Derek Foster

Derek Foster

Assistant Professor of Communication, Popular Culture, and Film, Brock University.
Derek Foster is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, Popular Culture, and Film at Brock University. His research investigates the rhetoric of the sites (and sights) of popular culture ranging from reality television to material culture and commemorations that may be considered atypical media of communication.
Latest contributions by Derek Foster

TV is Dead, Long Live TV

The 2010 Emmy Awards are coming soon to a television near you, but that’s more than you can say for a lot of the nominated content.

Falling for the Authenticity Hoax

Andrew Potter’s new book demystifies the quest for “authenticity,” but how many people actually buy into the idea?