Dr. Nathaniel Laywine is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies.

Nathaniel is an interdisciplinary scholar, who works at the juncture of intercultural communications, critical pedagogy and media studies. By analyzing the social media and digital marketing/recruitment strategies of volunteer tourism agencies and international service learning programs that prioritize the pursuit of fun and pleasure in international tourism, he seeks to understand how colonial and imperial legacies continue to shape global humanitarian practices, even when they aspire to rupture these histories.

He is also currently writing about how the increasing mediatization of solidarity work undertaken by student activists offer post-secondary education institutions an opportunity to rethink interventions in the Global South beyond current models of international experiential education.

He has worked as a research consultant and/or project manager on a wide range of projects with Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Universalia Management Group and Experiments in Feminist Ethical Collaborative Tools & Technologies (EFECT). He has also previously worked in film development and distribution, with organizations such as the National Film Board of Canada, Toronto International Film Festival, Canadian Film Centre & Frontières International Coproduction Market.

Publications:

Nathaniel’s recent work has been published in First Monday, Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, J-Source: The Canadian Journalism Project, and elsewhere.

Research Interests

Current Courses

Dr. Nathaniel Laywine is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies.

Nathaniel is an interdisciplinary scholar, who works at the juncture of intercultural communications, critical pedagogy and media studies. By analyzing the social media and digital marketing/recruitment strategies of volunteer tourism agencies and international service learning programs that prioritize the pursuit of fun and pleasure in international tourism, he seeks to understand how colonial and imperial legacies continue to shape global humanitarian practices, even when they aspire to rupture these histories.

He is also currently writing about how the increasing mediatization of solidarity work undertaken by student activists offer post-secondary education institutions an opportunity to rethink interventions in the Global South beyond current models of international experiential education.

He has worked as a research consultant and/or project manager on a wide range of projects with Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Universalia Management Group and Experiments in Feminist Ethical Collaborative Tools & Technologies (EFECT). He has also previously worked in film development and distribution, with organizations such as the National Film Board of Canada, Toronto International Film Festival, Canadian Film Centre & Frontières International Coproduction Market.

Publications:

Nathaniel’s recent work has been published in First Monday, Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, J-Source: The Canadian Journalism Project, and elsewhere.

Degrees

Research Interests

Current Courses