Current Students
Temilade Adebiyi
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Reem Al-Wakeal
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Leina Amatsuji-Berry
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Alfrieda Owusu Asiamah
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Degrees:
Bachelor of Arts in Communication ( specialization in Journalism) - African University College of Communication (Ghana)
Research:
For my Masters thesis, I would like to venture into how popular culture is received and consumed by various groups at York university. I came across the term “popular culture” when my lecturer, Nanabanyin discussed it in a Mass Communication class in my first year in the university. My major interest in popular culture stems from the fact that it has proved over time to be a resilient and useful tool for assessing the attitudes of the masses in modern society. Studying popular culture
Seung Woo Baek
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Mark Bezdek
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Emily Blyth
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Zoe Burke
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Degrees:
BA in English Literature and Book & Media Studies from the University of Toronto
Research:
My research is grounded in urban studies and art history. My project focuses on the intersection between public art projects and community engagement in Canadian cities.
Supervisory Committee: Miranda Campbell
Adam Camacho
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Degrees:
Specialized Honors Major Law & Society
Specialized Honours Major Communication
Research:
Not confirmed.
Additional Information:
2019 Communications Intern Government of Canada-Minister of Crown Lands & Indigenous Relations
2018 Planning Assistant Toronto Transit Commission
2018 Human Resource Clerk Ministry of Government & Consumer Services
2017 Planning Assistant Toronto Transit Commission
2016 Assistant to the Director March of Dimes-Stakeholder Relations
2012 Library Clerk, Legal Law Library Intern Stickman Elliot LLB, Law Library
2011 Administrative Assistant Ontario Civilian Police Commission (Volunteer)
2010 York Region Student Advisory Board Representative,Ministry of Education
Sae Min Choi
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Patrick Dawson
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Kiersten Depina
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Awo Dirie
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Valeria Duarte
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Diana Edelhauser
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Oyindamola Esho
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Victoria Fleming
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Sophia Goshulak
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Andrew Greer
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Maura Hanley
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Isabel Inclan
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Degrees:
Bachelor degree in Science of Communication. UNAM
Research:
After many years of minimum participation in Canadian politics, the Hispanic Community in Toronto is starting a movement to participate actively and directly in politics in three levels of power. From volunteers to candidates, this visible minority is eager to be more visible and to get more representation. This movement is not being reflected in mainstream media, only in ethnic media. It is necessary to create an alternative product, such as a short documentary, to record this movement.
Additional Information:
Isabel Inclan has worked as a journalist for more than 20 years, in both Mexico and in Canada. She is a collaborator with New Canadian Media. She worked as a Press Office coordinator at the Consulate-General of Mexico in Toronto for seven years (2007-2014). In 2017, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation, and in collaboration with the Institute for Creative Exchange, Isabel produced the short video “Canada 150-150 Mexicans,” which portrays Mexicans who are contributing to the development of Canada. The video was screened at seven events in Toronto and Ottawa (https://bit.ly/35pUsoG). In 2016, she organized the first forum of Hispanic journalists at Glendon College with the support of Professor Alejandro Zamora. In 2015, Isabel was honoured as one of the “10 most influential Hispanic Canadians”, an annual award presented by the Canadian Hispanic Alliance.
Awni Kalkat
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Sohaila Khaliqyar
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Enna Kim
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Lauren Lyew
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Degrees:
Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto
Bachelor of Education, University of Toronto
Research:
My thesis will explore the intersection of race, gender, religion, class, and status within the context of hip-hop music in North America. It will consider the implications of hip-hop music as a tool for activism as well as for bridging gaps in the North-American Muslim woman's multiple identities.
research areas of interest:
cultural studies; hybridized identities; critical race theory; intersectionality; social media; gender studies; education; social movements; diaspora studies
Quinn MacNeil
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Gagan Nijjar
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Océane Nyela
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Degrees:
Honours Bachelor of Social Sciences with a Major in Criminology and a Minor in Sociology.
Research:
My research interests sit at the intersections of race and technology. Particularly, I am interested in studying the ways in which the Black Canadians have used technology to create and sustain their identity in relationship with the rest of the Black diaspora.
Mark Profiti
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Alanna Quinn
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Esther Sampson
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Degrees:
Honours Interdisciplinary Studies Degree - Seneca College
Supply Chain Management Graduate Diploma - Seneca College
Research:
My research looks at how, why and in what ways Japanese culture is commodified and consumed by western societies. Special attention is given to the presence of Orientalism and its role in western consumption of Japanese culture.
Delphine Seraphin Perrye
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Stedman Tabiri
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Simoni Vani
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Iris Verschuren
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Lauren Walter
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Sisi Wei
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture
Tamar Weinstein
MA candidate in the joint program in Communication & Culture