Our people
Media Studies is an interdisciplinary unit with over 50 members from UVic Libraries and 20 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 works with Kaye Miller in our program's general office to administer the Media Studies major, minor, general, and certificate.
Contact us
Feel free to contact us with your questions about Media Studies.
Director
Jentery Sayers (he / him), dirmdia@uvic.ca
General inquiries
Kaye Miller (they / them), adminmdia@uvic.ca or 250-721-7230
Instructors (2026-27)
The following UVic instructors are teaching undergraduate and graduate Media Studies courses in 2026-27.
| Name | Course | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier | MDIA 370: Anthropology of Sound (Spring 2027) | alexbf@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Loren Gaudet | MDIA 325: Health and the Internet (Spring 2027) | ldgaudet@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Sara Humphreys | MDIA 360 and MDIA 560: Game Studies (Fall 2026) | shumphreys@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Brad Jackson | MDIA 200: Media in the 21st Century (Spring 2027) | adminmdia@uvic.ca |
| Jacob Maddison | MDIA 350: Cultures of the Book (Fall 2026) | jacobmaddison@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Tri Phuong | MDIA 325: Haunted Media (Spring 2027) | tphuong@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Jentery Sayers | MDIA 200: Media in the 21st Century (Fall 2026) and MDIA 300 and MDIA 500: Critical Media Practice (Spring 2027) | dirmdia@uvic.ca |
Program committee (2026)
Our program committee reviews our curriculum and the courses we offer. A librarian, a Media Studies staff member, an undergraduate student, community representatives and faculty members in the Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences and Engineering and Computer Science may serve on the committee each year.
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Dennine Dudley | Art History and Visual Studies | ddudley@uvic.ca |
| Justin Harrison | Libraries | justinh@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Sara Humphreys | Academic and Technical Writing | shumphreys@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Tim Iles | Pacific and Asian Studies | timiles@uvic.ca |
| Hector Lopez | Community Representative | |
| Tiana Mather | Student Representative | |
| Kaye Miller | Staff Representative | adminmdia@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Tri Phuong | Pacific and Asian Studies | tphuong@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Dan Russek | Hispanic and Italian Studies / SLLC | drussek@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Jentery Sayers | English; Director of Media Studies | dirmdia@uvic.ca |
| Dr. Sarah Wiebe | Public Administration | swiebe@uvic.ca |
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 and videographic criticism. Email Dr. Sayers at dirmdia@uvic.ca to learn more about getting involved in the Studio's research.
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Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 Canada
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University of Victoria
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Victoria, BC V8P 5C2 Canada