Political Theory

Devin Penner completed his B.A. in Political Science at the University of Winnipeg, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science at York University. His research interests fall mainly in the areas of Canadian politics, political economy and political theory. He has a forthcoming book on Guy Debord and the Situationist International that is entitled Rethinking the Spectacle, and is currently working on a research project on the political economy of philanthropy in Canada.

Associate Professor Liam Mitchell is the Chair of the Department of Cultural Studies and the Coordinator of the Media Studies program.  His work theorizes the relationship between media, culture, and the political by paying close attention to particular technological artifacts, practices, and phenomena, particularly those objects associated with new or digital media.  In doing so, it shows how digital media  both drive and describe the order of things.