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Gregory Taylor

Positions

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts, Department of Communication, Media and Film

Contact information

Email

gregory.taylor2@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

website

Location

Office: Social Science308

Background

Educational Background

B.A. English Lit & History, Trent University, 1989

Bach of Education English Literature, Lakehead University, 1991

M.A. Communication Studies, Ryerson Polytechnical Univ, 2004

Doctor of Philosophy Communication Studies, McGill University, 2010

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
COMS 201 LAB 03 B03 Intro to Comm & Media Studies 2021
COMS 201 LEC 01 01 Intro to Comm & Media Studies 2020
COMS 71112 SEC 01 S01 Directed Studies 2020
COMS 201 LAB 02 B02 Intro to Comm & Media Studies 2020
COMS 201 LAB 04 B04 Intro to Comm & Media Studies 2021
COMS 435 LEC 01 01 Communication & Cdn Society 2021

Projects

5G Wireless and Rural Canadian Broadband

A study of next generation wireless technology and the potentials and challenges for less populated regions of Canada.

Awards

  • SSHRC Insight Grant. 5G Wireless and Rural Canadian Broadband. Principal Investigator. , Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. 2019
  • SSHRC Insight Grant. 700 MHz Spectrum Auction and Canadian Spectrum Policy. Principal Investigator, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. 2013

Publications

  • Use It or What? Spectrum Policy’s Empty Threat. Gregory Taylor. The Political Economy of Communication. (2023)
  • Dallas W. Smythe and Détente at IAMCR. . Gregory Taylor. Reflections on the International Association for Media and Communication Research: Many Voices, One Forum . (2023)
  • “Tackling the ‘wicked’ rural broadband gap: Policymakers must resist the temptation to throw up their arms in frustration, or—worse—leave the entire problem to the whims of Elon Musk”. . The Hill Times. (2024)
  • In rural Alberta, the lack of high-speed internet limits economic growth. Gregory Taylor and Michael McNally. The Globe and Mail. (2024)
  • Frequencies: International Spectrum Policy. Gregory Taylor; Catherine Middleton. McGill-Queen’s University Press. (2020)
  • The Wired, Wired West. Taylor, Gregory and Michael McNally. Policy Options. (2024)
  • Shut Off: the Canadian Digital Television Transition . Gregory Taylor. McGill-Queen’s University Press. (2014)
  • "The Politics of Gender in Canadian Radio" in Women and Radio in Canada. Geneviève A. Bonin ed. . Gregory Taylor. University of Ottawa Press. 159-170. (2020)
  • “Municipal digital infrastructure and the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of Calgary, Canada”. Taylor, Gregory, Katelyn Anderson and Dana Cramer. . Journal of Digital Media and Policy. 137-157. (2021)
  • “Canadian News Media: A Strong Foundation with an Uncertain Future”. In Josef Trappel ed. Democratic performance of leading news media. A cross-country comparative analysis. . Taylor, Gregory and Brooks Decillia. Nodicom. 43-84. . (2021)
  • Beyond the branch plant: Capitol-EMI’s first Canadian record press and national music industries in the 1970s. Brian Fauteux, Richard Sutherland & Gregory Taylor. Cultural Studies. 1-23. (2020)
  • Communication research and teaching in Canada. Taylor, Gregory and Ray op’tLand. Publizistik. 1-23. (2019)
  • Remote Rural Broadband Systems in Canada. Gregory Taylor. Telecommunications Policy. 744-756. (2021)
  • “Canada: Funding and Transparency at the CBC”. In Transparency and Funding of Public Service Media: 'Die deutsche Debatte im internationalen Kontext'. ed. Christian Herzog, Heiko Hilker, Leonard Novy and Orkan Torun. . Gregory Taylor. Springer VS. . (2017)
  • A Question of Scarcity: Spectrum and Canada's Urban Core. Taylor, G., Middleton, C., & Fernando, X. . Journal of Information Policy. 120 - 163. (2017)
  • Introduction: Sports Rights and Public Service Broadcasting. Gregory Taylor and Thomass, B. . International Communication Gazette. (2017)
  • Dismantling the Public Airwaves: shifting Canadian public broadcasting to an online service. Gregory Taylor. International Communication Gazette. 349 - 364. (2016)
  • Spectrum Issues: Spectrum Policy in Canada. Gregory Taylor. IEEE Wireless Communications. (2015)
  • A Tale of Two Regulators: Telecom Policy Participation in Canada. Shepherd, Tamara, Gregory Taylor and Catherine Middleton. Journal of Information Policy. (2014)
  • Oil in the Ether: A Critical History of Spectrum Auctions in Canada. Gregory Taylor. Canadian Journal of Communication. (2013)
  • Calgary 5G and Connectivity Report. Gregory Taylor. Calgary Economic Development. (2021)
  • The Canadian digital television transition and the limits of co-regulation. Gregory Taylor. International Journal of Digital Television. (2013)
  • Grey to Black: Satellite Piracy in Canada. Gregory Taylor. Canadian Journal of Media Studies. (2008)
  • “Commentary – ‘More and Better’ Research? Critical Communication Studies and the Problem of Policy Relevance”. . Abramson, B. D., Shtern, J., & Taylor, G. Canadian Journal of Communication. (2008)
  • The Transformation of Work: Factors affecting the uptake of wireless technology in Canadian Business. . Cukier, Wendy, Gregory Taylor and Jarrod Ladouceur. (2015)
  • Mapping Digital Media Project: Canada. Obar, Jonathan A. Gregory Taylor, Derek Antoine, Rena Bivens, Nadia Caidi, Arndis Johnson, Catherine Middleton, and David Skinner . Open Society Foundation. (2014)

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