Philippe Ross
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Media Studies
Office: 06, 200 Wilbrod Street
Telephone: 613-562-5238
E-mail: pross@uOttawa.ca
University degrees
2006/2007 – Postdoctoral Fellowship, Communication Studies, Concordia University
2006 – PhD Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)
2001 – MSc Communication, Université de Montréal
1998 – BA Communication, University of Ottawa
1997/1998 – Licence Studies, Communication, Université de la Sorbonne nouvelle Paris III (France)
Fields of interest
- Social aspects of new media and innovation
- Media production, professions and practitioners
- Representation of audiences/users in production
- Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Selected publications
Book
Ross, P. (in progress), Mediation, Experience and Expertise: Exploring the Interface of Producers and Users in the Production of New Media.
Articles
Ross, P. (in progress), ‘Web 2.0, Amateur Producers and the Death of Culture: What Do Professional Producers Know, Anyway?’
Ross, P. & L. Marroquin (in progress), ‘The Role of Audiences in Bringing About Organizational Change in the Field of New Media Production: The Case of NESTA Futurelab’.
Bélanger, P. C. & P. Ross (2000), ‘Usos y percepciones de las nuevas tecnologias e incidencias en la vida familiar’, Comunicar, number 14, Andalucia, Spain, March, pp. 69-78.
Bélanger, P. C. & P. Ross (1997), ‘Vers une pédagogie de l’hyper-savoir?’, Journal of Distance Education, XII (1/2), Simon Fraser University Publications, pp. 29-48.
Conference presentations
Ross, P. (2007) ‘Questioning the User-Centric Worldview in the Study of Technology: Research into the Experience and Expertise of New Media Producers’, International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 50th Anniversary Conference, UNESCO, Paris.
Ross, P. (2006) ‘Mediation and Experience-based Expertise: Broadening the Producer-User Interface in the Production of New Media’,Colloque de l’Association canadienne de communication (ACC) 2006, York University, Toronto.
Co-organizer of Canadian Communications Association Conference 2005, University of Western Ontario, London.
Ross, P. (2004) ‘Mediation in New Media Production: Representation of, and Interaction with, Audiences/Users at NESTA Futurelab.’ Canadian communications Association (CCA) Annual Conference 2004, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
