Ian Reilly, PhD

Education

BA, English, Laurentian University

MA, English, University of Ottawa

PhD, Literary Studies, University of Guelph

Areas of research and teaching

Satire/Irony/Humour; News Parody; (Sub)Cultural studies; Political communication; Social media/Internet studies; Media & telecom policy; Civic engagement; Media education/activism

(Forthcoming 2014). “The Rally to Restore Sanity, Pre-politicization, and the Future of Politics.” Communication, Culture & Critique. Lead author, with Megan Boler.

(Forthcoming 2014). “Just Say Yes: DIY-ing the Yes Men”, in Boler, M. and M. Ratto (Eds.) DIY Citizenship: Critical Making and Social Media. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.

(Forthcoming 2014). “Ragots, rumeurs, légendes urbaines, et hoaxes : vers un éclaircissement des genres.” Synergies Canada. Co-authored with Aurore Van de Winkel.

(2013). “From Critique to Mobilization: The Yes Men and the Utopian Politics of Satirical Fake News.” International Journal of Communication (7), pp. 1243-1264.

(Fall 2012). “New(s) Parodies, New(s) Alternatives”, in Elliott, C. and J. Greenberg (Eds.) Communication in Question: Competing Perspectives on Controversial Issues in Communication Studies. Toronto: Thomson Nelson.

(2012). “Satirical Fake News and/as American Political Discourse.” The Journal of American Culture (35.3), pp. 258-275.

(2011). “Amusing Ourselves to Death? Social Media, Political Satire, and the 2011 Election.” Canadian Journal of Communication (36), pp. 503-511.

June 2013. “In Search of Beautiful Trouble: A Primer on Creative Activism Online.” Canadian Communication Association (CCA) Annual Conference. Victoria, BC.

March 2013. Keynote Lecture, “The Uneven Politics of Contemporary Humour and Laughter.” 15th Annual Graduate Student Conference (Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies), Western University. London, ON.

May 2012: “The Yes Men (Or How We Stopped Worrying and Love the Hoax).” Canadian Communication Association (CCA) Annual Conference. Kitchener-Waterloo, ON.

May 2012: “On Media Hoaxing.” Gossip: International Interdisciplinary Conference, University of Guelph. Guelph, ON.

May 2011: “Fans as Citizens: Satire Takes to the Streets of D.C.” (with Dr. Megan Boler, University of Toronto). International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference. Boston, MA.