Judith A. Nicholson

Associate Professor Judith A. Nicholson is a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies within the Faculty of Arts at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research focuses on critical mobilities studies, with particular expertise in automobilities in Canada, human zoo postcards, and the intersections of mobilities and race.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Communication Studies from Concordia University
• MA in Media Studies from Concordia University
• BA in Communication Studies and Journalism from Concordia University
• BA in English Literature from Carleton University

Dr. Nicholson's research examines the sociocultural dimensions of movement, particularly how automobility shapes Canadian identity and landscape. Her work on human zoos critically analyzes colonial representations through postcard imagery, while her mobilities and race research investigates racialized spatial practices. She approaches these topics through postcolonial and critical race frameworks, emphasizing how mobility regimes produce social hierarchies.

Her teaching in Communication Studies explores media representations of movement and space, though specific course titles are not detailed in available materials. Contact is available via email at jnicholson@wlu.ca with office hours held in Alvin Woods Building room 3-124 during Winter 2025 on Mondays from 2:45pm-4:15pm.