ALiGN: Alternative Global Network Media Lab

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Saturday, April 30, 2022

Brandon Rigato presented at the House of Commons

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Brandon Rigato gave a Witness statement for the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security panel for the study of the Rise of Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism... More

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Brandon Rigato gave a Witness statement for the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security panel for the study of the Rise of Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism (IMVE) in Canada. Rigato is a doctoral candidate (ABD) of Communication and Media Studies at the School of... More

Thursday, February 24, 2022

[Millennials’ Voices] Issue 8: By Gen Z for Gen Z

By Ghadah Alrasheed Introduction If you ask anyone what defines Generation Z, their instant response would be probably “social media”. Words such as “digital-savvy” emerged to describe... More

By Ghadah Alrasheed Introduction If you ask anyone what defines Generation Z, their instant response would be probably “social media”. Words such as “digital-savvy” emerged to describe millennials’ use of new media but things with Generation Z seem to have shifted to another level of digital use and consumption. And this is not strange... More

Thursday, February 24, 2022

StoryGround

By Siqi Wu Click here to visit the website Nowadays, most media is adult-dominated and contains many stereotypical images of young people. Therefore, I chose to make media that is not only directed towards young people but also produced by our... More

By Siqi Wu Click here to visit the website Nowadays, most media is adult-dominated and contains many stereotypical images of young people. Therefore, I chose to make media that is not only directed towards young people but also produced by our youth. As a member of Gen Z, I must admit that we... More

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Waddle TV

By Sophie Marvell Click here for a full view of "Waddle TV": The app design I have created is for an application aimed to create educational, and entertaining content for children at the ages of 0-6. The app is called “Waddle TV”. What inspired this app... More

By Sophie Marvell Click here for a full view of "Waddle TV": The app design I have created is for an application aimed to create educational, and entertaining content for children at the ages of 0-6. The app is called “Waddle TV”. What inspired this app design was the need for advertisement-free and education/entertaining... More

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

CyberSupport: Youth, Social Media and Cyberbullying

By Thomas Pouta Click here to visit the website In discussions of youth and their consumption of contemporary media, cyberbullying emerges as one of the most pressing issues. This... More

By Thomas Pouta Click here to visit the website In discussions of youth and their consumption of contemporary media, cyberbullying emerges as one of the most pressing issues. This project is designed to address this issue through stories inspired by the aesthetics and storylines of vintage adventure games such as Mytsery House (1980/On-Line... More