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
Current 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
Current 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 |
