The ComCult Weekly
December 14, 2020 | Volume 2, Number 15 |
“I heard a bird sing in the dark of December. A magical thing. And sweet to remember. We are nearer to Spring than we were in September. I heard a bird sing in the dark of December.”
- Oliver Herford (1860-1935) writer, artist, illustrator.
Call for Papers/Call for Submissions | ||
EXTENDED CFP DEADLINE: Call for Papers: The 16th Annual Communication Graduate Caucus Conference at Carleton University March 22-24, 2021 | Carleton University, Ottawa, ON. See pdf for a detailed list of proposed topics. (read more on the conference website) |
Events | ||
Free Legal Advice Clinic Tuesday, Dec. 15 Ryerson Law Research Centre and Miller Thomson LLP run a law clinic which provides free legal advice to Ryerson students, Chang School learners and those affiliated with learning zones such as DMZ, on a range of legal issues (such as business or work-related issues, consumer contracts, and small claims actions). GRAD Breather: Practicing Mindfulness January 26 In this first session, we briefly review the background and purpose of mindfulness followed by a guided mindful breathing practice. Online event Graduate Leadership Institute: Learning to Lead: Mindset January 26, 1:30 pm As the school year starts up again, you will have many academic demands and life stresses. How can you stay personally motivated as a graduate student? As a leader, how can you also help motivate others? In this virtual interactive session, we will explore several theories of motivation and discuss its relevance and application to your context. RSVP |
Announcements | ||
University of Toronto Led Survey Study: Effect of COVID-19 on the life and work of researchers We are a team of researchers from the University of Toronto studying the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the work of academic and non-academic researchers across multiple disciplines. We would appreciate it if you could please share the following 5-minute anonymous and voluntary survey with your grad students and postdocs. We need your help to understand the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the life and work of researchers. You are invited to participate in a 5-minute anonymous and voluntary survey, which will provide empirical evidence to identify how the coronavirus pandemic has changed your work routines, efficiency, and research objectives. Your response to this survey will guide researchers and communities to better adapt and take appropriate measures in such unprecedented times. The survey does not gather any identifiable information. You can leave the study anytime without the data being recorded. This study is led by the University of Toronto and approved by the Research Ethics Board. For more information, please contact S. Aryan Ghaffarizadeh and Dr. Alison Olechowski at aryan.ghaffarizadeh@mail.utoronto.ca |
ComCult in the News | ||
An Analysis of Gender-Inclusive Language and Imagery in the Top-Rank Board Game Rulebooks Tanya Pobuda (ComCult PhD) and co-author Shelly Jones looked at the top-ranked BoardGameGeek (BGG) rulebooks to answer the question, "How gender inclusive are the rulebooks found in the top 40 BGG-ranked games?" Pobuda and Jones found that only 11 rulebooks or 27.5 percent of the sample contained even a few images of feminine-presenting representation in their pages. The study further found that the word ‘she’ appears 392 times or 26.2 percent of the total occurence of gendered pronouns, and the word ‘he’ appears 1,107 times or 73.8 percent of time in the rulebooks of the top 40 BGG-ranked games. The study found that 42.1 percent of the games or 16 of the top-ranked BGG games had the option of at least one playable character who was a woman or girl; this represented 63 feminine-presenting playable characters across 16 games. (read article) |
Scheduled Defences | ||
MA Project-Paper Contestable Confessions of the Untranslatable: a Worldmaking Project (Lucy Wowk) December 17, 2020 Defences are public, but guest registration is required. For a full list of upcoming thesis and dissertation defences see YSGS’ Scheduled Examinations Page. |
Employment Opportunities | ||
The following are the latest job postings that popped into my inbox. To view job details and apply to a job, visit ryerson.ca/careers/search-available-career-opportunities.
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Upcoming Dates & Deadlines | ||
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