Dr. Joshua Neves

Associate Professor

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Biography

Joshua Neves' research centers on global digital media with a particular focus on video, television, and digital culture in China, Asia, and the Global South. His work is informed by cultural and political theory, media ethnography, and critical perspectives on development and legitimacy. He is the co-editor of 'In/Convenience: Inhabiting Logistical Surround' (2024), lead author of 'Technopharmacology' (2022), and author of 'Underglobalization: Beijing’s Media Urbanism Chimera Legitimacy' (2020). He has co-edited 'Asian Video Cultures: Penumbra Global' (2017) and published articles in reputable journals such as Media Theory, Cultural Critique, and Film Quarterly. Currently, Neves is engaged in examining media development in the age of the fourth industrial revolution and the implications of video art in the internet television era.

Research Interests

Courses

Cinemas Under/Overdevelopment Moving Image Society Film Studies Specialization Seminar Cinema Age Smart Technologies Cinema/Media Race Critical Theories Film History 1959 Technology Intimacy Media Genealogies Digital Digital Media: Theory Practice Digital Culture: Theory Practice Digital Media Ethnography Piracy: Culture Politics Global TV Methods Film Studies Genealogies Digital Media Cultural Theory Global Asias

Requirements for Concordia University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in cinematic arts or equivalent proficiency
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema; focuses on cinematic arts practice and research-creation.