Rianka Singh
Department of Communication & Media Studies
Assistant Professor
Email: rianka@yorku.ca
Accepting New Graduate Students
Rianka Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. Singh holds a PhD from the University of Toronto. She was formally a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information and a researcher at the McLuhan Center for Culture and Technology. Singh’s research is primarily concerned with the relationship between platforms and feminist politics. She is currently working on a monograph titled Platform Feminism and the Politics of Elevation (Under contract with Minnesota University Press). Singh is co-editor with Dr. Sarah Sharma of Re-Understanding Media: Feminist Extensions of Marshall McLuhan (Duke University Press). Singh’s research has been published in the Canadian Journal of Communication, First Monday, Feminist Media Studies and ADA: A Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology.
Degrees
PhD, Information Studies, University of TorontoMA, Communication and Multimedia Studies, McMaster University
BA, English and Political Science, University of Guelph
Research Interests
Singh, Rianka. “Curating Care: A CJC Playlist.” Canadian Journal of Communications.
Singh, Rianka. “Rethinking Platform Power.” Canadian Journal of Communications.
Singh, Rianka. “Resistance in a Minor Key: Care Survival and Convening on the Margins.” First Monday, 5, (4).
Singh, Rianka and Sarah Sharma. “Platform Uncommons.” Feminist Media Studies.
Singh, Rianka. “Platform Feminism: Protest and the Politics of Spatial Organization.” ADA: A Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology, 14
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2026 | AP/CMDS4275 3.0 | M | Power, Resistance and New Media | SEMR |
| Winter 2026 | AP/CMDS2500 3.0 | M | Information and Technology | SEMR |
Rianka Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. Singh holds a PhD from the University of Toronto. She was formally a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information and a researcher at the McLuhan Center for Culture and Technology. Singh’s research is primarily concerned with the relationship between platforms and feminist politics. She is currently working on a monograph titled Platform Feminism and the Politics of Elevation (Under contract with Minnesota University Press). Singh is co-editor with Dr. Sarah Sharma of Re-Understanding Media: Feminist Extensions of Marshall McLuhan (Duke University Press). Singh’s research has been published in the Canadian Journal of Communication, First Monday, Feminist Media Studies and ADA: A Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology.
Degrees
PhD, Information Studies, University of TorontoMA, Communication and Multimedia Studies, McMaster University
BA, English and Political Science, University of Guelph
Research Interests
All Publications
Singh, Rianka. “Curating Care: A CJC Playlist.” Canadian Journal of Communications.
Singh, Rianka. “Rethinking Platform Power.” Canadian Journal of Communications.
Singh, Rianka. “Resistance in a Minor Key: Care Survival and Convening on the Margins.” First Monday, 5, (4).
Singh, Rianka and Sarah Sharma. “Platform Uncommons.” Feminist Media Studies.
Singh, Rianka. “Platform Feminism: Protest and the Politics of Spatial Organization.” ADA: A Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology, 14
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2026 | AP/CMDS4275 3.0 | M | Power, Resistance and New Media | SEMR |
| Winter 2026 | AP/CMDS2500 3.0 | M | Information and Technology | SEMR |
