Carleton University Communication and Media Studies Program

Last night’s Attallah lecture was a SMASH (pun intended). A huge thank you to Dylan Mulvin for an engaging talk and to everyone who joined us!

The 20th annual Carleton COMS Graduate Caucus conference, (IN)TENSIONS, is coming up this Thursday (tomorrow!) and Friday, and there’s still time to register!

The conference is free for undergraduates and $35 for graduate students. More info and the links to register or volunteer are in our bio! We hope to see you there.

This afternoon, Dr. Itzayana Gutiérrez Arillo delivered a lecture entitled “Fantastic Forms of Violence: Comic strips, the comic magazine, and the anti-Chinese campaign in Mexico” to COMS faculty, students, and staff.

Dr. Gutiérrez Arillo is a postdoctoral fellow in Communication and Media Studies at Carleton University. Learn more about them and their research at the link in our bio.

We hope you’ve been enjoying a great reading week, but changing leaves and pumpkin spice means winter is just around the corner… If you haven’t registered for winter classes yet, now’s a great time to review some options for your timetable.

Space can run out, and course availability may depend on enrolment, so don’t put it off any longer!

We’re excited to offer a brand-new third-year workshop course this winter!

Hone your communication skills through hands-on practice + contribute to local community initiatives. Apply your professional training by working on a meaningful project that can also double as a line on your resume. Students will partner with an organization to develop communication materials that may include: social media strategies, media kits, promotional campaigns, and internal communications.

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the 15th Annual Attallah Lecture, and thank you to Prof. Joan Donovan for the wonderful talk!

Can’t wait to meet some future 🐦‍⬛ Ravens 🐦‍⬛ this weekend at the Ontario Universities Fair!

If you’re checking out OUF this weekend, come say hi and find out how our B.CoMS program prepares effective and ethical communicators for the challenges of today and the careers of tomorrow.

🤫 Sneak peek at some of the swag we’ll be handing out to new Ravens at COMS Academic Orientation Day next week.

This fall, students in Prof. Emily Hiltz’s COMS 4507 honours workshop will be conducting exciting research for government, university, and academic partners. Working in a team-based environment, students will gain practical experience and contribute to real communications projects. Spots are still available for this workshop!

Still need to complete a fourth-year COMS honours workshop for graduation? Beat the rush and submit your request now!

Please note that one workshop can be approved per student at this time.

Congratulations to Dr. Carly Dybka, PhD! In June, became the most recent graduate of the PhD in Communication. Her dissertation explored how branches of the Government of Canada conduct social media monitoring, and the tools they use to achieve this goal. Read more about Dr. Dybka and her research at the link in our bio.