This article examines the works of Innis and McLuhan as founders of a current of communication thought whose central feature is to consider media as both objects and vectors of explanation. It shows how Innis’s conception of the medium is…

Shaping a human world is generally understood from an inorganic point of view. Sand becomes microchips while stones are turned into homes, projectiles or writing surfaces. In this article, I suggest broadening these conceptions and looking at the shaping of…

ABSTRACT In August 1967, as the slogan Black Power burst the confines of African American subcultures and global anti-colonial movements began to circulate prominently within mainstream mass media, seven men from two countries met via a transnational telephone connection to…

ABSTRACT On October 17, 2009, seventy-six Tamil refugees arrived off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia. This study examines how the Canadian newsprint media portrayed this event and in which policy context this coverage occurred. We analyze articles published between…

This article discusses the articulations between gender, politics, and media. With the increasing importance taken by the personalization and personalities of political actors in the political process, this research aims to offer a better understanding of the ways in which…