Our people
Media Studies is an interdisciplinary program with over 50 members from UVic Libraries and 19 units across the Faculties of Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences and Engineering and Computer Science. The program also houses a research lab called the Praxis Studio.
Jentery Sayers directs Media Studies, and he works with Stella Chan in our program's general office to administer the Media Studies certificate.
Instructors (2024-25)
The following UVic faculty members are teaching Media Studies courses in 2024-25.
| Name | Course | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier | MDIA 375: Cultures of Sound (Fall 2024) | alexbf@uvic.ca |
| Sara Humphreys | MDIA 360: Game Studies (Fall 2024) | shumphreys@uvic.ca |
| Janelle Jenstad | MDIA 350: Cultures of the Book (Spring 2025) | jenstad@uvic.ca |
| Pierre-Luc Landry | MDIA 300: Critical Media Practice (Spring 2025) | pierreluclandry@uvic.ca |
| Jentery Sayers | MDIA 200: Media in the 21st Century (Fall 2024; Spring 2025) and MDIA 360: Game Studies (Spring 2025) | dirmdia@uvic.ca |
Program committee
Our program committee reviews our curriculum and the courses we offer. A librarian, a Media Studies staff member, an undergraduate student, two community representatives and faculty members in the Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences serve on the committee each year.
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier | Anthropology | alexbf@uvic.ca |
| Stella Chan | Staff Representative | adminmdia@uvic.ca |
| Janelle Jenstad | English | jenstad@uvic.ca |
| Chase Joynt | Gender Studies | joynt@uvic.ca |
| Alexis Luko | Music | alexisluko@uvic.ca |
| Juls Macdonell | Student Representative | |
| Shaun Macpherson | Engineering Lead; Flashpoint | |
| Tri Phuong | Pacific and Asian Studies | tphuong@uvic.ca |
| Jentery Sayers | English; Director of Media Studies | dirmdia@uvic.ca |
| waaseyaa’sin Christine Sy | Gender Studies | christinesy@uvic.ca |
| Christine Walde | Libraries | cwalde@uvic.ca |
| Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood | Journalist and reporter; The Narwhal |
Please email adminmdia@uvic.ca if you would like a list of all our program members.
Research lab
Jentery Sayers established the Praxis Studio (formerly the Maker Lab in the Humanities) in 2012 with support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). The Studio specializes in game studies, sound studies and video essays. Email the Studio at praxis@uvic.ca to learn more about how to get involved in their research.
Contact us
Feel free to contact us with your questions about the Media Studies program.
Director
Jentery Sayers (he / him), dirmdia@uvic.ca
General inquiries
Stella Chan, adminmdia@uvic.ca or 250-721-7230
Instagram
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Mailing address
Media Studies Program
Jentery Sayers, Director
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 Canada
Courier or in-person address
Media Studies Program
Jentery Sayers, Director
University of Victoria
Clearihue Building C343
3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road)
Victoria, BC V8P 5C2 Canada