David Colangelo

Assistant Professor

DepartmentProfessional Communication

EducationPhD, Communication and Culture, Toronto Metropolitan University MA, Cultural Studies and Interactive Media, Goldsmiths College, University of London BA+Sc, Arts and Science, McMaster University

Areas of ExpertiseArt & Visual Culture, Audience Engagement, Communication, Creative Industries, Culture, Creativity, Identity & Equity, Storytelling, Visual Communication, Monumentality, Screen Studies, Screen Cultures, Public Art, Public Space, Public Projection, Media Architecture, Digital Placemaking, Smart Cities, Critical Theory, Research Creation

david.colangelo@torontomu.ca

I investigate the critical and creative potential of large-scale public projections, urban screens, and media architecture and the technical and social networks connected to them. I consider the role that these elements can play within practices of monumentality, public art, digital placemaking, and “smart cities” to address equity, diversity, and inclusion. I primarily use research-creation to create interdisciplinary opportunities for critical study, community engagement, experiential learning, city building, and collaborative creative practice.

Recent Publications

Colangelo, D. (2017). Book Review: Ingrid Hoelzl and Rémi Marie, Softimage: Towards a New Theory of the Digital Image. Journal of Visual Culture, 16(1), 118–121.

Colangelo, D. (2018). Cities as exhibition spaces: Illuminated infrastructure in the smart city. In S. MacLeod, T. Austin, J. Hale, & O. H. Hing-Kay (Eds.), The Future of Museum and Gallery Design (1st ed., Vol. 1–Book, Section, pp. 59–70). Routledge.

Colangelo, D. (2018). Hitchcock, Film Studies, And New Media: The Impact Of Technology On The Analysis Of Film. In S. Hidalgo & A. Gaudreault (Eds.), Technology and Film Scholarship (Vol. 1–Book, Section, pp. 127–148). Amsterdam University Press.

Colangelo, D. (2019). We Live Here: Media Architecture as Critical Spatial Practice. Space and Culture, Journal Article, 120633121984380.

Colangelo, D. (2020). The building as screen: A history, theory, and practice of massive media. Amsterdam University Press.

Dávila, P., Colangelo, D., Chan, M., & Tu, R. (2017). Expressive Cartography, Boundary Objects and the Aesthetics of Public Visualization. Leonardo (Oxford), 50(5), 509–510.