Matthew Tegelberg
Associate Professor
Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Social Science (ISS) Program
Office: 717 Ross Building South
Phone: 416 736 2100 Ext: 30125
Email: mtegel@yorku.ca
Matthew Tegelberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science at York University. He is a Research Associate with MediaClimate, an international network of media scholars that study environmental communication, placing particular emphasis on global media coverage of climate change. Tegelberg's research and teaching interests are in climate justice communication, global tourism, and media representations of social movements. His research has been published in Journalism, Journal of Science Communication, Tourist Studies, International Communication Gazette, International Journal of Cultural Studies, Nordicom Review, Canadian Journal of Communication, and in several books and edited volumes.
Degrees
PhD, Cultural Studies, Trent UniversityMA, Communication and Culture, York University and Ryerson University
BA, Communication Studies and History, York University
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
- SOSC 1000 9.0 - Introduction to Social Science
- SOSC 2560 6.0 - Ideology and Everyday Life
- SOSC 3006 6.0 - Technology and Social Movements
- SOSC 4001 6.0 - Critical Issues in Tourism Studies
- SOSC 1000 9.0 - Introduction to Social Science
- SOSC 2560 6.0 - Ideology and Everyday Life
- SOSC 3006 6.0 - Technology and Social Movements
- SOSC 4001 6.0 - Critical Issues in Tourism Studies
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Grant for International Collaborations, York University
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Minor Research Grant, York University
2018 - Media and Transnational Climate Justice: Indigenous Activism and Climate Politics. New York: Peter Lang MacMillan. (coauthored with Anna Roosvall) http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2017/07/12/york-u-researcher-part-of-international-collaboration-on-climate-change-communication/ https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/32024
2017 - Media and Global Climate Knowledge: Climate Journalism and the IPCC. London: Palgrave MacMillan.(coedited with Elisabeth Eide, Risto Kunelius and Dmitry Yagodin)
2017 - “Conclusion: From Assessments to Solutions.” In Elisabeth Eide, Risto Kunelius, Matthew Tegelberg and Dmitry Yagodin (eds.) Media and Global Climate Knowledge: Climate Journalism and the IPCC. London: Palgrave. (coauthored with Elizabeth Eide and Risto Kunelius)
2017 - “Following the Tweets: What happened to the IPCC AR5 Synthesis Report on Twitter?” In Elisabeth Eide, Risto Kunelius, Matthew Tegelberg and Dmitry Yagodin (eds.) Media and Global Climate Knowledge: Climate Journalism and the IPCC. London: Palgrave. (coauthored with Dmitry Yagodin, Débora Medeiros and Adrienne Russell)
2016 - “Natural Ecology Meets Media Ecology: Indigenous Activists’ Views on Nature and Media.” In Heike Graf (ed.) The Environment in the Age of the Internet: Activists, Communication, and the Digital Landscape. Cambridge: Open Book Publishers. (coauthored with Anna Roosvall)
2016 - “Donors Do Not Trust: Actor-networks and Intermedia Agenda-setting in Online Climate News.” Nordicom Review.(coauthored with Dmitry Yagodin)
Approach to Teaching
Past courses taught:
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2023 | AP/SOSC2007 6.0 | A | Representing Climate Change | SEMR |
Matthew Tegelberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science at York University. He is a Research Associate with MediaClimate, an international network of media scholars that study environmental communication, placing particular emphasis on global media coverage of climate change. Tegelberg's research and teaching interests are in climate justice communication, global tourism, and media representations of social movements. His research has been published in Journalism, Journal of Science Communication, Tourist Studies, International Communication Gazette, International Journal of Cultural Studies, Nordicom Review, Canadian Journal of Communication, and in several books and edited volumes.
Degrees
PhD, Cultural Studies, Trent UniversityMA, Communication and Culture, York University and Ryerson University
BA, Communication Studies and History, York University
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
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Project Type:
Funded
Funders:
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Grant for International Collaborations, York University
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Project Type:
Funded
Funders:
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Minor Research Grant, York University
All Publications
2017 - “Conclusion: From Assessments to Solutions.” In Elisabeth Eide, Risto Kunelius, Matthew Tegelberg and Dmitry Yagodin (eds.) Media and Global Climate Knowledge: Climate Journalism and the IPCC. London: Palgrave. (coauthored with Elizabeth Eide and Risto Kunelius)
2017 - “Following the Tweets: What happened to the IPCC AR5 Synthesis Report on Twitter?” In Elisabeth Eide, Risto Kunelius, Matthew Tegelberg and Dmitry Yagodin (eds.) Media and Global Climate Knowledge: Climate Journalism and the IPCC. London: Palgrave. (coauthored with Dmitry Yagodin, Débora Medeiros and Adrienne Russell)
2016 - “Natural Ecology Meets Media Ecology: Indigenous Activists’ Views on Nature and Media.” In Heike Graf (ed.) The Environment in the Age of the Internet: Activists, Communication, and the Digital Landscape. Cambridge: Open Book Publishers. (coauthored with Anna Roosvall)
2018 - Media and Transnational Climate Justice: Indigenous Activism and Climate Politics. New York: Peter Lang MacMillan. (coauthored with Anna Roosvall) http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2017/07/12/york-u-researcher-part-of-international-collaboration-on-climate-change-communication/ https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/32024
2017 - Media and Global Climate Knowledge: Climate Journalism and the IPCC. London: Palgrave MacMillan.(coedited with Elisabeth Eide, Risto Kunelius and Dmitry Yagodin)
2016 - “Donors Do Not Trust: Actor-networks and Intermedia Agenda-setting in Online Climate News.” Nordicom Review.(coauthored with Dmitry Yagodin)
Approach to Teaching
Past courses taught:
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2023 | AP/SOSC2007 6.0 | A | Representing Climate Change | SEMR |
