In a liberal arts curricular context, our students learn to systematically explain, critically think about, and knowledgably engage in the broad spectrum of communication, media and cultural practices. We aim to graduate students who are informed, ethical communicators; reflective creators and makers of media and culture. Our students use theory, history, and experiential learning to make a positive, lasting impact on our world.  

At a lively intersection of overlapping fields, our teaching is informed by cutting edge research on journalism, multimedia storytelling, and film; advertising, marketing, branding, and PR; anthropology, development, advocacy, and politics; history, ethics, economics, and law. Our professors guide students through the nuances of evolving and hybrid cultures, in the context of globalization and its discontents. Our approach to communication, media and culture is resolutely comparative. It is rigorously academic as well as practical. Students develop strong analytical, reasoning, written and verbal skills. They become empathetic and ethical listeners as well as efficient and effective persuaders. 

The department offers four majors and six minors. The majors are Global Communications, Journalism, Film, and Communication and Public Affairs (to launch in 2020–21). The minors are Anthropology, Fashion Studies, Global Communications, Film, Journalism and Political Communication. The department frequently hosts colloquiums and invited speakers from the world of research, business, politics, and creative industries.  

Faculty

  • Nadia Albertini

    Senior Lecturer

  • Michael Behnke

    Assistant Professor

  • Khemais Ben Lakhdar

    Junior Lecturer

  • Nicole Berger

    Lecturer

  • Marine Brun-franzetti

    Lecturer

  • Emre Caglayan

    Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator for Film Studies

  • Isabelle Carbonell

    Assistant Professor

  • Laura Carter

    Junior Lecturer

  • Marine Chaleroux

    Junior Lecturer

  • Suryamayi Clarence-smith

    Junior Lecturer

  • Alice Craven

    Professor

  • Anne De Sales

    Senior Lecturer

  • Waddick Doyle

    Professor, Program Director, MSc in Strategic Brand Management

  • Tanya Elder

    Assistant Professor, Program Director, MA in Global Communications

  • Jessica Feldman

    Assistant Professor

  • Marc Feustel

    Lecturer

  • Matthew Fraser

    Associate Professor

  • Aurelien Gohier

    Junior Lecturer

  • Tatiana Grigorenko

    Assistant Professor

  • Natalie Handel

    Lecturer

  • Jayson Harsin

    Associate Professor

  • Jurgen Hecker

    Instructor, Program Coordinator for Journalism

  • Vincent Jaunas

    Lecturer

  • Youna Kim

    Professor

  • Sophie Kurkdjian

    Assistant Professor

  • Nina Lamparski

    Lecturer

  • Andre Lavergne

    Senior Lecturer

  • Katy Lee

    Lecturer

  • Joseph Lukawski

    Lecturer

  • Justin Mcguinness

    Associate Professor

  • Orlene McMahon

    Lecturer

  • John Mcnulty

    Senior Lecturer

  • Andrew Meyer

    Junior Lecturer

  • Saint-clair Milesi

  • Saadia Mirza

    Junior Lecturer

  • Sarah Ohana

    Lecturer

  • Noemie Oxley

    Assistant Professor

  • Robert Payne

    Professor, Department Chair – Communication, Media and Culture

  • Bryan Pirolli

    Lecturer

  • Cecile Poignant

    Lecturer

  • Carla Rocavert

    Lecturer

  • Claudia Roda

    Professor, Program Director, MSc in Human Rights and Data Science

  • Robert Romanowski

    Lecturer

  • Guglielmo Scafirimuto

    Lecturer

  • Joseph Schmid

    Senior Lecturer

  • Elizabeth Schub-Kamir

    Senior Lecturer

  • Christy Shields

    Associate Professor

  • Renate Stauss

    Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator for Fashion Studies

  • Georgi Stojanov

    Professor

  • Charles Talcott

    Associate Professor

  • Willem Van Der Horst

    Lecturer

  • Tobey Ward

    Junior Lecturer

  • Hannah Westley

    Interim Provost

Faculty Emeriti

Peter Barnet
Associate Professor Emeritus of Communications
BA, Yale University

James Bittermann
Associate Professor Emeritus of Global Communications
BSc, Southern Illinois University

Jerome Charyn
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Film Studies
Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
BA, Columbia College 

Yudhishthir Raj Isar
Professor Emeritus of Cultural Policy Studies
BA (Hons) in Economics, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University
Licence ès Lettres, University de Paris, Sorbonne
Maîtrise ès Lettres (Sociologie), University de Paris, Sorbonne

Julie Thomas
Associate Professor Emerita of Global Communications
BA, Columbia University
MA, Harvard University
Mlitt., Trinity College, Dublin
PhD, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London