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Gary Genosko, PhD

Professor
  • Communication modelling
  • Administrative surveillance
  • Critical semiotics
  • Technoculture
  • Museum exhibition design

Emilia King

Emilia King, PhD

Assistant Professor
  • Entrepreneurship in creative industries
  • Digital economy
  • Political economy of communications
  • Platforms for creators
  • Business of streaming
  • Independent media production
  • Creative labour and diversity
  • Legal, policy and regulatory factors shaping online creators in local, national, and global markets
  • Design-thinking for storytelling
  • Content development, management, and promotion strategies

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Zenia Kish, PhD

Assistant Professor
  • Politics of social media
  • Digital life and identity
  • Misinformation and propaganda
  • Platform studies
  • Critical data studies
  • Political economy of digital media
  • Food and media

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Sharon Lauricella, PhD

Professor
  • Ethical use of generative AI
  • Social media promotion
  • Digital identity

Tanner Mirrlees

Tanner Mirrlees, PhD

Professor
  • Creative industries economics
  • Creative industries law, policy and regulation
  • Work and labour in the creative industries
  • Social media platforms and creator cultures
  • Online creators and political advocacy / activism

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Isabel Pedersen, PhD

Professor
  • Emerging technologies
  • Digital and AI assistants for platforms
  • AI ethics and AI literacy
  • Child creators/ influencers
  • Digital arts and media creation

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Andrea Slane, PhD

Professor
  • Legal, policy and regulatory factors shaping the work of online creators in local, national, and global markets
  • Intellectual property
  • Privacy and data protection
  • Emerging AI governance models
  • Consumer protection vis a vis digital products and practices
  • Liability for online harms