Academic Credentials

Doctor of Philosophy – In Progress – (2008 – Present)
Ryerson University & York University, Toronto, ON
Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture

Master of Arts – (2006 – 2008)
Ryerson University & York University, Toronto, ON
Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture
Thesis Title: The Code and Politics of The Pirate Bay and Drupal: Alternative Horizons of Web2.0

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Multidisplinary Studies with emphasis in Political Science and Spanish
University of Kings College, Halifax, NS
Political Science Honours Thesis: The Potential for State Control of the Internet
Recipient of the James H. Aitchison Award (2004) for best undergraduate honours essay in Political Science.

Summary of Publications and Professional Contributions

First author in refereed journals (3)
Contributing author in refereed journals (4)
Book chapters (1)
Contributing author in book chapters (2)
Papers in refereed conference proceedings (2)
Conference presentations (16)
Invited talks (2)
Workshops and roundtables (3)
Non-refereed articles (4)

Refereed Publications

McKelvey, F. (2011). A Programmable Platform? Drupal, Modularity, and the Future of the Web. Fibreculture, (18).

McKelvey, Fenwick. (2010). Ends and ways: The algorithmic politics of network neutrality. Global Media Journal — Canadian Edition, 3(1). 51-73.

McKelvey, F. & O’Donnell, S. (2010), Out from the Edges: Multi-site Videoconferencing as a Public Sphere in First Nations. Journal of Community Informatics. 5(2)

Contributing Author in Refereed Journals

Langlois, G., McKelvey, F.;, Elmer, G, & Werbin, K. (2009). Mapping Commercial Web 2.0 Worlds: Towards a New Critical Ontogenesis. Fibreculture 14.

Langlois, G, Elmer, G., McKelvey, F., & Devereaux, Z. (2009). Networked Publics: the Double Articulation of Code and Politics on Facebook. Canadian Journal of Communication 34(3). pp. 415-434.

Elmer, G., Langlois, G., Devereaux, Z., Ryan, P. M., McKelvey, F., Redden, J., & Curlew, B. (2009). “Blogs I Read”: Partisanship and Party Loyalty in the Canadian Political Blogosphere. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 6(2).

Elmer, G., Ryan, P. M., Devereaux, Z., Langlois, G., Redden, J., & McKelvey, F. (2007). Election Bloggers: Methods for Determining Political Influence. First Monday, 12(4).

Book Chapters

McKelvey, F. (2011). Making Traffic Public: A Proposal for a Public Study of Internet Usage in Canada. In M. Moll & L. R. Shade (Eds.), The Internet Tree: The State of Telecom Policy in Canada 3.0 (pp. 143-152). Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Contributing Author in Book Chapters

Elmer, G., Langlois, G. & McKelvey, F. (forthcoming). The Permanent Campaign: Online Political Communication. in K. Kozolanka (Ed.), Publicity and the Canadian State: Critical Communication Approaches. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Langlois, G., McKelvey, F. & Elmer, G. (2011). Networked Publics: Methodological Reflections on the Double Articulation of Code and Politics on Facebook, in T. Rohle & O. Leistert (Eds.), The Facebook Reader. Bielefeld.

Conference Proceedings

McKelvey, F. & O’Donnell, S. (2009). “Multisite Videoconferencing as a Public Sphere in First Nation Communities: A Case Study” as part of the panel: Deliberation, Political Engagement, and Participation in the Public Sphere. Communicating for Social Impact, Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, May 21-25, 2009, Chicago, United States.

O’Donnell, S., Beaton, B., & McKelvey, F. (2008). Videoconferencing and Sustainable Development for Remote and Rural First Nations in Canada. Proceedings of the Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN 08) Conference, Prato, Italy, October.

Conference Presentations

Elmer, G., Langlois, G., & McKelvey, F. (2011). The Permanent Campaign: New Media, New Politics. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association, September 30 – October 2, Sackville, Canada.

McKelvey, F. (2011). “Inception Point: Questioning Internet Time” as part of the panel: Digital Content: Issues of Time, Aesthetics, and Materiality. Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference, June 1-3, Fredericton, Canada

McKelvey, F. (2010). “No Time to Lose: The Fragmentation of Internet Time” as part of the Network Politics: Objects, Subjects and New Political Affects conference, October 22-23, Toronto, Canada

McKelvey, F. (2010), “Power over packets? Internet Traffic Management and Digital Control” as part of the panel: Accounting for electoral equity (and technology). Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association, October 1-3, Toronto, Canada

McKelvey, F. (2010). “Pattern (Mis)Recognition: Can the Pirate Bay Elude Transitive Control” as part of the panel: Emerging Tech and Media Theory. Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference, June 1-3, 2010, Montreal, Canada

McKelvey, F. (2010). “Making Broadband Public” as part of the panel: Establishing a Connection with Telecom Policy. Making Media Public, Making Media Public: Global Crises, Local Opportunities, May 6–8, 2010, Toronto, Canada

McKelvey, F. (2009). “Fair Copyright for Canada and Political Action on Facebook” as part of the panel: Networked Identity in Cyberspace: From the Cradle to the Grave. Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference, May 28-30, 2009, Ottawa, Canada

Revised Presentation at the Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association, October 2-4,2009, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

McKelvey, F. (2009). “A Nation of Pirates: The Geopoolitical Strategies of The Pirate Bay” as part of the panel: Navigating Ruptures in Digital Environments. Intersections 2009: Crisis. 8th Annual Critical & Creative Graduate Student Conference, March 20-22, 2009, Toronto, Canada.

Elmer, G., Curlew, A.B., & McKelvey, F. (2008). “Video Politics: Typologies of User-generated Content” as part of the panel: Engaging With YouTube: Methodologies, Practices, Publics. Communicating for Social Impact, Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, May 22-26, 2008, Montreal, Canada.

McKelvey, F. (2008). “Identifying Web-Spheres for YouTube Videos by Exploring Comment Network Mapping” as part of the panel: Analyzing YouTube: Multidisciplinary Approaches. Communicating for Social Impact, Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, May 22-26, 2008, Montreal, Canada.

McKelvey, F. (2008). “The Software Politics of Web2.0 in/through Drupal” as part of the panel: Platforms, Power, and Politics IV. Politics: Web 2.0: An International Conference. New Political Communication Unit, Department of Politics and International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London, April 17-18, 2008, Egham, UK.

Langlois, G. & McKelvey, F. (2008). “Political Subjectivation and Issue Publics on Facebook” as part of the panel: Platforms, Power, and Politics II. Politics: Web 2.0: An International Conference. New Political Communication Unit, Department of Politics and International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London, April 17-18, 2008, Egham, UK.

McKelvey, F. & Devereaux, Z. (2008). “Post-Marxist without a Pause: Getting Actor-Network Theory to Jive with Post-Marxism” as part of the panel: Articulations of Theory. Intersections 2008: Negotiating the Liminal. Communication and Culture Annual Graduate Conference, March 14-16, 2008, Toronto, Canada

McKelvey, F. (2007). “YouTube and Canada in Afghanistan” as part of the panel: Disaggregating the Infoscape: Understanding Web Formats. Internet Research 8.0: Let’s Play.Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference, Oct 17-21, 2007, Vancouver, Canada.

Elmer, G., Ryan, P. M., Devereaux, Z., Langlois, G., Redden, J., & McKelvey, F. (2007) “Disaggregating Online News: The Canadian Federal Election, 2005-2006″ as part of the panel: Mapping Code Politics: International Perspectives on Web Campaigning. Creating Communication: Content, Critique & Control.International Communication Association Annual Conference, May 23-28, 2007, San Francisco, USA.

Invited Talks

McKelvey, F. (2011). “Internet Infrastructure Control.” Invited Talk for Yale Information Society Project, March 23, 2011, Yale University, New Haven, United States

McKelvey, F. (2010). “Approaches to Network Politics: Social Media and Internet Research.” Invited Talk for Département d’information et de communication, October 20, 2010, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada

Workshops & Roundtables

McKelvey, F. (2009). “From Governance to Governor: Traffic Shaping and the Control of Speed”. Deep Packet Inspection Roundtable, June 18, 2009, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

Thelwall, M., Langlois, G., Elmer, G., McKelvey, F. (2009). “Web Analysis of Politics, Online Ideas, Discussions and Trends”. Fifth International Conference on e-Social Sciences, June 24-26, 2009, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany.

Langlois, G., Elmer, G., McKelvey, F. (2009). “Politics Web 2.0: Research Methods and Tools”. Web 2.0 and Politics Research Method Workshop, February 19-20 2009, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Reports & Non-refereed Publications

McKelvey, F., & Curlew, B. (2011). Canadian Culture in an Open Internet Age. In S. Anderson & R. Yeo (Eds.), Casting and Open Net: A Leading-Edge Approach to Canada’s Digital Future (pp. 85-101). OpenMedia.ca.

From 2006 to 2008, I participated in three research projects. Each projects published weekly reports for the public and media. The list below details the projects’ authors, dates and topics.

Elmer, G, Langlois, G., McKelvey, F., Prior, E., Ryan, P. M., Devereaux, Z., Curlew, B. & Werbin, K. (September to October, 2008). Code Politics: Federal Election 2008. http://www.infoscapelab.ca/federalelection2008

Elmer, G., Ryan, P. M., Devereaux, Z., Langlois, G., Curlew, B., & McKelvey, F. (September to October, 2007). Code Politics: Ontario Election 2007. http://www.infoscapelab.ca/ontarioelection2007.

Elmer, G., Ryan, P. M., Devereaux, Z., Langlois, G., Redden, J., Curlew, B., Seko, Y. McKelvey, F. (March to June, 2007). Code Politics: Party Leaders and Partisans on YouTube. http://www.infoscapelab.ca/videopolitics.

Elmer, G., Ryan, P. M., Devereaux, Z., Langlois, G., Redden, J., & McKelvey, F. (September to November, 2006). Code Politics: Canadian Liberal Leadership Race 2006. http://www.infoscapelab.ca/gritrace.

Public Appearances

For a current list of media coverage, please see: http://www.infoscapelab.ca/mediacoverage.

During the 2011 Federal Election, I appeared on TVO’s The Agenda as a discussant on the ‘The “New” Politics’ episode on April 14, 2011

For Code Politics: Federal Election 2008, the Infoscape Research Lab partnered with CBC and contributed content for the Ormiston Online segment. I appeared on CBC across discussing the project’s finding and I also appeared on CBC’s The National. This program was awarded a 2008 Gemini Award for Best Cross Platform Project.

For Code Politics: Ontario Election 2007, my work with the Infoscape Research Lab has been profiled on all the major Canadian TV networks (CBC, CTV, Globe, TVO), CBC Radio, and in print in the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Star, the Hill Times, the Ottawa Citizen, and the Toronto Sun.

For Code Politics: Canadian Liberal Leadership Race 2006, my work with the Infoscape Research Lab has been reported by The Toronto Star, and The Winnipeg Free Press.

Scholarships & Awards

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2009-2012) – Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Monetary Value: $105,000

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2009) (declined) – Government of Ontario. Monetary Value: $15,000

Ryerson Graduate Scholarship (2008) – School of Graduate Studies, Ryerson University

Entrance scholarship awarded PhD students in the Communication and Culture Program at Ryerson University. Monetary Value: $20,000

Bell Globemedia Scholarship (2007-2008) – School of Graduate Studies, Ryerson University

Awarded to graduate students in the Joint Graduate Program in Communication and Culture who have an interest in leading-edge media research with a Canadian focus. Monetary Value: $5000.

Ryerson Graduate Award (2006-2007) – School of Graduate Studies, Ryerson University

An admissions award given to a student entering a graduate program at Ryerson University with a high academic achievement record. Monetary Value: $6000.

James H. Aitchison Award (2004) – Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University

An annual award in recognition of the best undergraduate honours essay in Political Science. Monetary Value: $400.

Academic Appointments & Teaching

• Teaching Assistant for Charles Zamaria (September 2011 – December 20011) For “Capstone Lecture, BDC 710” Radio and Television Arts Undergraduate Programme, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario.

• Graduate Advisor of Community Standards, Student Housing Services, Ryerson University. (September 2009 – May 2011)

• Research Assistant for Dr. Catherine Middleton, Ryerson University. (April, 2009 – August, 2009)

• Research Assistant for the Infoscape Research Lab directed by Dr. Greg Elmer, Ryerson University. http://www.infoscapelab.ca (January – June, 2007, September, 2007 – August 2009)

• Guest Lecturer for Dr. Greg Elmer For Advanced Contemporary Production Theory, MD 8102, Master of Arts in Media Production, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario (22 September 2008)
• Guest Lecturer for Dr. Ken Werbin For Images and Practices of Technology, VISC 4B07, Liberal Studies Undergraduate Program, Ontario College of Art and Design, Hamilton, Ontario (11 March 2008)
• Guest Lecturer for Dr. Philip Savage For Communication Policy, CMST 3I03, Communications Studies Undergraduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario (11 March 2008)
• Researcher for Dr. Susan O’Donnell for VideoCom Research Initiative during community visit to Muskrat Dam, Ontario (29 February to 1 February 2008)
• Visiting Worker for National Research Council coordinated by Dr. Susan O’Donnell for VideoCom Research Initiative (July, 2007)
• Teaching Assistant for Dr. Greg Elmer (Sept 2006 – Dec. 2006) For “Communication Theory, BDC 311” Radio and Television Arts Undergraduate Programme, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario.

Academic Services & Committees

• Panel Chair – Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference (2 June 2011)
• Panel Chair – Intersections: Annual Conference of the Communication and Culture Graduate Students (May 4-6 2011)
• Volunteer – Cyber-Surveillance in Everyday Life (12-15 May 2011)
• PhD Reviewer – 2010 Communication & Culture Doctoral Admissions Committee
• Organizer – Deep Packet Inspection Roundtable (18 June 2009)
• Ryerson Vice-President – Communication and Culture Graduate Student Association (GSA) (2007-2008)
• GSA Representative – Communication and Culture Curriculum Committee (2007-2008)
• GSA Representative – Communication and Culture Programme Executive Committee (2007-2008)
• GSA Representative – Communication and Culture Website Re-Development Committee (2007-2008)
• Chair – Communication and Culture Creative Night Committee (2006-2007)

Professional Experience

Communications Coordinator for Killam Properties Inc. in Halifax, Nova Scotia (2004-2006)

I coordinated corporate identity for a publicly traded real-estate firm with over 200 employees by developing and maintaining company websites, and designing and managing advertisements and investor materials. I also assisted with the management of the Information Technology Department by the administrating the company network and employee computer training.

International Experience

NetCorps & Humans Rights Internet Internship at the Instituto de Genero, Derecho y Desarrollo (INSGENAR), Rosario, Argentina (November 2004 to March 2005)

I lived independently in Rosario, Argentina assisting a non-profit organization that monitors women’s rights in Argentina. During this time, I developed their website, updated their computer systems, and trained employees.

Cuba Semester Programme at Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Universidad de Havana in Havana, Cuba (January to April, 2003)

I lived independently in Havana, Cuba studying Cuban history, economy and political system entirely in Spanish as part of the four-month program organized by the International Development Studies Program at Dalhousie University.

Campeche Programme at Universidad Autonomo de Campeche in Campeche, Mexico (August to December, 2003)

I lived with a Mexican host family studying Spanish grammar, literature and history as part of the four-month intensive Spanish program organized by the Spanish Department at Dalhousie University.

Short Term Medical Mission with Medical Ministries International in Vilcabamba, Ecuador (February to March 2002)

I assisted in the delivery of medicine and eyeglasses to rural Ecuadorians as part of the two week medical aid mission in the highlands of Ecuador. I explained the use of different medicine to aid recipients.

Software Development

Elmer, G., Devereaux, Z., & McKelvey, F. (August 2007). Infoscape Research Lab. YouTube Scraper.

I helped develop a YouTube archival tool that allows researchers to track the viewership and tags of online videos over time. I programmed the application using Python and MySQL. The resulting tool provided a new method for studying YouTube that the lab used during the study of the 2007 Ontario Election.

Elmer, G., Devereaux, Z., & McKelvey, F. (June 2007). Infoscape Research Lab. Webivore 2.0.

I assisted in the development of the Webivore code retrieval and archiving tool suite version 2.0 that included an RSS parser function for tracking blog comments and embedded YouTube videos, June 2007. Ryerson

Technical Skills

I have programming skills in Python, PHP, HTML, CSS, and ASP and intermediate database proficiencies in MySQL and Microsoft Access. I am highly proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Design and Video Creative Suites, and Thomson Endnote. I have experience working with the geographic tool ArcGIS and the network analysis tools ReseauLu and NetMiner.