{"id":1640,"date":"2025-12-16T18:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/?page_id=1640"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:36:10","slug":"cca-2025-june-2-5-toronto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/conference\/previous-conference-keynotes-programs\/cca-2025-june-2-5-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"CCA 2025 \/\/ June 2-5 \/\/ Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference Round-Up &#8212; Bilan de l&#8217;ACC25<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear CCA friends and colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was wonderful to see many of you at George Brown College and online this week for CCA25. As in previous years, everyone&#8217;s papers and roundtable discussions were so strong and engaging &#8211; congratulations to all! As is the tradition, here is a roundup of our conference this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The CCA annual conference showcased 244 papers, 67 panels, 15 roundtables, and 361 presenters in total.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I would like to extend, on behalf of everybody at CCA, our most sincere appreciation to Nicole Cohen, the Conference Chair and Vice-President, and Sibo Chen and Nikole Pascetta, our Local Arrangements Coordinator for organizing the 2025 CCA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thank you all to those who came to the keynote address Wednesday, and thank you to Dr. Sarah Sharma for a thought-provoking and timely talk.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Congratulations to all newly elected members of the Board: Dr. Crystal Chokshi (Secretary) and Dr. Rianka Singh, Dr. James Cairns, Dr. Mirjam Gollmitzer, and Dr. Nicolette Little (members-at-large); and graduate student representative Aimee Koristka. A big thank you to our outgoing Board members: &nbsp;Dr. Liam Cole Young (Secretary), Dr. Pascale Caidor, Dr. Karrmen Crey, Dr. Sibo Chen (members-at-large) and Amanda Zanco (graduate student representative). We thank you for your contributions to CCA over the past few years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to CCA\u2019s 2025 annual prize winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations to all the nominees for the Gertrude J. Robinson Book Prize, and to this year\u2019s prize winner, Dr. Heather A. Love (University of Waterloo) for&nbsp;<em>Cybernetic Aesthetics:&nbsp;Modernist Networks of Information and Data<\/em>, published by Cambridge University Press.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Congratulations to all the nominees for the CCA Emerging Scholar Book Prize, and to this year\u2019s prize winner, Dr. Jordan B. Kinder (Wilfrid Laurier University) for&nbsp;<em>Petroturfing: Refining Canadian Oil through Social Media,&nbsp;<\/em>published by University of Minnesota Press.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCA-CRTC Prizes:\n<ul>\n<li>Winner in the MA category: Emmanuelle Lacombe, Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al, for \u201cDu statut d\u2019auteur \u00e0 cr\u00e9ateur de contenu: le rapport de force entre les cr\u00e9ateur\u00b7rices et les producteur\u00b7rices au sein de l\u2019industrie cin\u00e9matographique qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e8re de la concurrence num\u00e9rique\u201d;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winner in the PhD category: Dana Cramer, Toronto Metropolitan University&nbsp;for \u201cCollaborative Oversight: The Emergence of Digital Regulators Forums for Governing Domestic Digital Sectors\u201d;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winner in the postdoctoral category: Daphne Idiz, University of Toronto, for \u201cLegislating \u2018Cultural Diversity\u2019 for Global Streamers: Unpacking Policy Challenges from the European Union and Canada\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCA Outstanding Student Essay Prize: Hoornaz Keshavarzian, a PhD student from Simon Fraser University, for \u201cDisruptive Griefwork: Co-storytelling, Co-memorializing, and the Politics of Counter-hegemonic Grief<em>\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Congress-CCA Graduate Merit Award: Jessica Campbell, York University and Toronto Metropolitan University, for \u201cFrom Costa Rica to Canada: Shaping Environmental Perspectives through Personal Narratives\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mahmoud Eid Graduate Prize to Stephen Neville, York University, for&nbsp;\u201cM\u00e9tis Silent Encounters\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you again, and see you at CCA26: more details to come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best regards,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faiza Hirji<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President, Canadian Communication Association&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chers et ch\u00e8res ami.e.s et coll\u00e8gues de l\u2019ACC,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce fut un plaisir de vous voir nombreux et nombreuses \u00e0 l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al et en ligne cette semaine pour l&#8217;ACC24. Comme les ann\u00e9es pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes, les pr\u00e9sentations de chacun \u00e9taient excellentes et engageantes. Comme le veut la tradition, voici un r\u00e9sum\u00e9 de notre conf\u00e9rence de cette ann\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Le colloque annuel a compt\u00e9 244 communications, 67 panels et 15 tables rondes, et un total de 361 participant.e.s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le colloque annuel a compt\u00e9 244 communications, 67 panels et 15 tables rondes, et un total de 361 participant.e.s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Je tiens \u00e0 exprimer, en notre nom \u00e0 tous, notre profonde gratitude \u00e0 Nicole Cohen, organisatrice de la conf\u00e9rence et vice-pr\u00e9sidente, et \u00e0 Sibo Chen et Nikole Pascetta, coordinateurs des arrangements locaux, pour leur incroyable d\u00e9vouement et leurs efforts m\u00e9ticuleux dans l\u2019organisation de l\u2019ACC25.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nous remercions chaleureusement la professeure Sarah Sharma d\u2019avoir prononc\u00e9 la conf\u00e9rence pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re de 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>F\u00e9licitations \u00e0 tous.tes les membres nouvellement \u00e9lu.e.s du conseil d\u2019administration : Crystal Chokshi (secr\u00e9taire), Rianka Singh, James Cairns, Mirjam Gollmitzer, Nicolette Little (membres) et Aimee Koristka, repr\u00e9sentant des \u00e9tudiant.e.s aux cycles sup\u00e9rieurs. Nous remercions chaleureusement les membres sortantes du conseil d\u2019administration : Liam Cole Young (secretaire), Pascale Caidor, Sibo Chen, Karrmen Crey (membres), et Amanda Zanco, repr\u00e9sentant des \u00e9tudiant.e.s aux cycles sup\u00e9rieurs. Nous vous remercions pour votre contribution \u00e0 l\u2019ACC au cours de ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>F\u00e9licitations aux laur\u00e9ats des prix annuels 2025 de l\u2019ACC :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>F\u00e9licitations \u00e0 tou.tes les candidat.e.s au prix du livre Gertrude J. Robinson et \u00e0 la laur\u00e9ate de cette ann\u00e9e, Heather A. Love (University of Waterloo) pour le livre&nbsp;<em>Cybernetic Aesthetics:&nbsp;Modernist Networks of Information and Data<\/em>&nbsp;(Cambridge University Press)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>F\u00e9licitations \u00e0 tou.tes les candidat.e.s au prix du livre de la r\u00e9l\u00e8ve de l&#8217;ACC et \u00e0 la laur\u00e9ate de cette ann\u00e9e, Jordan B. Kinder (Wilfrid Laurier University) pour&nbsp;<em>Petroturfing: Refining Canadian Oil through Social Media<\/em>&nbsp;(University of Minnesota Press)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prix CCA-CRTC :&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gagnante dans la cat\u00e9gorie maitrise :&nbsp;Emmanuelle Lacombe, Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al, pour \u201cDu statut d\u2019auteur \u00e0 cr\u00e9ateur de contenu: le rapport de force entre les cr\u00e9ateur\u00b7rices et les producteur\u00b7rices au sein de l\u2019industrie cin\u00e9matographique qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e8re de la concurrence num\u00e9rique\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>gagnante dans la cat\u00e9gorie doctorale :&nbsp;Dana Cramer, Toronto Metropolitan University&nbsp;pour \u201cCollaborative Oversight: The Emergence of Digital Regulators Forums for Governing Domestic Digital Sectors\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>gagnante dans la cat\u00e9gorie postdoctorale:&nbsp;Daphne Idiz, University of Toronto, pour \u201cLegislating \u2018Cultural Diversity\u2019 for Global Streamers: Unpacking Policy Challenges from the European Union and Canada\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prix de la meilleure communication \u00e9tudiante de l\u2019ACC :&nbsp;Hoornaz Keshavarzian, Simon Fraser University, pour \u201cDisruptive Griefwork: Co-storytelling, Co-memorializing, and the Politics of Counter-hegemonic Grief<em>\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prix du m\u00e9rite du Congr\u00e8s-CCA :&nbsp;Jessica Campbell, York University et Toronto Metropolitan University, pour \u201cFrom Costa Rica to Canada: Shaping Environmental Perspectives through Personal Narratives\u201d&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>Super(human) Radios: Vocal Fictions of the S\u00e9ance<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mahmoud Eid Graduate Prize : Stephen Neville, York University,&nbsp;\u201cM\u00e9tis Silent Encounters\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Merci encore et \u00e0 l&#8217;ann\u00e9e prochaine \u00e0 CCA26: plus de d\u00e9tails \u00e0 venir!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cordialement,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faiza Hirji<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pr\u00e9sident, Association canadienne de communication&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CCA25 Official Program &#8211; ACC programme officiel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><object class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CCA2025Program.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of CCA2025Program.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c117dff0-6d7c-479c-8795-9e941dd4413b\" href=\"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CCA2025Program.pdf\">CCA2025Program<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CCA2025Program.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c117dff0-6d7c-479c-8795-9e941dd4413b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conference Round-Up &#8212; Bilan de l&#8217;ACC25 Dear CCA friends and colleagues, It was wonderful to see many of you at George Brown College and online this week for CCA25. As in previous years, everyone&#8217;s papers and roundtable discussions were so strong and engaging &#8211; congratulations to all! As is the tradition, here is a roundup &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/conference\/previous-conference-keynotes-programs\/cca-2025-june-2-5-toronto\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CCA 2025 \/\/ June 2-5 \/\/ Toronto<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":728,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":""},"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1640"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1647,"href":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1640\/revisions\/1647"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acc-cca.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}