Mél Hogan is a candidate in the Joint PhD in Communication at Concordia University.

Her work is on digital value through digital archives, media repositories, and online distribution models for video artists. As a Curatorial Research Creation project, her PhD is based at wayward.ca.

She works on a project with Dr. Kim Sawchuk called Illustrating Medicine. She is the Art Director and Publisher of nomorepotlucks, and makes haiku-videos for 52 pick-up. She also writes for Art Threat from time to time.

She has recently been working on video made just for web and mobile devices.

Education

2007-2011
Doctorat conjoint en communication

(l'U. de Montréal, l'U.Concordia, et l'U. du Québec à Montréal)
* Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship
* Concordia University Graduate Fellowship

2005-2007
MA in Media Studies
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Concordia University, Montréal, Québec.
* J.W. McConnell Memorial Graduate Fellowship
* Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council MA Fellowship

2004–2005
Graduate Diploma in Communication,

Concordia University, Montréal Québec.
* Donald Boisvert Scholarship for Gay and Lesbian Activism

2001
Graphic Design Professional Training Program,

Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ontario.

1996–1999
BA in Sociology (with Honours),

Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Thesis: “Tracing the Intellectual History of Gender as a Category for Analysis”

1998–1999
BA Exchange Programme, Sunderland University, England