Andrea Braithwaite

Dr. Andrea Braithwaite is a Senior Teaching Professor in the Communication and Digital Media Studies department at Ontario Tech University's Faculty of Social Science and Humanities. She serves as Vice-President of the Canadian Games Studies Association and holds a SSHRC Insight Grant investigating Canadian crime films.

Her research focuses on gendered discourses in pop culture, including feminist activism in gaming communities, representations of women in crime narratives, and the political dimensions of media texts. She teaches courses such as Digital Games Studies, Television Analysis, and Canadian Media Studies, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to media literacy and social justice.

Dr. Braithwaite’s work appears in journals like Games and Culture and Feminist Media Studies, and she co-authored chapters in collections such as Woke Gaming. Her current research tracks the 'chick detective' trope across media forms, particularly in Canadian films and video games.