We are jumping on the Heated Rivalry bandwagon this week. This series is an exemplar of the speed with which changes in the broadcasting, telecoms, and digital media spheres have become successful. It also reflects some of the ways in which algorithms, fan fiction, and online audiences are influencing the Canadian and global culture sector and creative industries. Below is a timeline that shows the parallels between the development of a show that is very explicitly Canadian, both in content and tone, and the legislative and funding shifts in Canada that made it possible to have an international impact.
CLCF Co-Director & Postdoctoral Fellow
Daphne Rena Idiz (she/her) is a Co-Director of the Creative Labour and Critical Futures (CLCF) cluster and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC).
CLCF Co-Director & Associate Professor
Dr. MaryElizabeth (“M.E.”) Luka is PI and Co-Director of the Creative Labour and Critical Futures (CLCF) cluster and Associate Professor, Arts & Media Management, at University of Toronto, where they examine modes and meanings of co-creative production and distribution in the digital age for arts, culture, and media.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Claudia Sicondolfo is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in Arts Management, at University of Toronto, Scarborough. Her research sits at the intersections of cultural policy, film festivals, cinema urbanisms, screen publics, anti-colonial research methodologies, and affect in the creative industries.
