Marco Adria
Marco Adria is Professor of Communications and Co-Chair, Centre for Public Involvement, University of Alberta.
Research Interests
I collaborate with other researchers examining the methods, purposes, and outcomes associated with innovations in public involvement.
Biography
I teach seminar courses for graduate students on the theory and practice of public involvement and public deliberation and supervise master’s and doctoral students in communications and technology. In 2011, I received the Lewis Mumford Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Technics from the Media Ecology Association, for my book Technology and nationalism (McGill-Queen’s University Press). I am the author or co-author of many publications in the areas of organizational communication, popular culture, and nationalism, including three books, and have served as President of the Canadian Association of Library Trustees and Chair of the Edmonton Public Library Board. My Ph.D. is from the Aston University Business School in Birmingham, U.K.
Recent Publications
Books
Adria, M . (2010). Technology and nationalism: Canadian social identity in the age of the Internet. McGill-Queen’ s University Press.
Chiaramonte, P., & Adria, M. (1994). Face-to-face: Interpersonal communication in the workplace. Scarborough: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc. This is an undergraduate textbook for students in management and the helping professions, providing an introduction to professional communications.
Adria, M. (1994). Peter Gzowski: An electric life. Toronto: ECW Press. Published in large print in 1996. This book, a biography, was favourably reviewed in the Globe and Mail on 18 February 1995 and The Literary Review of Canada of March 1996. It follows the important events in the life of Mr. Gzowski and provides a social context for his approach to broadcasting and media, especially in relation to the rise of Canadian nationalism.
Adria, M. (1990). Music of our times: Eight Canadian singer-songwriters. Toronto: Lorimer. Published in both paperback and hardcover. This book profiles the written and recorded work of such artists as Bruce Cockburn, Leonard Cohen, and Joni Mitchell. The book examines the role of these artists in contributing to Canadian social and cultural life. The book was in featured in coverage on MuchMusic, CBC Newsworld, the CBC Television News, and CTV.
Other Publications
R = Refereed
Adria, M., & Adams, C., eds. (2010). Readers’ Forum - The age of McLuhan: 100 years on. English Studies in Canada 36(2-3), 1-32.
R Adria, M. (2010). Natural environments as figure on the ground of the city. Proceedings of the Media Ecology Association, Volume 11. http://www.media-ecology.org/publications/MEA_proceedings/v11/6.%20Adria.pdf
Adria, M., and Gow, G. (2010). Understanding the communicative city. *Curb *Magazine 1.2, 20-21.
R Adria, M., & Mao, Y. (2011). Encouraging public involvement in public policymaking through university-government collaboration. In Bowdon, M., & Carpenter, R., eds. Higher education, emerging technologies, and community partnerships: Concepts, theories, and priorities. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 374-80.
Adria, M. (2011). Tom the Radical Tory. In Heintzman, R., ed., Tom Symons: A Canadian Life. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 373-80.
R Adria, M. (2008). Regional subnationalism in Canada and the social meaning of new organizations. British Journal of Canadian Studies 21(2), 153-70.
R Adria, M. (2008). Time, space, and the wireless community network. The Journal of Community Informatics 4(1). Special Issue: Wireless Networking for Communities, Citizens and the Public Interest. http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/426/392
Adria, M. Technology and nationalism. Nations and nationalism: A global historical overview, vol. 4 (ABL-CIO, 2008), 1473-1483.
Adria, M. (2007). Talking about technology adoption in the public library. Canadian Research Alliance for Community Innovation and Network and the Alberta SuperNet Research Alliance. University of Alberta. http://www3.fis.utoronto.ca/research/iprp/publications/Adria_CRACIN-ASRA_Report.pdf
Woudstra, A., & Adria, M. (2007). Organizing for the new network and virtual forms of distance education. In Moore, M. (ed.), Handbook of distance education. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 565-80.
Adria, M. (2007). The ontology of Facebook: Popular culture and Canadian identity. Canadian Issues/Thèmes Canadiens. Association for Canadian Studies. Winter, 36-40.
R Adria, M., & Campbell, K. (2006). E-learning as nation-building. Book chapter in Making the transition to e-learning: Strategies and issues, Bullen, M., & Janes, D., eds., 1-16. Idea Group Publishing.
R Adria, M., & Rose, T. (2004). Technology, preprocessing, and resistance – A comparative case study of intensive classroom teaching. Journal of Education for Business, 80(1), 53-60.
R Adria, M., & Boechler, P. (2004). The organizational meaning of research. Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 30(1), 37–54.
R Adria, M., & Chowdhury, S. (2004). Centralization as a design consideration for the management of call centers. Information & Management, 41(4), 497-507.
R Adria, M. (2003). Communication state, absent nation. Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism, 30(1-2), 47-52
R Adria, M. (2003). Arms to communications: Idealist and pragmatist strains of Canadian thought on technology and nationalism. Canadian Journal of Communication, 28(2), 167-84.
Woudstra, A., & Adria, M. (2003). Organizing for the new network and virtual forms of distance education. In Moore, M. (ed.), Handbook of distance education. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 531-47.
Adria, M. (2002). Revisiting the common roots of Communication Studies and Canadian Studies. Canadian Issues/Thèmes Canadiens. Association for Canadian Studies. June, 39-41.
Adria, M. (2002). Communicating with citizens: Assuring success for call centers in government operations. Report to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for the Business of Government.
R Adria, M., & Chowdhury, S. (2002). Making room for the call center. *Information Systems Management, 19 *(1) Winter, 71-80.
Adria, M. (2001). Review of Michael Dorland, *So close to the state/s: The emergence of Canadian feature film *(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998). Labour/Le Travail, 46, Spring, 236-37.
R Adria, M., & Woudstra, A. (2001). Who’s on the line? Managing student communications in distance learning using a one-window approach. *Open Learning, 16 *(3), 249-61.
R Adria, M. (2000). Institutions of higher education and the nationalist state. *British Journal of Sociology of Education, 21 *(4), 573-88.
Adria, M. (2000). Making the most of e-mail (review article). *The Academy of Management Executive, 14 *(1), 153-54.
Adria, M. (1998). Contemplating the communication state (review article). Journal of Canadian Studies, 33(3): 163-70.
R Adria, M. (1996). Some comparisons of conceptions of time and space in Canada. *British Journal of Canadian Studies, 11 *(1): 125-32.
Adria, M. (1991). Tale of two rivers tale of our history and Canada today. Peterborough Examiner. 7 April, p. 5.
Adria, M. (1990). Here comes monsieur le ministre de rock and roll. (Article on the political emergence of Jacques Attali, author of Noise: A political economy of music.) Globe and Mail. 2 November.
Adria, M. (1987). Singer in a dangerous time: Making contact with Bruce Cockburn. The Canadian Forum, November, 24-27.
Recent Academic and Professional Presentations
Adria, M. (2011). “Eat, pray, tweet”: McLuhan engages Foucault, Peters, and Poster. Presentation at McLuhan’s Philosophy of Media Conference, Brussels, 28 October.
Adria, M., and Mao, Y. (2010). Changes in public opinion after a public-deliberation event. Presentation at the International Communication Association Conference, Political Communication Division, Singapore, 25 June.
Adria, M. (2010). Community involvement and the public library. Research Colloquium, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta. 27 January. Audiorecording
Adria, M. (2009). Transformative learning through deliberative dialogue. Proceedings of the Eighth International Transformative Learning Conference: Reframing Social Sustainability in a Multicultural World, pp. 8-13. 19 November. Available here
Adria, M., Tustian, J., Bradford-Greene, J., & Phair, M. (2009). Centre of Excellence – Presentation on the proposed Centre for Public Involvement. International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), San Diego, 21 September.
Adria, M. (2009). Keynote, Inaugural Annual General Meeting of the Communities without Boundaries Society. Community broadband and citizen engagement: Prospects for the Edmonton Citizen Panel. Edmonton, 17 March.
Adria, M., Bakardjieva, M., Cappella, J., Mao, Y., & Black, L. (2009). Public deliberation and the engaged citizenry: “Democracy” as a keyword in the Internet age. Chaired panel discussion at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, 19 June.
Adria, M. & Mitchell, D. (2008). Community informatics and knowledge mobilization: New roles for communities, governments, and universities. 5rd Prato International Community Informatics Conference, 28 October.
Hutton, S., & Adria, M. (2008). Mobile and social media at home and at work. Paper presentation at the IEEE Symposium on Technology and Society. National Research Council of Canada, Fredericton, NB, 28 June.
Adria, M. (2008). Podcasting for therapy, patient support, and professional development. Presentation at Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, AB, 19 June.
Adria, M. (2008). Time, space, and the design of urban wireless networks. Paper presentation at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 4 June.
Pu, R., & Adria, M. (2008). Podcasting, radio, and the life oratic. Paper presentation at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 4 June.
Adria, M., Mitchell, M., & Smith, R. (2008). Bringing in the public: Social shaping of broadband networks in rural Canada. Panel discussion at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 6 June.
Adria, M., Roper, J., Lin, C., Krone, K., Chen, L. (2008). Between conversation and text: Communication in organizational networks. Panel presentation at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, PQ, 23 May 2008.
Adria, M., Walmark, B., & Ghomeshi, K. (2008). Action and approaches for the digital future. Panel presentation at the Digital Ontario Conference, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, 5 March.
Adria, M. (2007). Public libraries and a research agenda for connected communities. Presentation at the Communities without Boundaries Conference, Olds, AB, 1 November.
Adria, M., Barney, D., Geist, M., Serrano, Ana, & McQueen, T. (2007). How technology is changing the definition of Canadian culture. Panel presentation. Canadian culture and Digital Technology Forum, Ottawa, ON, 26 October.
Adria, M. (2007). Connected Communities and the Successfully Connected Public Library. Part of the SuperNet Outreach project, Cold Lake, AB, 11 September.
Gephart, R., Thatchenkery, T., Landrum, N., Gardner, C., & Adria, M. (2007). Doing good by doing critical research. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 4 August.
Adria, M. (2007). The SuperNet and public libraries: Some implications for communities. Sturgeon Board of Education, Morinville, AB, 28 May.
Adria, M. (2007). The SuperNet and public libraries: Some implications for communities. Vulcan, AB, 24 April.
Adria, M. (2006). Occasion for change: ICTs, equity, and social organizing. Presentation in the Department of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta, 22 November.
Mitchell, D., Adria, M., Bakardjieva, M., & Poitras Pratt, Y. (2006). The constructive role of research/ers in the social shaping of technology in communities. 3rd Prato International Community Informatics Conference, 10 October.
Adria, M., Laville, L., Hanley, R., & Boddez, G. (2006). Strategies for combining e-learning and community networking. Panel presentation at the SuperNet Opportunities Conference. Calgary, AB, 22 June.
Adria, M., Bakardjieva, M., van den Besselaar, P., & Given, L. (2006). Community networking and new conversations at the public library: The case for image technologies. Panel presentation at the International Communication Association Annual Meeting. Dresden, Germany, 19 June.
Adria, M. (2005). Communication management in institutional and technical call centers: A typology of virtual services operations. Paper presented at the National Communication Association 2005 Conference. Boston, MA., 20 November.
Adria, M. (2005). Turn your radio on: The discursive development of social identity in Alberta, 1926 – 1952. Paper presented at A Century of Canada, 1905-2005, Annual Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies organized in collaboration with the University of Alberta and the Canadian Century Research Infrastructure. Edmonton, AB, 29 October.
Adria, M., & Brown, D. (2005). Exploring community videoconferencing in the public library. Preconference workshop, NetSpeed 2005 Conference, with 26 Alberta librarians, trustees, and technicians in attendance. Edmonton, AB, 19 October.
Adria, M., & Parrish, C. (2005). Exploring new spaces in the public library: An approach to understanding the potential of new broadband technologies. Presentation to the Canadian Library Association Conference. Calgary, AB,18 June.
Adria, M. & Parrish, C. (2005). From information-seeking to interaction: Libraries subproject interim report. Presentation to the Alberta SuperNet Research Alliance Planning Meetings. Banff, AB, March 11.
Adria, M. (2005). Collaboration, libraries, and the capital region. Presentation to the Urban Region Research and Management Forum, University of Alberta. Edmonton, AB, March 7.
Adria, M., & Parrish, C. (2005). Explorations with videoconferencing: Public libraries and the community network. Poster session at the Community Networking and Civic Participation Workshop, Canadian Research Alliance on Community Innovation and Networking Workshop. Vancouver, BC, February 26.
Adria, M., & Parrish, C. (2005). Community videoconferencing and Alberta public libraries. Presentation to the Community Networking and Civic Participation Workshop, Canadian Research Alliance on Community Innovation and Networking. Vancouver, BC, February 26.
Adria, M. (2005). Capitalizing on online interaction in public consultations. Presentation to the Canadian Public Relations Society, Vancouver Chapter. Vancouver, BC, February 10.
Adria, M., & Parrish, C. (2005). Exploration and partnership: Videoconferencing in public libraries. Poster presentation at the Ontario Library Association Annual Conference, February 4.
Adria, M. (2005). E-mail as a dialogic element in the symmetrical two-way model of public relations. Presentation to the Research Refresher series, Faculty of Extension, Edmonton, AB, January 26.
Adria, M. (2005). The library is about to get noisier: Some thoughts about new technology in public libraries. Presentation to the British Columbia Library Trustees Association. Vancouver, BC, January 22.
Adria, M., & Pannekoek, F. (2004). The Alberta SuperNet Research Alliance and the Libraries Subproject. Keynote address at the NetSpeed 2004 Conference. Calgary, AB, October 23.
Adria, M. (2004). New balance©: The geography, context, and design of online commnunities. Invited conference presentation. Canadianation: The process of negotiating new relations between and beyond nations in and through global cultural flows. Presentation at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. Boston, MA, May 28.
Parrish, C., & Adria, M. (2004). The Canadian research alliance for community innovation and networking (CRACIN) – Rural public libraries project: How is broadband changing public libraries? Poster presentation at the Communication Across Contexts: University of Alberta Communications and Technology Symposium, May 28.
Adria, M. (2004). E-mail as a dialogic element in the symmetrical two-way model of public relations. Paper presented at the 54th Annual International Communication Association Conference. New Orleans, LA, May 30.
Adria, M. (2003). What’s your strategy? The challenges, frustrations, and fun of going online for public consultations. Presentation to the Canadian Public Relations Society, Edmonton Chapter, April 25.
Adria, M. (2003). Learning and the practice of public relations. One of four panel presenters for a plenary session, Canadian Public Relations Society Annual Conference, Charlottetown, PEI, June 19. This panel discussion is available through streaming video at the Society’s website.
Adria, M. (2003). Meeting the public online: The strategic view. Presentation to the Canadian Public Relations Society Annual Conference, Charlottetown, PEI, Friday, June 20, 2003. This presentation is available through streaming audiographics at the Society’s website.
Adria, M. (2003). Communication Studies in Canada: The case of broadband. Paper presented at the Pacific Northwest Consortium 2003 Faculty Summer Research Institute. Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, July 14.
Adria, M. (2003). Configuring the user in studies of information and communication technologies. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual International Communication Association Conference. San Diego, CA, May.
Adria, M., & Boechler, P. (2003). The organizational meaning of research in university continuing education. Paper presented at the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education Conference Annual Conference. Calgary, AB, May.
Adria, M. (2002). Protonationalism and the discursive development of weak forms of social identity. Paper presented at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference. Toronto, ON, May.
Adria, M., & Rose, T. (2002). Intensive classroom delivery of graduate-level courses: A comparative case study. Proceedings of the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education Conference. Halifax, NS, June.
Adria, M., & Chowdhury, S. (2001). Leveraging communication with clients using call centres. Paper presented at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference (Technology and Innovation Management Division). London, ON, May.
Adria, M. (2001). Communication inside and outside the network organization. Paper presented at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference. St. Foy, PQ, May.
Adria, M. (2001). Communication state, absent nation. Association for Canadian Studies Annual Conference. St. Foy, PQ, May.
Adria, M. & Woudstra, A. (2000). Who’s on the line? Managing student interactions in distance learning using a one-window approach. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, 7-12. Madison, WI.: University of Wisconsin System.
Adria, M. (2000). Educational reform, the state, and Alberta proto-nationalism. Paper presented at the The Challenge of Pluralism: Association for Canadian Studies Annual Conference, Edmonton, May 29.
Adria, M. (1999). George Grant and Ramsay Cook on the neutrality of technology. Paper presented at the Nationalism, Citizenship, and National Identity in Canada Conference, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, November.
Adria, M., Marcolin, C., Woudstra, A., Michalski, K., Annand, D., Kerr, S., & Chowdhury, S. (1997). The changing relationship of professor and student in an electronic learning environment. Symposium presented in the Management Education Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference, St. John’s, NF, 3 June.
Adria, M. (1995). Some comparisons of conceptions of time and space in Canada. Paper presented at the Conference of the British Association for Canadian Studies. Birmingham, U.K., 19 May.
Adria, M. (1988). The use of cases in distance education. Chair of a roundtable session at the Eighth Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning Higher Education, McMaster University, June.
Areas of Expertise
- Communication technology and informatics
- Sociology of communication
- Social organization
- Nationalism and technology
Contact
marco.adria@ualberta.ca
(780) 492-2254