Mark Hayward
Department of Communication & Media Studies
Associate Professor
Office: Victor Phillip Dahdaleh (DB) Building, 3042
Phone: (416)736-2100 Ext: 77849
Email: mhayward@yorku.ca
Media Requests Welcome
Accepting New Graduate Students
Professor Hayward is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at York University. His work focuses on three areas: 1) Institutions of Diasporic broadcasting media; 2) Economic discourses in popular culture; 3) Philosophical approaches to technology. He is currently working on a history of mechanology (the “science of machines) as a site of theories of mediation and a history of transmedia production in third-language broadcasting in Canada.
Upcoming Conferences:
"On Technophany, Tools and Mechanology" (with Ghislain Thibault) at Society for Literature, Science and the Arts, Toronto, November 15-18, 2018.
Computer Art in Canada (co-chair with Adam Lauder) at Universities Art Association of Canada, Waterloo (ON), October 25-28, 2018.
Degrees
M.A., McGill UniversityPhD., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
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Summary:
This collaborative project examines the history of mechanology, the science of machines, as it developed over the course of the 20th century. Examining the work of Franz Reuleaux, Jacques Lafitte, Gilbert Simondon and John Hart, this project situates their philosophical inquiries into 'the machine' in relation to attempts to theorize media and mediation during the same period.
Start Date:
- Month: Mar Year: 2015
Collaborator: Ghislain Thibault
Collaborator Institution: Université de Montrèal
Collaborator Role: Co-PI
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Summary:
This project examines the development of third-language media in Canada and the ways in which it made use of multiple forms of media to reach communities across Canada.
Start Date:
- Month: Jan Year: 2013
End Date:
- Month: Mar Year: 2018
Hayward, Mark. Identity and Industry: Making Media Multicultural in Canada. McGill-Queen's Press-MQUP, 2019.
Hanan, Joshua S. and Mark Hayward (Eds.). (2013) . Communication and the Economy: Meaning, Value and Agency . New York City: Peter Lang, 2013.
Hayward, Mark (Ed.). (2012) . Cultural Studies and Finance Capitalism. London: Routledge. (Republication of "The Economic Crisis and After". Cultural Studies, 24 (3), 2010.)
Hayward, Mark. (2013) . Convergence Thinking, Information Theory and Labour in “End of Television” Studies (pp 117-130). In Jan Teurlings and Marieke de Valk, eds. After the Break: Television Theory Today. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
Hayward, Mark. (2013) . Political Economy and Cultural Studies: Methodological Reflections on the Economy in U.S. Communication Studies (pp 21-43). In Communication and the Economy: Meaning Value and Agency . New York: Peter Lang.
Hayward, Mark. (2012) . Ethnic Broadcasting: A History (pp 204-219). In Peter Urquhart and Ira Wagman, eds. Cultural Industries.ca: Making Sense of Canadian Media in the Digital Age . Toronto: James Lorimer and Company.
Hayward, Mark. (2010) . “Il Caso Canadese and the Question of Global Media (pp 21-36). In Michelle Ardizzioni and Chiara Ferrari, eds. Beyond Monopoly: Globalization in Contemporary Italian Media . Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Hayward, M (2014). Settling Accounts: On The Subject of Economic Confessions. TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, (30–31).
Hayward, Mark. (2013) . ATM, Teleprompter, Photobooth: A Brief History of Neoliberal Optics. New Formations, 80-81, 194-208.
Striphas, Ted and Mark Hayward. (2013) . Working Papers in Cultural Studies, or the Virtues of Grey Literature. New Formations, 78, 102-116.
Hayward, Mark and Bernard Geoghegan. (2012) . Introduction: Catching up with Simondon. SubStance , 41(3), 3-14.
Hayward, Mark. (2010) . Good Workers: Television Documentary, Migration and the Italian Nation, 1956-1964. Modern Italy , 16 (1), 3-17.
On Technophany, Tools and Mechanology, Presentation at Society for Literature, Science and the Arts Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 15-18, 2018.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | GS/CMCT6526 3.0 | A | Media History: Concepts and Case Studies | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/CMDS4707 6.0 | A | Media History Seminar | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | AP/CMDS2100 3.0 | M | Communication & Media Theory | LECT |
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/CMDS4707 6.0 | A | Media History Seminar | SEMR |
Professor Hayward is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at York University. His work focuses on three areas: 1) Institutions of Diasporic broadcasting media; 2) Economic discourses in popular culture; 3) Philosophical approaches to technology. He is currently working on a history of mechanology (the “science of machines) as a site of theories of mediation and a history of transmedia production in third-language broadcasting in Canada.
Upcoming Conferences:
"On Technophany, Tools and Mechanology" (with Ghislain Thibault) at Society for Literature, Science and the Arts, Toronto, November 15-18, 2018.
Computer Art in Canada (co-chair with Adam Lauder) at Universities Art Association of Canada, Waterloo (ON), October 25-28, 2018.
Degrees
M.A., McGill UniversityPhD., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
-
Summary:
This collaborative project examines the history of mechanology, the science of machines, as it developed over the course of the 20th century. Examining the work of Franz Reuleaux, Jacques Lafitte, Gilbert Simondon and John Hart, this project situates their philosophical inquiries into 'the machine' in relation to attempts to theorize media and mediation during the same period.
Project Type: FundedRole: Co-PI
Start Date:
- Month: Mar Year: 2015
Collaborator: Ghislain Thibault
Collaborator Institution: Université de Montrèal
Collaborator Role: Co-PI
-
Summary:
This project examines the development of third-language media in Canada and the ways in which it made use of multiple forms of media to reach communities across Canada.
Project Type: FundedRole: Principal Investigator
Start Date:
- Month: Jan Year: 2013
End Date:
- Month: Mar Year: 2018
All Publications
Hayward, Mark. (2013) . Convergence Thinking, Information Theory and Labour in “End of Television” Studies (pp 117-130). In Jan Teurlings and Marieke de Valk, eds. After the Break: Television Theory Today. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
Hayward, Mark. (2013) . Political Economy and Cultural Studies: Methodological Reflections on the Economy in U.S. Communication Studies (pp 21-43). In Communication and the Economy: Meaning Value and Agency . New York: Peter Lang.
Hayward, Mark. (2012) . Ethnic Broadcasting: A History (pp 204-219). In Peter Urquhart and Ira Wagman, eds. Cultural Industries.ca: Making Sense of Canadian Media in the Digital Age . Toronto: James Lorimer and Company.
Hayward, Mark. (2010) . “Il Caso Canadese and the Question of Global Media (pp 21-36). In Michelle Ardizzioni and Chiara Ferrari, eds. Beyond Monopoly: Globalization in Contemporary Italian Media . Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Hayward, Mark. Identity and Industry: Making Media Multicultural in Canada. McGill-Queen's Press-MQUP, 2019.
Hanan, Joshua S. and Mark Hayward (Eds.). (2013) . Communication and the Economy: Meaning, Value and Agency . New York City: Peter Lang, 2013.
Hayward, Mark (Ed.). (2012) . Cultural Studies and Finance Capitalism. London: Routledge. (Republication of "The Economic Crisis and After". Cultural Studies, 24 (3), 2010.)
Hayward, M (2014). Settling Accounts: On The Subject of Economic Confessions. TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, (30–31).
Hayward, Mark. (2013) . ATM, Teleprompter, Photobooth: A Brief History of Neoliberal Optics. New Formations, 80-81, 194-208.
Striphas, Ted and Mark Hayward. (2013) . Working Papers in Cultural Studies, or the Virtues of Grey Literature. New Formations, 78, 102-116.
Hayward, Mark and Bernard Geoghegan. (2012) . Introduction: Catching up with Simondon. SubStance , 41(3), 3-14.
Hayward, Mark. (2010) . Good Workers: Television Documentary, Migration and the Italian Nation, 1956-1964. Modern Italy , 16 (1), 3-17.
On Technophany, Tools and Mechanology, Presentation at Society for Literature, Science and the Arts Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 15-18, 2018.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | GS/CMCT6526 3.0 | A | Media History: Concepts and Case Studies | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/CMDS4707 6.0 | A | Media History Seminar | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | AP/CMDS2100 3.0 | M | Communication & Media Theory | LECT |
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/CMDS4707 6.0 | A | Media History Seminar | SEMR |
