Human Rights and Media Lecture Series
The Atlantic Human Rights Centre, St. Thomas University's Department of Human Rights, St. Thomas University's Journalism and Communications Department, NB Media Co-op and RAVEN invite the public to a lecture series focused on human rights and the media this winter.
Schedule of Events
- All talks will take place at 5:30 pm (Atlantic).
- The events will take place on Zoom.
January 18
Nora Loreto, writer and editor of the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM), on her new book, Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic.
February 1
Elizabeth Dubois, Associate Professor of Communications, University of Ottawa, on Political bots: Understanding communication strategies using automation and AI.
February 8
Erin Steuter, Professor of Sociology, Mount Allison University, on how to spot fake news.
February 10
Aditya Rao, a human rights lawyer, on hate speech and human rights in Canada: The fight over Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
February 15
Hilary Young, Professor of Law at the University of New Brunswick, on Civil Recourse for Non-Consensual Disclosure of Intimate Images.
March 17
Fenwick McKelvey, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Concordia University, explores the ways AI is shaping our lives and communications.
March 31
Siti Maimunah, a rapporteur for the People’s Tribunal at COP26 in Glasgow, on telling the stories of people of the Global South affected by climate change.
April 12
Kaitlyn Layden, a disability rights advocate, on engaging the media to advance the rights of people with disabilities.
For more information, contact Tracy Glynn at tglynn@stu.ca.