Recently the Pandora’s Box of how best to reform our institutions of higher learning has been opened on a number of fronts. Government officials are heard in the media talking about us becoming “road kill” on the information superhighway if we don’t get rid of the “sages on stages” approach to teaching. The Ontario Government’s [...]
Doug Mann
Adjunct professor, Media Studies and Sociology, University of Western Ontario.
Doug Mann is adjunct professor in the faculty of information and media studies at the University of Western Ontario. He specializes in popular culture, culture studies, technology and communications theory, science fiction, comics, and philosophy, and his work has appeared in Dialogue: The Canadian Philosophical Review, The Ottawa Citizen, The Calgary Herald, Saturday Night, and many other publications.
The second edition of Mann's book Understanding Society: A Survey of Modern Social Theory (Oxford University Press) was published in September 2010 and is the only major text on modern social theory in print in Canada. He is also working on essays that will interpret comics and graphic novels in philosophical and political terms in connection with the lectures that he is currently writing.
The second edition of Mann's book Understanding Society: A Survey of Modern Social Theory (Oxford University Press) was published in September 2010 and is the only major text on modern social theory in print in Canada. He is also working on essays that will interpret comics and graphic novels in philosophical and political terms in connection with the lectures that he is currently writing.
The Age of Meta-Politics
The rules of election campaigning have changed yet again: It’s no longer about policy, or even just about image, but about meta-politics – image politics taken to its absolute degree.
Taxing the Rich
The myth of the noble entrepreneur, the hard-working engine of job creation, dies hard.
An Election is No Time to Talk About Issues
Canada’s recent election shows our politics are at risk of becoming a type of showbiz.
Ten Problems with Canadian Universities
The decisions of students, professors, and administrators have resulted in deep-seated flaws in the political, economic, and ideological structure of our schools.
A Q-and-A with David Blue
Doug Mann snags an interview with the Vancouver-based Stargate actor during FanExpo 2010.
A Q-and-A with Ryan Robbins
At the Toronto FanExpo Space booth, Doug Mann talks to actor Ryan Robbins about his current role as a werewolf and his past life in the circus.
A FanExpo Experience
A sci-fi fanatic gets starry-eyed at the “nerdgasm” that was Toronto’s FanExpo 2010.
A Q-and-A with Cindy Martin
Doug Mann sits down with the star of the upcoming horror movie Women’s Studies.
A Q-and-A with Ralph Tedesco
Doug Mann talks fairy tales and superheros with Ralph Tedesco, owner of comics company Zenescope.
