THE CMNSU BLOG
Popular Culture, Representation, and Ingenuity: Or Why Inside Out 2 Isn’t an Original Take on Anxiety.
Inside Out 2 gave audiences every beat of a classic Pixar film- perhaps its biggest praise comes from its genuine and ground-breaking portrayal of anxiety in a children’s film. As with any piece of popular culture, the question prevails as to whether this ground-breaking representation is truly the first of its kind to be represented, or if it’s just exactly what its cultural category denotes it as: popular.
Career Conversations - Disability Without Poverty
Harshita Srivastava is a fourth year undergraduate student joint-majoring in Communication and English. With her extensive involvement in university clubs and dedication to advocating for social causes, Harshita shares the value of embracing opportunities and taking risks to discover one’s true potential.
Career Conversations - SFU Advancement and Alumni Engagement
Talha Butt is a fifth-year student majoring in Communication. With a passion for community involvement and a commitment to supporting students’ educational experiences, Talha shares his journey in the Gift and Estate Planning sector of SFU Advancement and Alumni Engagement.
Career Conversations - Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association & Simon Fraser University
Seleena Thandi is a SFU alumni of Spring 2024 with a major in Communication. With her co-op experiences that allowed her to explore different aspects of the communication field, she shares the value of stepping out of your comfort zone and embracing opportunities for both professional and personal growth.
Career Conversations - Surrey Hospitals Foundation
Kyanna Sarmiento is a SFU alumni of Spring 2024 with a minor in Print & Digital Publishing. With her co-op experience that led to her passion in the healthcare sector and her current position as a Social Media and Content Coordinator, she shares the value of exploring diverse opportunities and acquiring new skills.
Career Conversations — Knowledge Network & Simon Fraser University
Eden Chipperfield is a fifth year honours Communication student. With her two co-op experience, various on-campus involvements and her dedication to personal growth, Eden shares her journey of navigating the professional world, recognizing the importance of proactive engagement and continuous learning.
Life Became a Spectator Sport
It is truly fantastic that no matter where you are, there’s a good chance you’ll be recorded or photographed. You have no control, no say over this at all. The man, six stories up on the wrong side of the balcony, looks down to see a sea of phones. Suicide becomes a vaudeville act.
Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems is The Wolf of Wall Street for gamblers. Kofi reviews an incredibly inspirational movie.
Career Conversations — Joaquin Suarez
“It's the best time to make mistakes while you’re still a student. Take as many risks and opportunities as possible – one right decision is all you need.” Joaquin Suarez is a SFU alumni who graduated in Fall 2023 with an honours degree in Communication. With co-op experience, extracurricular involvement and a collection of memorable learning experiences, Joaquin shares his journey from graduation to landing a position as a Communications Coordinator at Fraser Health Authority.
Mediatized Stimuli
All life becomes mediatized, experience now consumable via multistimuli form. An experience is not lived through in these conditions, instead you live a life of a perma-voyeur. Simultaneously hyperstimulated and unsatisfied, two magnetized points through which you cycle through.
Career Conversations — SFU VentureLabs
“Marketing is more than just social media & raising sales” - Ashley Chia is a fourth year Communication student pursuing a minor in Print & Digital Publishing. With her recent co-op experience at SFU VentureLabs, she shares the value of co-op experience as a Marketing Associate.
Return to Form
We’ve witnessed a rapid resurgence of analog technology, with vinyl records and film cameras sparking revitalized interest among younger audiences. This phenomenon is a testament to our generation's collective fascination with the past, our attempt to find a semblance of authenticity or a connection to the tangible, in a vastly digitized world.
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983) is body-horror technophobia galore. CMNSU movie reviewer Kofi takes a look at David Cronenberg’s McLuhan-inspired film.