Zoom-in on selfies. Ashely Madison leaks. Women in video games.
Concordia in the news
Posted on August 26, 2015
Expert commentators
Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:
- Ann-Louise Davidson, an Associate Professor in the Department of Education, was on CJAD’s Barry Morgan Show on August 25 to discuss the cultural practice of taking selfies. Davidson argues that taking selfies is not a necessarily a narcissistic gesture, but can be a great way to start conversations.
- Mourad Debbabi, professor in the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), comments on the leak of personal information of users of the website Ashely Madison on Radio-Canada’s 24/60 on August 24. Comments begin at 37:06.
- Gabrielle Trépanier-Jobin, a researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who is alsoaffiliated with Concordia’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, discusses the lack of female representation in video games on Radio-Canada’s La croisée.