Michael Strangelove (born 1962) is a Canadian writer and academic, currently a lecturer in the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa.[1] His two most notable works include Watching YouTube: Extraordinary Videos by Ordinary People[2] and The Empire of Mind: Digital Piracy and the Anti-Capitalist Movement, which was nominated for a Governor General's Award for English non-fiction in 2006.[3]
Michael Strangelove | |
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.jpg) Strangelove in 2007 | |
| Born | Michael William Strangelove 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, lecturer |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
| Thesis | Redefining the limits to thought within media culture: Collective memory, cyberspace and the subversion of mass media |
| Doctoral advisor | Marie-Françoise Guédon |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Communication |
| Institutions | University of Ottawa |
| Notable works | Watching YouTube: Extraordinary Videos by Ordinary People The Empire of Mind: Digital Piracy and the Anti-Capitalist Movement |
| Website | strangelove |
Books authored
edit- 1991-93 - Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters and Academic Discussion Lists, 1, 2, and 3rd Editions (American Association of Research Libraries), coauthored with Diane Kovacs.
- 1994 - How to Advertise on the Internet (Strangelove Press), coauthored with Aneurin Bosley.
- 2005 - The Empire of Mind: Digital Piracy and the Anti-Capitalist Movement (University of Toronto Press).
- 2010 - Watching YouTube: Extraordinary Videos by Ordinary People (University of Toronto Press).
- 2015 - Post-TV: Piracy, Cord-Cutting, and the Future of Television (University of Toronto Press).
References
edit- ^ "Department of Communication - Michael Strangelove". University of Ottawa. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Curtis, Jenefer (28 May 2010). "Review: Watching YouTube: Extraordinary Videos by Ordinary People, by Michael Strangelove". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "The Canada Council for the Arts announces finalists for the 2006 Governor General's Literary Awards". The Canada Council for the Arts. 2006-10-16. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
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