Communication, New Media and Cultural Studies

Program and Course Offerings

The Departments of Communication Studies and Multimedia and of English and Cultural Studies offer a program leading to a Ph.D. degree in Communication, New Media and Cultural Studies. Completed applications should be submitted by the deadline posted on the website. Programs begin annually in September.
Enquiries: 905 525-9140 Ext. 27575 E-mail: gradcnm@mcmaster.ca Website: https://csma.humanities.mcmaster.ca/graduate-programs/phd-program-in-communication-new-media-and-cultural-studies/

Faculty / Fall 2026

Professors

Christina Baade, B. Mus. (Northwestern), M. Mus., Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)
Sara Bannerman, B. Mus. (Queen’s), M.A., Ph.D. (Carleton) / Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance
Sarah Brophy, B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Chandrima Chakraborty, B.A. (Calcutta), M.A., M.Phil. (Jawaharlal Nehru), Ph.D. (York)
Ronald Cummings, B.A. (West Indies), M.A. (Hull), Ph.D. (Leeds)
Amber Dean, B.A. (Alberta), M.A. (Simon Fraser), Ph.D. (Alberta)
Paula Gardner, B.A. (SUNY Potsdam), M.A. (New York), Ph.D. (Massachusetts) / Asper Chair in Communications
Henry Giroux, Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon)
Melinda Gough, B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Yale) / Graduate Chair, English Program
Robert S. Hamilton, M.F.A. (SAIC), M.F.A. (Jan van Eyck Acadamie)
Faiza Hirji, B.A. (Simon Fraser), M.A., Ph.D. (Carleton)
Rick Monture, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Susie O’Brien, B.A. (Queen’s), M.A. (Queensland), Ph.D. (Queen’s)
David Ogborn, B.Sc., B.A. (Mary), B. Mus., (Manitoba), M. Mus, Mus. Doc. (Toronto)
Liss Platt, B.F.A. (Connecticut), M.F.A. (California)
Susan Searls Giroux, B.A., M.A.T. (Miami), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State)
Stephanie Springgay, B.F.A. (Queens), B.ED. (Queens), M.A. (UBC), Ph.D. (UBC)
Eugenia A. Zuroski, B.A. (Columbia), M.A., Ph.D. (Brown)

Associate Professors

Alpha Abebe, B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (York), Ph.D. (Oxford)
Lyndsey Beutin, B.A. (Duke), M.A., Ph.D. (UPenn)
Ki’en Debicki, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (York), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Terence Flynn, B.A. (Carleton), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Syracuse)
Andrew Mactavish, B.A. (Mount Saint Vincent), M.A. (Dalhousie),Ph.D. (Alberta)
Dilyana Mincheva, B.A., M.A. (Sofia), Ph.D. (Trent)
Selina Mudavanhu, B.A., M.A. (Zimbabwe), Ph.D. (Cape Town)
Chris Myhr, B.A. (Simon Fraser), B.F.A. (Lethbridge), M.F.A. (NSCAD)
Christine Quail, B.A., M.A. (Pennsylvania), Ph.D. (Oregon)
Alexandre Sévigny, B.A. (York), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Andrea Zeffiro, B.A., M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Concordia)

Assistant Professors

Syrus Marcus Ware, B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (OISE/UT), Ph.D. (York)
Derek Woods, B.A., M.A. (UBC), Ph.D. (Rice)