FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

Communication Studies & Media Arts

Past Major Research Projects in Communication and New Media MA Program

Representing a year or more of research and writing, finishing a thesis is a significant moment in the life of our MA graduate students. We are proud to showcase the achievements of our students with this list of completed theses.

Class of 2019

Tala Al-Ramahi, “Can You Hear Me: A Case Study of Palestinian Voices in Canadian Mainstream Media”
Supervisor: Dr. Faiza Hirji; Second Reader: Dr. Sara Bannerman

Emmanuel Appiah, “Not a Moment, A Movement, Again: A Critical Analysis of Black Television in the Post-Network Era”

Supervisor: Dr. Sara Bannerman; Second Reader: Dr. Faiza Hirji

Liam Floyd,“‘We Want to Love Her But She Makes It Impossible’: A Textual Analysis of LGBTQ Representation and Use of Humour in Queer Television Comedies Please Like Me and Will & Grace”

Supervisor: Dr. Christine Quail; Second Reader: Dr. Christina Baade

Alejandro Franco Briones, “TIMENOT: A Computational Notation for Time-Oriented Live Coding”

Supervisor: Dr. David Ogborn; Second Reader: Dr. Christina Baade

Nicholas Hoskin, “From LAN to Esports: A Brief Overview of Competitive Gaming and the Transition to Power in a Streaming Society”

Supervisor: Dr. Philip Savage; Second Reader: Dr. Andrew Mactavish

Nic Lazzarato, “aMAZEment – Navigating the Jungle of Media Literacy: A Virtual Reality Game to Teach Social Media Strategies”

Supervisor: Dr. Christine Quail; Second Reader, Dr. Paula Gardner

Lin, Theresa, “Changing Attitudes with a Wordless Visual Narrative Strategy – The Case of Homosexuality in Taiwan”

Supervisor: Dr. Paula Gardner; Second Reader: Liss Platt

Timon Moolman, “Independent Musicians in a Neoliberal Society: An Auto-Ethnographic Examination of Industry, Labour and Success”

Supervisor: Dr. Christina Baade; Second Reader: Dr. Sara Bannerman

Joey Ness, “Gamic E-Health Initiatives Meet Cancer: Theory, Practice and Design”

Supervisor: Dr. Sara Bannerman; Second Reader: Dr. Terry Flynn

Gil Niessen, “Selling Out-ness: A Semiotic and Critical Discourse Analysis of Advertising in IN MAGAZINE”

Supervisor: Dr. Paula Gardner; Second Reader: Dr. Christine Quail

Bud Roach, “Aiming for Authenticity: Video Representation of Historically Informed Performance”

Supervisor: Dr. David Ogborn; Second Reader: Dr. Chris Myhr

Victoria Throckmorton, “The Force Against Hegemony: Representation of Masculinities in STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS”

Supervisor: Dr. Faiza Hirji; Second Reader: Dr. Christine Quail

Sumi Voora, “Does the Subject Matter, Matter?: An Examination of the Perceived Value of Learning Management Systems by Subject Matter”

Supervisor: Dr. Philip Savage; Second Reader: Dr. Terry Flynn