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The Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film (CPCF) at @brocku.ca examines the impact of media and communication in the creation of meaning, identity, and social change.
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Brock CPCF @brockucpcf.bsky.social · Aug 28
Welcome to the official Bluesky account for Communication, Popular Culture and Film (CPCF) at Brock University.

This is your space to stay connected with the department and conversations around communication, media, and culture.

Follow along and be part of the CPCF community.
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Today in Authorship in Cinema (FILM 3P93), the class is continuing their discussion of Howard Hawks with a screening of His Girl Friday (1940).

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#CPCF #BrockU #FilmStudies #MediaStudies #CaryGrant
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February 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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In the Internship program, @katejcassidy.bsky.social is discussing wellbeing. Flourishing careers may require money, but they also need purpose.

Students will explore hedonic and eudaimonic well-being and reflect on what this means for their understanding of “work”.

#CPCF #Communications
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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For Issues in Canadian Cinema (FILM 3P56), the students are discussing equity, diversity, and inclusion in regards to this weeks screening: 40 Acres (R.T. Thorne, 2024)

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#CPCF #BrockU #CanadianCinema #FilmStudies #diversity
40 ACRES Official Trailer (2025)
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February 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Today in Popular Cinema (FILM 2P94), Dr. Nebesio is looking at Titanic (James Cameron, 1997) and discussing blockbuster characters, actors and stars.

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#CPCF #BrockU #FilmStudies #PopularCinema #Titanic
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February 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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This week Authorship in the Cinema (FILM 3p93) wraps up their look at François Truffaut and begin an examination of Howard Hawks. The first screening is Only Angels Have Wings (Hawks, 1939).

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#CPCF #BrockU #FilmStudies #Authorship #Hollywood
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February 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Today the Intro to Communication and Media Studies (COMM 1P92) students take an effects approach to media studies. Dr. Chen will be discussing effects, agenda setting and cultivation.

#CPCF #CommunicationStudies #MediaStudies #Media
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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In Issues in Canadian Cinema (FILM 3P56) this week, Dr.Lester is looking at contemporary Indigenous media production and screening The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn, 2019).

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#CPCF #CanadianCinema #Indigenousfilm
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open - Trailer VIFF 2019
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February 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Today in Popular Culture, Dr.Nebesio is looking at genres in Holywood and screening The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973).

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#CPCF #BrockU #Exorcist #Horror #FilmStudies
THE EXORCIST - Trailer - (1973) - HQ
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February 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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Today in the Internship Program (COMM 4F00), @katejcassidy.bsky.social is discussing ethics and how ethical reasoning guides action in ambiguity.
The students will examine frameworks for navigating dilemmas and reflect on how values shape relationships, reputation, and trust.

#CPCF #Ethics #Comm
February 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Today in Ecocinema (FILM 4P58), Dr. Miliken is discussing Hollywood and climate change. How does Hollywood depict the end of the world?

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#CPCF #BrockU #Ecocinema #ClimateChange #FilmStudies
The Day After Tomorrow - Official® Trailer [HD]
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February 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Today the Intro to Communication and Media Studies (COMM 1P92) students take a critical/cultural approach to media studies. Dr. Chen will be discussing encoding and decoding, discourse and ideology, and the audience.

#CPCF #BrockU #CommunicationStudies #MediaStudies
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Today in the Internship course (COMM 4F00) the focus is on leadership. @katejcassidy.bsky.social points out that leadership is not just a title, it’s “everyday” influence aligned with intention and values.

What does it mean to lead through who you are, not what you control?

#CPCF #Communication
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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In Canadian Cinema (FILM 3P56), Dr. Lester is discussing the the distribution & exhibition sectors in the Canadian film industry. The screening for this week is Night Raiders (Danis Goulet, 2021).

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#CPCF #BrockU #FilmStudies #CanadianCinema
NIGHT RAIDERS Official Trailer (2021)
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January 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Today in Popular Cinema (FILM 2P94), Dr. Nebesio is looking at storytelling and the blockbusters of "New Hollywood". They will be screening Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985).

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#CPCF #BrockU #FilmStudies #backtothefuture
Back To The Future (1985) Theatrical Trailer - Michael J. Fox Movie HD
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January 27, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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2026 Oscar nominations are out! A great time to celebrate our love of cinema and the conversations it inspires. From Ecocinema to Popular & Canadian Cinema, Authorship, and Film History, CPCF dives deep this term into film’s art & impact.

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2026 Oscar nominations: The complete list of nominees
The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, with "Sinners" leading the field with 16 total nominations. Here's the full list of 2026 Oscar nominees.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Theories of Authorship (FILM 3P93) continues its study of François Truffaut with Fahrenheit 451 (1966).

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#CPCF #BrockU #Truffaut #FilmStudies #Cinema
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January 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Today in Introduction to Communications and Media (COMM 1P92), Dr. Chen is looking at perspectives on the media through the Canadian context.

#CPCF #BrockU #CommunicationStudies #MediaStudies #CanadianCulture
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Today, for the Internship in Communications (COMM 4F00), @katejcassidy.bsky.social is discussing résumés and LinkedIn. How do these professional materials communicate identity and fit?

How do you translate who you are into what employers need?

#CPCF #BrockU #Internship #BusinessCommunication
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Today in Canadian Cinema, Dr.Lester is discussing Canadian content, streaming, and bill C-11. The film screened this week will be The Apprentice (Ali Abassi, 2024).

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#CPCF #BrockU #CanadianCinema #FilmStudies
FNC 2024 | The Apprentice (Ali Abbasi)
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January 20, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Today in Intro to Communication and Media Studies, Dr. Chen is discussing the evolution of media and media revolutions in Canadian society.

#CPCF #BrockU #Communication #CommStudies #MediaStudies
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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In the Internship in Communication (COMM 4F00) class this week, @katejcassidy.bsky.social is discussing storytelling.

What does your past story indicate about your future. What is your book about, and what might future chapters bring?

#CPCF #BrockU #Internship #CommunicationStudies
January 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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In the third-year Canadian Cinema course (FILM 3P56), Dr. Lester is looking at the contemporary Canadian film industry and screening 1991 (Ricardo Trogi, 2018).

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#CPCF #BrockU #FilmStudies #CanadianCinema #CanadianStudies
1995 (Ricardo Trogi) - Bande annonce
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January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Today in Popular Cinema (FILM 2P94), Dr. Nebesio is talking about blockbuster storytelling in Classical Hollywood, and screening Ben-Hur (William Wyler, 1959).

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#CPCF #BrockU #ClassicCinema #FilmStudies
Ben-Hur (1959) Official Blu-Ray Trailer - Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd Movie HD
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January 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Today in Ecocinema (FILM 4P58), Dr. Milliken is screening Soylent Green (Richard Fleisher, 1973) and discussing its apocalyptic vision of an overpopulated future along with other eco-disaster films of the 1970s.

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#CPCF #FilmStudies #BrockU #Environmentalism #EcoCinema
Soylent Green (1973) Official Trailer - Charlton Heston, Edward G Robinson Movie HD
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January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Today Dr. Michelle Chen introduces the first year CPCF students to Communication and Media Studies (COMM 1P92) with the question: Why study the Media?

#CPCF #BrockU #CommunicationStudies #CanadianUniversity
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM