The Centre for Media, Culture & Education

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Welcome to the Centre for Media, Culture & Education

The Centre for Media, Culture & Education (CMCE) supports interdisciplinary research and teaching agendas that advance ideals of social equity and justice. The CMCE promotes visionary and innovative media and cultural productions positioning us to imagine a different and better world.

The Centre reaches out both locally and internationally, seeking connections, networks, relations and exchanges that enhance media, cultural and digital literacies and education.

Upcoming Events

Canadian Contexts of Critical AI Literacy
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AI literacy is not just about knowing how to use AI—it’s about knowing what AI is doing to us. This panel explores what Critical AI Literacy could mean across Canadian education, and what teachers need to navigate AI ethically, critically, and contextually. Join is for this virtual panel, followed by Q/A.
Equity & Diversity in the Context of Critical AI Literacy
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In what ways does AI reproduce the inequities we already experience, and how can we develop skills to recognize the ways in which AI reinscribes inequalities? This panel explores how Critical AI Literacy can centre Indigenous and equity-deserving knowledges while moving educators beyond critique toward refusal, resistance, agency, and action.

Recent Events

Poetry for Palestine
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Hope and Despair: How Emotions Motivate Journalists and Social Movement Leaders
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After the Ellipses: Loss, Lacuna, and Drift in Human and Machine Understanding
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Communicating Science While Attending to Diversity
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Making Sense of News Reporting in an Era of Disinformation
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Affective Detours: In-between Art, Research, and Life Practices
Affective Detours: In-between Art, Research, and Life Practices
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Critical Currents: Works-in-Progress Series
This seminar series offers OISE graduate students a platform to present their in-progress research and engage in critical conversations about media, communications, and cultural studies.