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Dann Downes is a Professor of Information Communication Studies at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. He obtained his BA from the University of Ottawa, MA from Carleton University, and PhD from McGill University in Communication. Downes has also served as a post-doctoral fellow at the Faculty of Law at McGill and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His teaching encompasses media theory, popular music, and the regulation of intellectual property. He has published articles on topics including copyright transproperty, the new media economy, and the role of media in constructing community and personal identity. His research interests focus on D.I.Y. culture, handmade electronic musical technology, the regulation of intellectual property within cultural industries, and popular culture. As a musician with twenty-five years of experience, he performs roots music and surf guitar, with his latest recording, 'Morticia Project,' released in 2017, and featured in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.'
University of New Brunswick • Saint John
Teaching and research in Information Communication Studies.
Department of Business / Department of Management / Department of Business Administration