support a broad range of research, including (but not limited to) work in cultural studies, feminist media studies, media history and media archaeology, games studies, critical race studies, social and mobile media, sound studies, creative industries, media policy, popular culture, visual culture, religion and media, media and the environment, media and ageing, and critical disabilities studies. The Department and Concordia have a highly developed tradition for research-creation for over 30 years. Our programs provide advanced training in media and cultural analysis with a special emphasis on publicly and socially engaged practice. Students in our programs have produced award-winning research in the form of "traditional" scholarly theses as well as cutting-edge projects in research-creation (such as documentary films, interactive web-based projects, and multi-media installations), an area in which Concordia has been an international leader for many years.

Concordia’s MA and PhD students can also to take advantage of the fertile research and media arts environment that makes Montreal a leading international destination for advanced study and practice in the fields of communication, media, and cultural studies — not to mention our city’s distinction as  the world’s top ranked city for student life<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fcunews%2fmain%2fstories%2f2017%2f02%2f15%2fqs-rankings-montreal-best-student-city-in-the-world.html&c=E,1,rvsxMKtXM9i_3vl-cBcR8TPsdj6z90JV8nGUeYrzey2wT8OoeqfHd_ji5WoS11Nu4qKzrnDSgr19ghk9o-bVEw6ykAJgjTl5kOrmNhAzA1jo85uR45fM3f0WXjA,&typo=1>. Students in our graduate programs also benefit from opportunities to teach undergraduate courses within our department, to improve their French, and to take advantage of other forms of support and mentoring our university provides at the PhD level (including a  robust professional development program<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fstudents%2fgradproskills.html&c=E,1,VLiW35Bwu5GHzgGrGP_GWK01jaglmT64JmCi60Y5f_8ReTJ1eqgDWTO7X3v-mCrNxJLgVIlpnxAHY2EL-qx7B1aOfKJ4wuKiu_GCO_e9usCeb7PYi2xUayVl_F70&typo=1> and funding to support conference<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fsgs%2fawards-funding%2fin-house.html%23conference-exposition&c=E,1,c7g4sLq4bHIp3n_ZBu7VPV8Y3QuiauQx5_5p3aqrkQh2ZxcuFoXQidubEhe2LDTxvDTvNyoRcz5e4ZWR8yFVEacc3WV9bXHANjlvwezU7IcTdxhxAQ,,&typo=1> and research-related travel<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fstudents%2fexchanges%2ffunding%2fgraduate-mobility-award.html&c=E,1,2_17ZqMbshup3rvs4NKy-hGGcQAAwagaOgvksSMSA6z9QukjtJ-syP5uL6NVy2S4qzAEDySrFAmk2RQrzGuwr8T_evg-aMaSGNe_Yl8DdaE3VCChPfky6CTOpBoX&typo=1>). Our research-intensive department also provides opportunities for PhD students to receive training and employment in the form of research assistantships working on a wide range of projects housed within the department as well as in the many research units linked to various members of our department,including the Feminist Media Studio<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2ffeministmediastudio.ca%2f&c=E,1,1XqaPmUI4rg9_nEqqHF6RpEkDAx6SSiXQ8cez7jjnwvbPSO-stupRJ7Yqs3EZb5D9tZlv585EtvmkVXgKEu3h75HApZXwsFlWYEPY6dCP3baWh0,&typo=1>, the Intersectionality Research Hub<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fjiwani.concordia.ca%2f&c=E,1,vlyv5CQEytcxkyR5WvwG9nUDBWKBXYBAEKvw7s5MPlqu_Ds9bGX5w_8TXAY5DhE7NwI7pDqTcbuF0SBsWJWJXXDhZqN0pBj4ZU7AyjKUiim-lXeOc62jdpMYTp0,&typo=1>, the Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture & Technology<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fmilieux.concordia.ca%2f&c=E,1,gFX8m06VZA8-q2qUEWzKQ3GBYWu-dDs_vY17qMmszpTAet_8ujU6RHzlA9CAR6gx3gs4HK-HjFmf0OnYGa504B0JXdet-KfcYfSV12DEj8ru_AV22u6E&typo=1>, the Technology-Art-Games (TAG) Centre<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2ftag.hexagram.ca%2f&c=E,1,N0Hf-lM5ACZIV4O0i4GesvynAZ2FMZG-DekUREQdyf2T77N6XtolDtf-W4SLbh3frgMcVl5EKBJAkMetMVAee11dz9xJRb_A57hrPWf8wMD9z8etsDg2NOE,&typo=1>, the Aging + Communication + Technology<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2factproject.ca%2f&c=E,1,YCFbl7YDlGVALX0yj_amwt6BPaSHVbda975yBKUgKv_mt0OzxtVt7e1nW9DklEAjJvhZ5OLz0XVc6bOkEXxVsQk9rztALb24RSWKJEKd3A,,&typo=1> project, the Media History Research Centre<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mediahistoryresearch.com%2f&c=E,1,azOT6iaD4rTFj_-Wa0MfUw3l9zFcSEGxmACnHEd3379PtBXTMTHtPJXUkG1AXdZOJb3mr6Vsb9_alMpNfSByDnICPDfNN_0l8mpdM4S3Ir5aXiIhgreHs-rT&typo=1>, the Material Religion Initiative<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fartsci%2fcissc%2fworking-groups%2fMaterial-Religion.html&c=E,1,BkLTB4-yb1kl4sIbXvUNWS8lwCTvlpH4kZ8zDLqI5V5XQaOgIWv9tgwQlda_H447QBI-saHK9istLiWk6PBvsTfXmONGjB3qwsDe79Bg4nDh9Q,,&typo=1>, the Speculative Life Cluster<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.speculativelife.com%2f&c=E,1,OlC3Cwxu_AEh6yYgm2IWC_aP9ssI72Fu4yj6Hhke4aH-7AQQ1sBkO2Ifvl71HkzqHJYRsihnxmp2JVk_5PB12wMs8celeJkS4CHUHHSUmC4Su0sVh1axcsmI&typo=1>, the Critical Disabilities Studies Working Group<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fmia.mobilities.ca%2fcriticaldisability%2f&c=E,1,tUXutvExyjxrWyWV41vw8iCefx6MUm9LGfObLrIsEkbd6xt1nPxhoqkdNczEEhF4rO3ruoTMdpz3Xr_FZzUu_Drul1ifxUNVdf3_s8rdd_ux2IZT-b_B4QkkWQ,,&typo=1>, the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling,<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fstorytelling.concordia.ca%2f&c=E,1,mkyygskIZNOzUvtm6YQX4PItLcTFbn8eDZ9n-fVET6GJ7oouIZQTUdevvgS6Ik3QSWpDDKFNmxsbqldBkJoDI-_u6fJQsHlLoZjCz7UqjBk,&typo=1> the Centre for Sensory Studies<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fcentreforsensorystudies.org%2f&c=E,1,U7ai-gT22gIn9Q0VU2oP2sjKWXSEqIyBS4MeYnTXv0of7BXOVt5yxHUVWt_Y8LK1ApkRJrPVkUVEkezpGMdq7ddlO84seBIc-v_d2IiMrEIrjOg,&typo=1>, and the Montreal Signs Project<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.montrealsignsproject.ca%2f&c=E,1,tL6osmYBJDzo7GaJ2_szO0X8vptcj0z9sI6eiDN22dc2eI3N6caNHY_FKyduYmi8ot_vB0JFBrk4R6UOdABHuGKW2ZyAfnn0JGXhsdGjWNW1080SlhSX&typo=1>.
Please visit our MA Program website<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fartsci%2fcoms%2fprograms%2fmedia-studies-ma%2fcoms-ma.html&c=E,1,2vBys8kkBhHNB9VCShXaTDm-s5f7IuUyk7y0VHw2L2qiFNnAjLNpRUutV9OdHd7vTfUFd-kWJemKNZq47-k-KcMaPNp_Rl-rjkkT3Km2PNb87RzYooFWvu3Q&typo=1> and PhD program website<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fartsci%2fcoms%2fprograms%2fcommunication-studies-phd%2fcoms-phd.html&c=E,1,RJzavQjtyBtSIzccxjrEAL3H2gbUiExbJEZ4WyflPn-FxdU-p2qd5_Yylry3hQIx2OMUUu0-1VuXvB3HK11XXjI2gGnkr1yWy98xtndMdw,,&typo=1> for further details about our programs (including information about degree requirements, admission requirements, application instructions, etc). Profiles of our full-time faculty can be found here<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fartsci%2fcoms%2fabout%2ffaculty.html&c=E,1,ZhN5b9-tCR9jXOi4uvLcVNk39D-zNGRukwuwuGeqtbPIMAEirCvFEuRqvmdQSAGPFrQeIy0Q8pdxBKZ9VJ_OR4cMDyf5M9LkITrdknxcOKt3uQ,,&typo=1>  Further information about graduate study at Concordia can be found here<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.concordia.ca%2fsgs.html&c=E,1,Ubh0Jl4zcFMBzBEh3iorZkD67gATlj_2Pp--k4JuLM_GfhFvxOdmrtIZTJdIzVcGy-uUTsRftTg692DKe3pl2W6_8Sz0_v7K9QVQs_Q5k782nYs5&typo=1>. If, after consulting these websites, students have further questions, they are welcome to contact us directly, via Mr. Mircea Mandache, the Graduate Program Administrator (mircea.mandache at concordia.ca<mailto:mircea.mandache at concordia.ca>).

Many thanks for your help spreading the word,

Monika Kin Gagnon
Director, MA in Media Studies
Department of Communication Studies
Concordia University, Montréal, Canada
Located on Traditional Kanien’kehá:ka Nation Territory
monika.gagnon at concordia.ca<mailto:monika.gagnon at concordia.ca>

and

Jeremy Stolow
Director, PhD in Communication Program<https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/coms/programs/communication-studies-phd.html>
Co-Convenor, MRI: The Material Religion Initiative<https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/cissc/working-groups/Material-Religion.html>
Department of Communication Studies<https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/coms.html>
Concordia University, Montréal, Canada
jeremy.stolow at concordia.ca<mailto:jeremy.stolow at concordia.ca>
www.jeremystolow.com<http://www.jeremystolow.com/>


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