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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · 1d

What better time than to recognize a new alumna than during convocation week? Alysha Bains graduated for the second time from the School of Communication recently, this time to receive her PhD.

Learn more about her research and her work as the School's Head TA: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · 2d

Looking to take the next step in your career?

Applications for our graduate programs (MA and PhD) are now open! Apply now until January 15th, 2026.

More info for MA admissions: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

More for PhD admissions: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · 7d

Join us in congratulating our graduates at the FCAT Convocation celebration on October 9th!

The Convocation ceremony will be held at Convocation Mall at Burnaby Campus at 9:45am, with a reception to follow at the SW corner of the Reflection Pond.

Register now: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/R5D37FG

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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · 8d

On July 9 of this year, we had the privilege of hosting Dr. Claudette Lauzon (@claudettelauzon.bsky.social)

from @scasfu.bsky.social for a talk entitled 'Technics and Termites: Swarm Intelligence in Art and Visual Culture'.

To view their full lecture, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFY2...

Claudette Lauzon - Technics and Termites: Swarm Intelligence in Art and Visual Culture

YouTube video by Digital Democracies Institute

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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · 8d

Stay tuned for upcoming lectures and videos from the Fall Speaker Series at the DDI. To get on the invitee list for the Series, DM us your email ID and your institution!

#ContemporaryArts #Academics #SFU #SpeakerSeries
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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · 27d

Meet the School of Communication Leadership Team joining School Director Milena Droumeva and School Manager Manjeet Gill in September 2025!

Learn more about what they see as the challenges and opportunities for our School and its programs: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

Meet the School of Communication Leadership Team

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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Aug 22

📆 Event Alert: Join in for an electric conversation with Dr. Susan Erikson, an SFU Distinguished Professor, who studies highly complex political economies that shape human health.
Link - investable.eventbrite.ca

#BookLaunch #Investable #SFUVancouver
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Author Meets Critics: Dr. Susan Erikson's Book Launch

Dr. Susan Erikson, SFU Distinguished Professor, launches her book 'Investable! When Pandemic Risk Meets Speculative Finance'

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Aug 12

Congratulations to PhD student Hoornaz Keshavarzian, who won IAMCR's 2025 Decolonising the Digital Award!

IAMCR @iamcr.org · Jul 3

Congrats @hoornazkeshava.bsky.social‬ and the other winners! bsky.app/profile/iamc...

IAMCR @iamcr.org · Jun 25

🌐✨ Meet the winners of IAMCR’s 2025 Decolonising the Digital Awards!
From Indigenous language activism to feminist AI, these groundbreaking projects reimagine technology from the margins.
👉 Read more: iamcr.org/awards/decol...
#IAMCR2025 #DecoloniseTheDigital #DigitalJustice

sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Aug 11

Applications are still being accepted for the Postdoctoral position until this Friday!

sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jul 4

We're hiring! Postdoctoral position at the SFU School of Communication in the area of Journalism and Platforms. Work with professor Sarah Ganter at the intersection of journalism, policy and platform studies.

Apply by August 15th: www.sfu.ca/content/dam/...

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Aug 7

Photos from our Reimagining Data Project Showcase earlier this summer! In this course, students from different disciplines developed their own projects in a collaborative environment. Taught by CMNS professor Fred Lesage and SIAT professor Gillian Russell.

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Aug 1

Here's another clip on a similar topic, as professor Adel Iskandar discusses the diplomatic shifts on Israel and Palestine.

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations to CMNS professor Fred Lesage, an award recipient of the SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants Competition - Envisioning Governance Systems that Work. His project is on Creating Data Publics for Governance in collaboration with Professor Daniel Ashton (University of Southampton).

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jul 30

Hear from School of Communication professor Adel Iskandar as he discusses recent developments in the Palestine-Israel conflict on an interview with CBC.

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hear from Daniel Ahadi and Jennesia Pedri about the new course they developed - CMNS 200: Professional & Strategic Communication!

This course invites all students to build their professional communication skills, which are valuable across all industries.

www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

All Students Invited to Build their Professional Communication Skills in New Course

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jul 23

There's still time to apply to this Postdoctoral job opportunity. Don't miss out!

sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jul 4

We're hiring! Postdoctoral position at the SFU School of Communication in the area of Journalism and Platforms. Work with professor Sarah Ganter at the intersection of journalism, policy and platform studies.

Apply by August 15th: www.sfu.ca/content/dam/...

@sarahsoutlook.bsky.social

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jul 17

Representing SFU proudly at the IAMCR Conference in Singapore!

Pictured left to right, front to back: Dr. Anis Rahman, Monica Yousofi, Hoornaz Keshavarzian, Jimena Abreu Fernandez, Diana Limbaga, Dr. Ahmed Al-Rawi, Dr. Taeyoung Kim, Dr. Byron Hauck, Katya Letunovskaya.

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jul 14

Don't miss out on this Postdoctoral Fellow position in our School! Apply now!

www.sfu.ca/content/dam/...

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jul 8

We recently connected with alumnus Dr. Johnny Chan, who told us about how his time in the SFU School of Communication helped shape his professional journey. Hear from him, in his own words, in our alumni feature!

www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

Alumni Feature: Dr. Johnny Chan

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Digital Democracies Institute @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 Happening today, 2 PM PT: Join us for a hybrid talk titled 'The Celestial Latent Space of Benevolent Knowledge' by Evan Donahue, an outgoing member of the DDI team. The talk will cover his research during his time at the lab and beyond.

DM to register!

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Sarah Anne Ganter @sarahsoutlook.bsky.social · Jul 4

🚨 Academic Position Alert 🚨 I am hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow at SFU in Metro Vancouver. The candidate will work on a project studying the (un)intended consequences of platform regulations for journalism.
The position is funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant.
www.sfu.ca/content/dam/...

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jul 4

We're hiring! Postdoctoral position at the SFU School of Communication in the area of Journalism and Platforms. Work with professor Sarah Ganter at the intersection of journalism, policy and platform studies.

Apply by August 15th: www.sfu.ca/content/dam/...

@sarahsoutlook.bsky.social

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jun 23

Please join us for "i am holding", a video and sound installation by Natalie Dusek, presented as the creative component of their MA thesis in Communication at SFU.

Gallery 626 (626 Main St., Vancouver)
Friday, June 27
4–8 PM (open house)
Light refreshments served

All are welcome!

sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jun 19

Last week, School of Communication professor emeritus Barry Truax received an honorary degree from SFU.

Truax had a monumental impact on the world of sound as an integral part of the World Soundscape Project and Director of the Sonic Research Studio.

www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

Soundscape Studies Pioneer Barry Truax Receives Honorary Degree from SFU

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sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jun 17

A few photos from a workshop in our new course "Reimagining Data", where students were tasked with rethinking how we develop and share stories.

More information on this course can be found at: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

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Enda Brophy @enda-b.bsky.social · Jun 16

Some students walk in to the classroom and change your way of seeing the world. Joseph was one of them: an immensely talented filmmaker who we were so lucky to have in our very first Communication and Social Change MA cohort.

sfucmns @sfucmns.bsky.social · Jun 16

Graduate student Joseph Methuselah recently completed work on a short documentary titled "The Man in the Rectangle", which he co-wrote and co-produced.

The film had its world premier at SXSW London this month from June 2-7.

vimeo.com/1081706218

The Man in the Rectangle - Trailer

An underachieving actor poses as an AI-generated photographer in a staged reality workshop, challenging photographers to question their work, its human connection,…

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