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Alexander Ross is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information at the University of British Columbia. He is a critical communications scholar whose focus includes media theory and the political economy of communication. His interdisciplinary research examines the impact of communication systems and infrastructures on the development of new media industries and cultural production. Alexander's work is mainly centered on the role of digital platforms, particularly the influence and volatility of highly contingent commodities in today’s media landscape. His research is also grounded in broader questions of contingency and ephemerality within media communication, exploring critical issues in the context of Indigenous perspectives. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Studies from the University of Toronto and an M.A. in Communication and Culture from Toronto Metropolitan University. In addition to his academic work, he is a proud member of the Mi'kmaw Millbrook Nation and actively engages with the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
University of Toronto’s Centre for Culture and Technology • Toronto, ON
Conducted research and taught courses on hacker culture, games, and political economy.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.