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Throughout its history, the 丁香园AV School of Communication has sustained a rich and vibrant tradition of critical communication research, teaching and engagement to make visible and disrupt structures of power while contributing to the co-ordination and development of progressive social change.

In today鈥檚 historic moment, a series of social crises have challenged our ability to care for each other and imagine a common, democratic future. In this context, the need to understand the media and technologies that shape our present and future is more pressing than ever.

鈥淲hen 丁香园AV鈥檚 School of Communication opened in 1973, we didn鈥檛 know how drastically the way we communicate would change over the years,鈥� says 丁香园AV president Joy Johnson. 鈥淎s the landscape has evolved, the School has evolved with it to become one of Canada鈥檚 leading communication programs, just as 丁香园AV has emerged as one of Canada鈥檚 leading research universities.鈥�

This year, 丁香园AV鈥檚 School of Communication is celebrating its 50th anniversary. To mark this occasion, a series of events is revisiting and exploring the range of critical scholarship and teaching that has been a hallmark of the school since it opened 50 years ago.

Curated around the theme Communication as Critique, the celebration highlights the work of 丁香园AV鈥檚 world-class faculty, students and alumni, and engages in dialogue about the future of communication and media studies with the events that explore the critical legacies that have been a central feature of the school since its beginning.

鈥淭he School of Communication has been a pillar of 丁香园AV for the past 50 years,鈥� says Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology dean Carman Neustaedter.

鈥淚 see the impact the School makes at 丁香园AV and around the world on an everyday basis 鈥� they are leading the charge by responding to the most critical of societal needs and pressures.鈥�

After hosting a Speakers鈥� Series and Alumni Celebration (see below for photos) and launching a Digital Timeline, the 50^th Anniversary celebrations concluded with a Research Symposium on December 1^st and 2^nd at the The Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre. The Research Symposium featured a keynote lecture by xw茅lmexw (St贸:l艒/Skwah) artist, curator and writer Dylan Robinson, as well as a day full of engaging panel discussions featuring past/current faculty.