Survey: BMS Virtual Event Programming 20W
Deadline: August 4, 2020 

Which media-related guest speakers would you like to hear from? What types of virtual event programming would you like to see? 

As part of our efforts in facilitating program-wide online public events for you this upcoming academic year (20W), we would like to hear your ideas and suggestions! Please let us know at the survey linked below. 
 

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Survey: Core Plus and Media-Related Elective Recommednations 
Deadline: August 4, 2020 

We are interested in hearing which Core Plus and media-related electives you have taken and would recommend to other BMS students.

Through your recommendations and testimonials, you will be helping guide incoming and current BMS students in choosing Core Plus Courses and electives. Please let us know at the survey link below. 

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We are hiring BMS Peer & Academic Mentors!
Deadline: August 10, 2020 

Are you looking for a way to get involved with the BMS community, and gain leadership, teamwork, and group facilitation skills? Do you have a passion for inspiring others to reach their full potential - in their media academic studies and beyond?

We are excited to be hiring Peer & Academic Mentors for the inaugural BMS Peer and Academic Mentor Program! You will be directly impacting the first-year experience of our incoming BMS students. Please click below for more information. 

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UBC MSSA is Hiring VP Marketing! 
Deadline: July 31, 2020 

Your Media Studies Student Association is hiring for VP Marketing! 

They're looking for someone who is passionate about communicating with audiences through digital media and connecting BMS students together - all years are encouraged to apply to join the executive team! Please click below for more information. 
 

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#MOAFromHome: Stay Connected Online
Ongoing

"Art has always been the balm for difficult times. So, while we move through these disquieting days, we encourage you to keep art, culture and heritage in your daily life. Keep your body healthy, your mind expanding and your spirits high." - MOA

Visit MOA virtually by clicking the link below.

Exhibition Page

Powell Street Festival Telethon
August 1, 2020, 2-7pm

Celebrate Japanese Canadian culture while giving back to your community!

There will be live performances, messages from festival vendors and friends, and opportunities to express your support for Powell Street Festival in its 44th year.
 

Festival Page 

UBC REC: Get Active at Home
Ongoing 

UBC REC is offering ways to thrive from the comfort of your own space. From free virtual fitness classes to helpful blogs, Get Active at Home is a resource to help you move more, move well and keep moving while at home. Check out the resources at the link below!

Get Active at Home

ASTU 400G: Fandom and Fanworks in the Age of the Internet
Offered in 20W Term Two 

This course surveys current internet fan culture, analyzing fanart, fan fiction, fan videos, cosplay, and online fan spaces in the context of gender studies, critical theory, queer theory, sociology, and other critical discourses.



 

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DMED 503: Foundations of Game Design
Offered in 20W Term One 

This course explores game design from both a theoretical and applied standpoint. Students will explore the various aspects of games – from “indie” to “triple A” titles - including mechanics, emotion, agency, balance, motivation and the process of making games (plan, build, test and repeat!).

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ENGL 245: Comics and Graphic Media 
Offered in 20W Term Two 

In this course, students will survey key texts in emerging canons of graphic media—hybrids and mixtures of comics, illustrated texts, cartoons, graphic novels, graffiti, visual media and other genres—with an eye to establishing our own workable critical reading practices. 

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FIPR 469A: Special Projects
Offered in 20W Term Two

This course offers an introduction to the techniques and practice of video production within the context of cultural and community stories/issues. Students will work in groups to produce short fiction or documentary films examining these stories and issues. 


 

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ACAM 250: Asian Canadians in Popular Culture 
Offered in 20W Term One

This course examines popular culture as a site in and through which Asian Canadian identities and collectivities are produced. The depiction of Asian Canadians in diverse realms of popular culture created by Asian Canadians themselves, will be used as an entry point into our examination. 

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JRNL 400: Feminist Postcolonial Critique and Journalism in a Digital Age
Offered in 20W Term One

This course will look at feminist and postcolonial critiques related to professional norms and practices of journalists, examining underlying democratic ideals in a rapidly evolving media landscape.


 

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