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Meet our scholars

Welcome to the Department of Communication, Media and Film, where our expert researchers explore the world and provide valuable and innovative insights.

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Recent Scholar Achievements

Julia Chan, assistant professor, Department of Communication, Film and Media

2025 SSHRC Insight Development Grants to UCalgary researchers

Dr. Julia Chan received the SSHRC insight development grant for exploring Surveillance, Il/legibility, and Mixed-Race Subjectivity.

Dr. Maria Petrova Bakardjieva looking at the camera

2024 Insight Grants to UCalgary researchers

Dr. Maria Petrova Bakardjieva received the grant for exploring intersecting dynamics of trust in news.

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Faculty members named UCalgary Research Excellence Chairs

Prestigious program champions research prowess and leadership across disciplines

Researchers in the news

In the News Jessalynn Keller, Communications, Media and Film, in CBC News

Why the Teen Vogue closure is a big deal in this political climate

In the News Julia Chan, Communication, Media and Film, in Live Wire Calgary

Academic artists turn spy gear into tools for joyful resistance

In the News Dawn Johnston, Communication, Media and Film, in Airdrie Echo

Life after: Alberta's Canadian Idol finalists reflect on the impact of reality-TV's, often fleeting, fame

In the News Marcia Jenneth Epstein, Communication, Media and Film, in Warlus Magazine

How Hearing Protection Became Cool

In the News Dawn Johnston, Communication, Media and Film, in CTV News

'It feels like a dream': Calgary Swifties travel to Toronto and Vancouver for Taylor Swift tour