This session has been subdivided to feature into two sessions. Digital Media and Society I This session’s papers will analyse the structures and explore the phenomenology of the experience of social interactions involving digital media. [...]
The ways in which we define, form and experience family and intimate relationships are changing, and we are constantly made aware of this through what we read, watch and listen to in mainstream media and [...]
Research that combines the sociology of health with media analysis has expanded considerably in the last ten years. The relationship between health, illness, and the media is complex including, among other topics, representations, information, communication, [...]
The Internet has had a faster diffusion rate among Canadians than any other technology, reaching over 80% in 2010 (Haight, Quan-Haase, & Corbett, 2012). Many Canadians use the Internet every day. Although a clearer picture [...]
Mediating creative practice: Pragmatics Circulating in sites as diverse as design fairs, urban policy documents and TED talks, the ideology of “creativity” has become a powerful discourse in contemporary society. Yet creativity and innovation are [...]