The Rise of Citizen Journalism
Citizen journalism—also called citizen media, participatory journalism, partisan media, or public journalism—is the act of regular citizens creating and disseminating news stories. This…
Read MoreCanLit Constructs: The social process of value, prestige, and taste production in Canadian literary prizes
Originally submitted April 17, 2015 for “Art Worlds & Communication” (CMNS 488) at Simon Fraser University, professor Jan Marontate In March 2013, Madeleine…
Read MoreA Sociological Analysis of The Biltmore Housing Project
The article “Biltmore building set to take on tenants” was published in The Globe and Mail on February 12, 2014 (Woo S3), which…
Read MoreWhy We Still Need Freedom to Read Week
The following essay was written for a graduate seminar in the Master of Publishing program (MPub) at Simon Fraser University. PUB 800 | Spring…
Read MoreForever Young: A Rationale for Dividing the Juvenile Book Category
The following essay was written for a graduate seminar in the Master of Publishing program (MPub) at Simon Fraser University. PUB 800 | Fall…
Read MoreWhat Wattpad Brings to the Publishing Table
The following essay was written for a graduate seminar in the Master of Publishing program (MPub) at Simon Fraser University. PUB 800 | Fall…
Read MoreThis is Your Brain on E-Lit
From LongReads to Medium, WattPad to Electric Lit, we are reading more than ever thanks to the internet and in fact, electronic literature…
Read MoreThe Witcher Series
The Witcher Series: A Case Study of Transmedia and Narrative in Video Games The following essay was written for a graduate seminar in…
Read MoreRepublishing Out-of-Print Books: A Case Study
Back to the Future: Republishing Out-of-Print Books and the Vancouver 125 Legacy Books Project The following essay was written for a graduate seminar…
Read MoreThe Rhetoric of Self-Help Literature
The genre of non-academic and non-scientific self-help literature has existed for a long time, but experienced an increased surge in popularity in the…
Read MoreMedia Democratization & Alternative Media
Abstract This paper explores media democratization in the form of alternative news outlets, using Vancouver Observer as a case study. Canada’s media experienced…
Read MoreFibre Art & Social Change
Art-making and objects of art hold a powerful role as tools of social change, particular within grassroots social movements. There are many contemporary…
Read MoreReconciling Technology and Nature in Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki’s films offer a critique of the role of media technology in contemporary culture, specifically in their relation to the natural world….
Read MorePunk & Subculture Resistance Movements
There are a number of factors that facilitated punk subculture to prosper, including the emergence of a ‘youth’ market in the 1920s, the…
Read MoreCopyright Policy Reform in Canada
PART I: Narrative Chronology of the Policy Process Canada’s first copyright act was passed in 1921 but did not come into affect until…
Read MoreThe PostSecret Phenomenon in the Network Society
PostSecret is “an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.” This anonymous,…
Read MoreCrafting and Third-Wave Feminism
In the early 2000s, crafting and needlework experienced a huge resurgence in popularity amongst a young demographic in First World countries. These crafters,…
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