We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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COMM 2270U – Entertainment Goes Global: from Hollywood to the World

This course examines the globalization of entertainment media, with a focus on the power, prestige and influence of Hollywood brands and franchises around the world. Students learn about the business of the national and trans-national entertainment industries, the policies national governments use to support these, the production of entertainment by workers around the world, the genres and texts of popular blockbuster films and TV formats, global entertainment soft power and branding campaigns, over-the-top streaming and social media platforms and entertainers, and the ways entertainment may influence viewers and cultures while moving across borders. Overall, the course is a foundation in the political economy of the global entertainment industries.