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SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND MEDIA STUDIES DEPARTMENT
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| Eric Spalding's Personal Page |
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CONTACT INFO
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| Eric Spalding, (BA, Concordia; MA, University du Québec à Montréal; PhD, SFU) |
| Department Head & Media and Communications / Sociology Instructor |
| Office: B350a Abbotsford Campus |
| Email: eric.spalding@ufv.ca |
| Telephone: 604 - 504 -7441, local 4680 |
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AREAS OF INTEREST
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Sociology of culture and the media
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Cultural studies, popular culture and popular music
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Cultural industries and cultural policy
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UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
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- MACS 110 Introduction to Communication Theory
- MACS 221 Media and Audiences
- MACS 230 Introduction to Communication Media
- MACS/SOC 334 Cultural Policy
- SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
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I grew up in and around Montréal, Québec. From a young age, I was interested in popular culture, especially movies and popular music. I found out that I could study these and related topics in communication studies at Concordia University in Montréal, so I went there as an undergraduate. I obtained my B.A. at this institution in 1985, with a major in communication studies and a minor in French. After Concordia, I attended the Université du Québec à Montréal, where I completed my M.A. in communication in 1988. Around that time I moved out to Burnaby, B.C. so I could attend Simon Fraser University. I completed my Ph.D. in communication there in 1992.
I started teaching at UCFV in 1994. I have also taught at Kwantlen University College and Simon Fraser University. I have done other types of work as well over the years, including much translating and copy-editing.
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In this picture taken in Tian'anmen Square, China
an unidentified tourist stands near my portrait.
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In this photo from the early 70's, I'm the one standing in the blue shirt.
Either I was at someone's birthday party or I was lecturing on product placement.
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I have written songs about sociology and the media.
You can hear them at www.planeteric.com
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