THE CMNSU BLOG

Kofi Abrefah Kofi Abrefah

5 Movies to get you to Christmas Season

Ah, it’s November. The spooky season is over, but the holidays aren’t upon us just yet. Midterms are finally past us, but finals are just around the corner. I’m sure you’ve worked hard this term, so it seems like the perfect time to reward yourself and watch some movies. 

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Scott Higgins Scott Higgins

5 Reasons Why YOU Should Attend Evolve

Through engaging panels and interactive experiences, Evolve is all about connecting students with the field of communication and celebrating the rich academic history at SFU.

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Culture Industry Emma Cosman Culture Industry Emma Cosman

Popular Culture, Representation, and Ingenuity: Or Why Inside Out 2 Isn’t an Original Take on Anxiety.

Inside Out 2 gave audiences every beat of a classic Pixar film- perhaps its biggest praise comes from its genuine and ground-breaking portrayal of anxiety in a children’s film. As with any piece of popular culture, the question prevails as to whether this ground-breaking representation is truly the first of its kind to be represented, or if it’s just exactly what its cultural category denotes it as: popular.

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Co-op Erica Park Co-op Erica Park

Career Conversations - Disability Without Poverty

Harshita Srivastava is a fourth year undergraduate student joint-majoring in Communication and English. With her extensive involvement in university clubs and dedication to advocating for social causes, Harshita shares the value of embracing opportunities and taking risks to discover one’s true potential.

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Co-op Erica Park Co-op Erica Park

Career Conversations - Surrey Hospitals Foundation

Kyanna Sarmiento is a SFU alumni of Spring 2024 with a minor in Print & Digital Publishing. With her co-op experience that led to her passion in the healthcare sector and her current position as a Social Media and Content Coordinator, she shares the value of exploring diverse opportunities and acquiring new skills.

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Pig Slop, Culture Industry, Technopoly, CMNS Alan Röpke Pig Slop, Culture Industry, Technopoly, CMNS Alan Röpke

Addictainment

Kick’s roofied mediatized cocktail of entertainment, hate speech, and radicalization demonstrates the path unregulated entertainment has ahead as technologies continue to get more accessible, and entertainment becomes even more entrenched into every sphere of life. The harmful spectacle that is more alluring, more enticing to consume. This is the process of Addictainment, the societal outlet for a violent entertainment.

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