Toronto Metropolitan University
Communication and Culture
Abstract This paper argues that locative media studies offers much broader insights on the logic of new media than is currently espoused. Media scholars have largely restricted the analysis of locative technologies to hand-held and... more
- by Greg Elmer
This article investigates the impact that the initial financialization of the Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company (Marconi) had upon its core business model, its relationship with its workers, government, and the bourgeoning investor... more
This commentary offers some lessons learned from recent attempts by the author to produce and fund documentary films in the university setting. The article pays particular attention to how crowdfunding can be utilized by first-time media... more
The Canadian media landscape is changing at an unanticipated pace, catching public and private broadcasters off-guard and ill equipped to meet the changing demands of the market. This is placing significant strain on the regulator’s... more
Chapter in THE POWER OF DEATH: Contemporary Reflections on Death in Western Society Edited by Maria-José Blanco and Ricarda Vidal. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books. October 2014. ISBN 978-1-78238-433-5