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Liam Cole Young is an Associate Professor and Co-Director at the School of Journalism and Communication. His research spans media theory, cultural techniques, and histories of data information. He is currently involved in significant projects, including 'Salt Studies: Techniques Taste Time,' which examines the cultural significance of salt, and 'Gambling, Speculation, Financialization Sport,' focusing on the history of sports gambling. Young’s work emphasizes the role of media as sites of power struggles, influenced by Canadian and German media theorists such as Innis, McLuhan, and Benjamin. He has organized conferences and contributed to various scholarly publications, and his book 'List Cultures: Knowledge Poetics Mesopotamia BuzzFeed' delves into cultural techniques of administration. He is open to supervising graduate students interested in sports, popular culture, internet studies, and media history.
School of Journalism and Communication • Ottawa, ON
Oversees academic programs and coordinates research initiatives in the School of Journalism and Communication.
School of Journalism and Communication • Ottawa, ON
Teaches courses related to media theory and cultural studies.
Includes MEng and MASc options.