Our people
Media Studies is an interdisciplinary program with over 50 members from UVic Libraries and 20 units across the Faculties of Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences and Engineering and Computer Science. The program also houses a research lab called the Praxis Studio.
Jentery Sayers directs Media Studies, and he works with Kaye Miller in our program's general office to administer the Media Studies certificate.
Instructors (2025-26)
The following UVic instructors are teaching Media Studies courses in 2025-26.
| Name | Course | |
|---|---|---|
| Sara Humphreys | MDIA 360: Game Studies (Fall 2025) | shumphreys@uvic.ca |
| MDIA 350: Cultures of the Book (Spring 2026) | jacobmaddison@uvic.ca | |
| Mark McIntyre | ANTH 303: Anthropology of Sound (Fall 2025) | |
| Tri Phuong | MDIA 300: Critical Media Practice (Spring 2026) | tphuong@uvic.ca |
| Jentery Sayers | MDIA 200: Media in the 21st Century (Fall 2025; Spring 2026) and MDIA 360: Game Studies (Spring 2026) | dirmdia@uvic.ca |
Program committee (2025)
Our program committee reviews our curriculum and the courses we offer. A librarian, a Media Studies staff member, an undergraduate student, community representatives and faculty members in the Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences and Engineering and Computer Science may serve on the committee each year.
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Bonner | Political Science | mbonner@uvic.ca |
| Dennine Dudley | Art History and Visual Studies | ddudley@uvic.ca |
| Justin Harrison | Libraries | justinh@uvic.ca |
| Sara Humphreys | ATWP | shumphreys@uvic.ca |
| Tim Iles | Pacific and Asian Studies | timiles@uvic.ca |
| Pierre-Luc Landry | French and Francophone Studies / SLLC | pierreluclandry@uvic.ca |
| Kaye Miller | Staff Representative | adminmdia@uvic.ca |
| Tri Phuong | Pacific and Asian Studies | tphuong@uvic.ca |
| Dan Russek | Hispanic and Italian Studies / SLLC | drussek@uvic.ca |
| Jentery Sayers | English; Director of Media Studies | dirmdia@uvic.ca |
| Sage Summer | Student Representative | |
| Community Representative |
Please email adminmdia@uvic.ca if you would like a list of all our program members.
Research lab
Jentery Sayers established the Praxis Studio (formerly the Maker Lab in the Humanities) in 2012 with support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). The Studio specializes in game studies and videographic criticism. Email Dr. Sayers at dirmdia@uvic.ca to learn more about how to get involved in the Studio's research.
Contact us
Feel free to contact us with your questions about Media Studies.
Director
Jentery Sayers (he / him), dirmdia@uvic.ca
General inquiries
Kaye Miller (they / them), adminmdia@uvic.ca or 250-721-7230
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Mailing address
Media Studies Program
Jentery Sayers, Director
AV天堂
P.O. Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 Canada
Courier or in-person address
Media Studies Program
Jentery Sayers, Director
AV天堂
Clearihue Building C343
3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road)
Victoria, BC V8P 5C2 Canada