Mediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil Andersen

Carol and Neil dive into the world of Canadian humour, including sketch comedy, from a media literacy lens. How is Canadian humour different than that expressed in other countries and cultures? What makes the Canadian brand of humour unique?

Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen unpack the 2019 Federal election campaign, including Carol's theory that the CBC television coverage of the election returns mirrored the elements of traditional Greek Theatre.

In this special, pre-election edition of Mediacy, Carol Arcus and Neil Andersen talk about the media's role in election campaigns, the role of social media and how campaign messages are constructed.

Jesse Currell is dedicated to empowering educators, youth, teams, and nations with the skills to thrive in the digital world. She is the CEO at Hands On Media an organization that provide production-based workshops, Hands on Media offers educators and students opportunities to engage with the evolving landscape of media education.

In the second of a two-part series, Jesse discusses her work in the area of Media Literacy

Jesse Currell is dedicated to empowering educators, youth, teams, and nations with the skills to thrive in the digital world. She is the CEO at Hands On Media an organization that provide production-based workshops, Hands on Media offers educators and students opportunities to engage with the evolving landscape of media education.

In the first of a two-part series, Jesse discusses her work in the area of Media Literacy

Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus use the controversy over recently-released photos of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing "brown face" at a 2011 costume party as a backdrop for a conversation about Marshall McLuhan's concept of "figure" and "ground".

Do shifting "grounds" change how we perceive the figure? An interesting and thought-provoking conversation.

In this week's episode, Neil Anderson and Carol Arcus explore the case studies of Lil Nas X and Bianca Andreescu and discuss their public popularity, how it came to be and what might become of it in the weeks and months to come.

The second of a two-part series of conversations about the popular song, Old Town Road.

Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus are joined by special guest, Steven Webbe, as they set out to explore some of the nuances of the popular song, Old Town Road