The Memo A monthly review of campus events, academic reminders, and program updates for Media Studies students. November 2020 | Featured News - Spark: Jayce Salloum, BMS Speaker Series - Nov. 18
Featured Events - Navigating your Career in the Midst of COVID-19 with The LinkedIn Guys - Nov. 19
- BMS Peer Mentorship Session #3 - Nov. 25
- Hot Docs Podcast Accerlerator - Dec. 4
Opportunities - What lights you up? Design Competition - Nov. 18
- Brushes and Buchanan - Dec. 3
- Beacon: Journal of Media Studies: Submissions are Open - Jan. 1
- Build your website for free - Ongoing
Featured Courses - THTR 399E: Improv for Collaborative Projects
- ASIA 490Z: Japanese Pink Cinema: Gender, Sexuality, and Screen Studies
Advising Corner - BMS Advising
- UBC Wellness Centre Virtual Services
- UBC Keep Learning Resource
- November is Thrive Month
- UBC Student Assistance Program (SAP)
| Spark Speaker: Jayce Salloum Wednesday November 18 | 6:30 - 7:30PM (PST) The Media Studies program is excited to present Spark, a series of virtual talks on Zoom featuring inspiring local artists, scholars, and performers in the field of media studies! Join us for the second talk of our Spark series by Jayce Salloum, a multidisciplinary artist for his talk called “this time (beyond now): vulnerability, intimacy & discursivity into and out of the field(s) of practice and play.”
About “this time (beyond now): vulnerability, intimacy & discursivity into and out of the field(s) of practice and play.”:
Jayce Salloum will discuss on the significance of spoken word, text-image, photography and video pieces in producing meaningful work in this time of the pandemic. How can we think through this period, this time, through into something useful, something better? Is there more to a form that becomes a sutured manifesto disguised as poetic ramblings and rants out into the void? How does your work perform it’s mandate, going hand in hand with the overarching displacements of time and space? About Jayce Salloum: As if an itinerant geographer of conflicted territories (most everywhere), Salloum observes the world and creates/collects a subjective archive of images to make meaning from. Since arriving here - by no means of his own volition - he tries to go only where he is invited or where there is an intrinsic affinity, his projects being rooted in an intimate engagement with place. After 21 years living and working elsewheres he planted himself on the unceded stolen lands of the Xʷməθkʷey̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh + Səíl̓wətaʔł. Recognizing and acting on this is an everyday practice, Salloum has lectured and published pervasively and exhibited peripatetically at the widest range of local and international venues possible and most improbable, from the smallest unnamed storefronts in his downtown eastside Vancouver neighbourhood to institutions such as the Musée du Louvre and Museum of Modern Art. --
Spark is an intimate and interactive series that will spark your imagination, spark new perspectives, and spark important dialogues in the ever evolving and diverse discipline that is media. Each talk will be followed with a Q&A segment where you will have the opportunity to ask the speakers your questions. With each talk’s theme connected to Media Studies in its unique way, you’ll have the exclusive opportunity to discover, and see how the theory and knowledge you have learned, and are continuing to learn in your courses impact, contribute, and change the world. The event is free, but please RSVP by by Monday, November 16, by clicking the button below to retrieve your Zoom link! RSVP Here | | | Navigating your Career in the Midst of COVID-19 with The LinkedIn Guys Nov. 19th, 2020, 12:00-1:00PM (PST) As the long-term economic impacts of Covid-19 are still uncertain, job-seekers face a particularly challenging road ahead. Navigating your career in today’s environment brings unique challenges. Join The LinkedIn Guys on November 19th to learn how to succeed in a virtual recruitment setting and standout to employers poised to hire throughout this crisis. Learn more about the event in the link below. More Information | | | | BMS Peer Mentorship Session #3 Nov. 25th, 2020, 8:00-9:00AM (PST) Save the date first-year BMS students! We’re excited to announce that this month’s virtual BMS Peer Mentorship session will feature Jueun and Vidushy, who will share their best pointers on academic success and wellness during finals week. They will also be sharing advice on the featured courses of the month, CPSC 103 and CPSC 110, with tips straight from your professors! You may also submit questions before the session that you would like for them to cover in the session through the link below by November 20th. Submit Your Questions | | | | Hot Docs Podcast Accerlerator Submissions Deadline: Dec. 4th, 2020 at 11:59PM The program is open to aspiring Canadian audio creators between 18-34, who have either recently graduated from school in a related field or are in the early stages of a career in podcasting/audio. With podcasting becoming a go-to medium for artists, professionals and enthusiasts, this is a great opportunity for folks from many creative backgrounds to explore this powerful storytelling tool at one of the world’s premiere podcast gatherings. Submissions for the Hot Docs Podcast Career Accelerator are now open—submit yours before Dec 4. More Information | | | | | What lights you up? Design Competition
Deadline: Nov. 18th, 2020 We all find hope and joy in our own ways. During this time, it’s more important than ever to recognize the people, places and activities that “light us up” and share it with others.
In this design competition, we invite you to create an art or animation that showcases what lights you up. The winning designs will be projected onto UBC’s Money and Raymond M.C. Lee Square. For more information about the event, click on the link below. Enter Now | | | | Brushes and Buchanan
Deadline: Dec. 3rd, 2020 For the second Annual Community Student Expression Project, 16 designs will be chosen and students have the opportunity to paint the Buchanan pillars. Unleash your creativity and design an art installation piece to engage the community in a conversation around a sustainable future on the topic of UN Sustainable Development Goals. For submission guidelines and more information about this event, please check out the Facebook event page. More Information | | | | Beacon: Journal of Media Studies: Submissions are Open Deadline: January 1st, 2021 It's that time of year again! Showcase your essays, artwork, creative writing and more by submitting your work to be published in the Beacon Journal of Media Studies. For more information, check out the submission guidelines here: https://bit.ly/2GYLIiQ or email us at ubc.beaconjournal
@gmail.com. We are accepting submissions from now until January 1st, 2021. We can't wait to work with you! Submit Here | | | | Build your website for free
Deadline: Ongoing Claim Your Free .CA Website! Build a 1-page website for your resume or side-gig in less than 1 hour. Includes a branded email account, a DIY 1-page website builder, and mobile-ready website templates tailored for portfolios, resumes & businesses. FREE for 1 full year to UBC students and alumni. Learn more about it in the link below. Visit Website | | | THTR 399E: Improv for Collaborative Projects (2020W Term 2) This course is focused on increasing alignment with others when creating, designing, managing and collaborating on any project together, through the practice of specific improvised activities. Each week live virtual sessions, videos and assignments are focused on: 1) Cultivating an increased awareness of the spontaneous actions and interactions that occur when working on projects with others. 2) Exercising improv abilities using tools and processes that increase alignment with others during any creative pipeline. 3) Reflecting on how these might improve the creative, collaborative, design and management of a project. The course will culminate in and end of semester ‘capstone’ project created with other students in the class.Requirements: headphones, laptop or other computer equipped with a webcam for Zoom classes and collaboration with others at a distance. Specific software accounts for various open source or freemium applications will also be required.For an introductory video on the course, please click on the link below. Learn More | ASIA 490Z: Japanese Pink Cinema: Gender, Sexuality, and Screen Studies (2020W Term 2)
This seminar will explore the Japanese genre of Pink Film (pinku eiga) as a medium to facilitate a study of the relationship between transnational cinemas, sexuality, and bodies in commercial media. The course will ask participants to consider how they view “foreign” film, how a film exposing the human body is received, and how the representation of diverse and challenging sexualities on screen can shift a film's reception. It will explore the history of Japanese pink cinema and how it allowed marginalized voices to break through (with special consideration to Japanese women directors and feminist media). Read more about the course in the link below. Learn More | Virtual BMS Advising Do you have questions about your academics, program planning, or degree requirements? If you would like to speak with the BMS advising team, please email the advising team by clicking the link below.
To set up a virtual advising appointment with BMS advising, please email arts.mediastudies@ubc.ca. Contact BMS Advising | UBC Wellness Centre Resources and Opportunities The Wellness Centre has many offerings to support student learning about health & wellbeing for this current school year. The Centre is offering various virtual services to support you. To view the resources, please click the link below.
View Resources Here | UBC Keep Learning Resource Education at UBC is undergoing unprecedented change. You, your instructors, and peers are all figuring out how to teach and learn in a fully online environment. Know that you are not alone in navigating these changes. The Keep Learning website compiles resources to help you learn effectively online. Check it out by clicking link below. View Keep Learning | | November is Thrive Month Listen to your feelings and know the signs when things aren’t quite right. Reach out and ask for help when you need it—from a trusted friend, a family member, a pastor or elder—whoever you are most comfortable with. Mental health is different for everyone, and so are the signs and supports that work best for you. Thrive is a time where we come together as a UBC community to learn about, talk about, and explore ways to support our mental health. Learn more about it below. Learn More | UBC Student Assistance Program (SAP) We are here to support you - offered by Aspiria, the UBC Student Assistance Program (SAP) is a free, 24/7 wellness resource for students. Services include personal counselling, life coaching, group programs and more based on your needs. UBC SAP can help you with a wide range of concerns to support your mental, emotional, physical and financial health.
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