MARK TERRY Academic CV – August 29, 2024 – Click to DOWNLOAD
- Documentary Ethics
- Media Arts
- Film Studies
- Culture and Communication
- Film and Media Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Climate Change Communication
- Education
- Documentary (Film Studies)
- Film History
- Cinema
- Documentary Linguistics
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Antarctica
- Arctic
- Exploration
- Hollywood Musicals
Affiliations:
Education:
Academic Positions:
Current: Chair Associate, UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability
Current: Executive Director, Youth Climate Report, UNFCCC
Current: Program Director, Social and Environmental Sustainability Program, City of Vaughan
Current: Climate Action Expedition Team Member, Adventure Canada
2025: Adjunct Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
2024: Adjunct Professor, Department of Digital Media & Journalism, WLU
2024: Instructor, Department of Geography, Wilfrid Laurier University
2023-2024: Adjunct Professor, Department of Communications and Culture, York University
2023: Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Global Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
2022-2023: Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, Toronto Metropolitan University
2020-2023: Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Arts (English & Film), Wilfrid Laurier University
2022: Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Arts (Communications), Wilfrid Laurier University
2019-2022: Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, York University
2015-2021: Director of Communications, Canadian Comparative Literature Association
Courses Created and Taught:
DMJN422 – Digital Media & Journalism: Capstone I and II (Course Director, Wilfrid Laurier University), 2024-2025
ES 110 – Environment, Sustainability, and Society (Course Director, Wilfrid Laurier University), 2024
CMCT 6319 – Global Media (Course Director, York University), 2023
GS393 – Arts Global Experience Advanced (Course Director, Wilfrid Laurier University), 2023
GS392 – Arts Global Experience (Course Director, Wilfrid Laurier University), 2023
FS 446 – Documentary Film and Social Change (Course Director, Wilfrid Laurier University) 2023
CSOC 203 – Social Class and Inequality (Course Director, Toronto Metropolitan University), 2022-2023
FS 245 – Documentary Film (Course Director, Wilfrid Laurier University) 2020-2022
Research, Fellowships, and Grants:
Enrichment Officer, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Alaska, Bermuda, and Bahamas, 2023
Climatologist, Adventure Canada, Circumnavigation of Iceland and Exploration of Greenland, 2023
Young Lives Research Lab ($30,000), Filmmaker-in-Residence, 2023
City of Vaughan ($11,000): Sustainability Mandate Program, 2022-2024
Graduate Enhancement Fund ($10,000): Producing Documentary Films for the United Nations, 2022
Research Projects:
Honours:
STEPS Public Art, Painting Selection for Wall Mural of York University’s Markham Campus, 2024
York University Research Award, 2022
York University Research Leader, 2021
The Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, 2020
Bookauthority Award: “The Geo-Doc” Ranked 46th, Best Documentary Book of All Time
Bookauthority Award: “The Geo-Doc” Ranked #2, Best Documentary Book of 2020
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Action Awards (nominee), 2019, 2020
York University President’s Sustainability Leadership Award, 2016
York University Mobility Award, 2017
Canada’s Top 100 Greatest Explorers, Canadian Geographic Magazine, 2015
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for International Humanitarian Service, 2013
Gemini Humanitarian Award, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2012
Publications:
A. Books:
Speaking Youth to Power (author). Palgrave Macmillan, January, 2023. 290 pp.
Mapping the Environmental Humanities (co-editor). Lanham, Maryland: Rowan & Littlefield, March, 2022. 325 pp.
Pandemic Poetry (author). Toronto: Hollywood Canada Communications, July 1, 2020. 54 pp.
Link: https://tinyurl.com/PandemicPoetryBook
The Geo-Doc: Geomedia, Documentary Film, and Social Change (author). London: Palgrave Macmillan,2020, 375 pp. Link: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030325077
Portraits of Canadian Women Who Inspire(editor). Toronto: Pioneer House Gallery, 2013, 171 pp. Neubacher, Gerda.
B. Encyclopedia Entries:
C. Journals, Papers, and Articles:
“Towards Youth-Centred Planetary Health Education,” Challenges (January, 2023), 15 pp.
https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/14/1/3
“Explorations in Digital Media”, The Explorers Log Journal, Vol. 52, No. 2, New York (May 15, 2020), 2 pp.
https://www.academia.edu/42993358/Explorations_in_Digital_Media
“Enhancing Environmental Education through Geomedia”, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, (May 4, 2020), 7 pp.
https://www.asle.org/features/the-geo-doc-enhancing-environmental-education-through-geomedia
“Aquarela: The Real Shape of Water,” Water Canada Magazine (September 3, 2019), 3 pp.
https://www.watercanada.net/feature/aquarela-the-real-shape-of-water
“Retraining Our Perception: Semiotic Storytelling in Ecocinematic Documentaries”, Networks of Experience: Art and (Dis)Embodiment, OCAD University (March 16, 2019), 6 pp.
https://www.academia.edu/40426087/Retraining_Our_Perception_Semiotic_Storytelling_in_Ecocinematic_Documentaries
“New Media, New Documentary”, Reviews in Cultural Theory, Issue 8.1 (December 31, 2018), 4 pp.
http://reviewsinculture.com/2018/12/31/new-media-new-documentary
“Canadian Eco Campus Opens in Costa Rica”, Canadian Geographic Magazine (June 27, 2016), 3 pp.
https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/canadian-ecocampus-opens-costa-rica
“Mindo Cloudforest Expedition Field Report”, The Explorers Museum (Tullamore: April 2016), 8 pp.
http://www.explorersmuseum.org/pennants/FIELDREPORT-Pennant3Expedition-MindoCloudforestEcuador.pdf
“The Antarctica Challenge”, Ripcord Adventure Journal, v. 1, no. 3 (Dublin: May 2015), pp. 25 (24-49).
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/53907457/ripcord-adventure-journal-13-second-edition
“Screening Truth to Power: A Reader on Documentary Activism”, Art Threat (Vancouver: March 7, 2015), 4 pp.
http://artthreat.net/2015/03/cinema-politica-documentary-activism-reader
“Map Room”, World Policy Journal, v. 30, no. 1, (New York: February 20, 2013), pp. 2 (14-15).
https://read.dukeupress.edu/world-policy-journal/article-abstract/30/1/14/76253/Map-Room-Borders-on-Top-of-the-World
D. Resource Guides:
Scholarly Presentations:
A. TED Talks
B. Keynote Addresses:
Royal Society of Canada, University of British Columbia and McMaster University, 2024
Speaking Youth to Power: Using Geomatics to Inform and Influence UN Policy
Association for Literature, Environment, and Culture in Canada, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2024
The Sustainable Development Goals and You
SDG Development Day, Toronto Metropolitan University, 2022
Conversations on the Climate Crisis
World Environment Day, Province of Ontario, 2022
SDG Student Hub, York University, 2021
C. Invited Lectures:
Speaking Youth to Power: Making Films for the United Nations
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, The Explorers Club, New York City, September 27, 2024
Remediating Film as an Instrument of Social Change
Embassy of Nature, Paris, France, July 29, 2024
Climate Change Impacts in Atlantic Canada and the Arctic
Atlantic Canada & Arctic Expeditions, Adventure Canada, June 27 to July 23, 2024
The United Nations’ Youth Climate Report
The Explorers Club, The Arts & Letters Club, Toronto, June 7, 2024.
Climate Change Impacts in Iceland
Lifelong Learning at Laurier, March 14, 2024
Speaking Youth to Power
Inspired Reads, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, March 1, 2024.
The Geo-Doc: A GIS Solution
GG369: Geographical Information Systems, Wilfrid Laurier University, February 28, 2024
The Planetary Health Film Lab: Amplifying the Voices of Indigenous Youth in Belize
Julian Cho Society Conference, Punta Gorda, Belize, December 14, 2023
Amplifying the Voice of Youth with Film
The United Nations International Youth Conference, New York City, September 21 to 24, 2023
Climate Research in the Arctic
Iceland Expedition, Adventure Canada, July 4 to 14, 2023
Youth Climate Activism with the United Nations
Greenland Expedition, Adventure Canada, July 15 to 25, 2023
Polar Shifts
Bermuda and Bahamas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, June 22 to 30, 2023
Climate Change Impacts in Iceland
The Probus Group, Swan Lake, Ontario, March 8, 2023
The Changing Face of Iceland
Office of Sustainability, Nat Taylor Cinema, York University, Toronto, March 6, 2023
The Emerging Role of Geomedia in the Environmental Humanities
Inspired Reads, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, March 1, 2023.
Building Capacity for Youth Development
Green Africa Youth Organization Eco-Club Seminar, Ghana, January 8, 2023
The Planetary Health Film Lab: Amplifying the Voices of Indigenous Youth in Ecuador
Planetary Health Alliance Conference, Harvard University, November 1, 2022
SDGs 6 and 9: An Overview
SDGs in Action Student Challenge, York University, October 27, 2022
Super Natural British Columbia
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Victoria, BC, June 24 to June 30, 2022
The Polar Explorer
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, June 24 to June 30, 2022
The Geo-Doc and the UN
Youth and Cultural Experience (GS/EDUC 5435), York University, March 9, 2022
School of Media and Communication, University of Westminster, Northwick Park, UK, April 12, 2021
The Indigenous Films of the Circumpolar Arctic
Association of Canadian Universities on Northern Studies, November 5, 2021
The Changing Face of Iceland
The Probus Group, October 12, 2022
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26), Glasgow, Scotland, November 4, 2021
Centre for the Performing Arts, Richmond Hill, Ontario, October 28, 2021
Canadian Comparative Literature Association, May, 2021
Exploring the Arctic
Later Life Learning, Stouffville, Ontario, October 18, 2021
Filmmaking for the United Nations
Earth Action Hub, Foundation for Environmental Education, University of Copenhagen, May 22, 2021
Equal Space Challenge
Filmmaking Webinar Series, Claremont Cinema Arts Program, Claremont, CA, May 19, 2021
The Youth Climate Report: Speaking Youth to Power, World Creativity & Innovation Day, United Nations and Miami University, April 21, 2021
Deep Dive Discussion: The Youth Climate Report: Speaking Youth to Power, the SDG Global Festival of Action, United Nations, Bonn, Germany, March 26, 2021.
The SDG Action Awards and the Youth Climate Report, Dahdeleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, February 3, 2021.
The Destination of Discovery Begins with a Journey of Exploration, The Probus Group, Milton, ON, December 2, 2020.
Polar Environments: How Changes in Climate are Impacting on Ecosystems in the Arctic and Antarctica, Northern Ecosystems: A Natural History of Arctic Regions, York University, September 22, 2020.
New Journey to Save Fish: Oshki Maadaadiziwin Jaa Bimaaji’ut Gigooyike, The Dahdaleh Institute Film Lab, York University, September 8, 2020.
The Planetary Health Film Lab, Facebook Watch Party, Earth Week, York University Sustainability Office, April 24, 2020 (1,400 viewers) The Dahdaleh Institute Micro Film Festival, York University, February 21, 2020.
D. Organized Conferences:
E. Presentations at Conferences:
Global Youth Voices for Climate Justice, United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Dubai, UAE (2023)
Initiating Ocean Literacy for Youth on the Spectrum of Autism, United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Dubai, UAE (2023)
Youth Climate Report 2023, United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Dubai, UAE (2023)
The Power of Storytelling, Entertainment & Culture Pavilion (COP28), Dubai, UAE (2023)
Youth Climate Activism in the Digital Age, North York City Centre , Toronto (2023)
Planetary Health Film Lab 2023: Belize, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University (2023)
Indigenous Voices: How Kichwa and Shuar Languages Speak to Power, Congress of the Humanities, York University, Toronto (2023)
Planetary Health Film Lab 2022: Ecuador, Congress of the Humanities, York University, Toronto (2023)
Geomedia and Social Change, Royal Society Celebration of Excellence and Engagement, Calgary, AB (2022)
The Sustainable Development Goals and You, SDG Development Day, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto (2022)
The Youth Climate Report 2022, United Nations Climate Summit (COP27), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (2022)
Ghana Youth Video Programme, United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (2022)
The Sustainable Development Goals and You, SDG Development Day, Toronto Metropolitan University (2022)
Geomedia and Social Change, Royal Society of Canada’s Celebration of Excellence, Calgary, AB (2022)
Planetary Health Filmmaking for Indigenous Youth In Ecuador, Planetary Health Alliance Conference, Harvard University (2022)
The Worlds Viewed, Canadian Comparative Literature Association Conference (2022)
Youth Climate Report 2022, Climate Action Lab, Thunder Bay, ON (2022)
The Planetary Health Film Lab 2022, UNESCO, Barcelona, Spain (2022)
Youth Climate Report 2021, United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Glasgow, Scotland (2021)
The Planetary Health Film Lab 2021, United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Glasgow, Scotland (2021)
The Changing Face of Iceland, United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Glasgow, Scotland (2021)
The Youth Climate Report 2021, Find Your Global Voice, Paris (2021)
The Planetary Health Film Lab 2021, World Higher Education Conference, Paris (2021)
The Changing Face of Iceland, World Higher Education Conference, Paris (2021)
The Changing Face of Iceland with Ambassador Hlynur Gudjonsson, York University, Toronto (2021)
The Planetary Health Film Lab 2021, Adaptation, Resilience & Change in the North Conference, Toronto (2021)
The Planetary Health Film Lab 2021, Future of Education Conference, Kleinburg, Ontario (2021)
Polar Filmmaking, Canadian Comparative Literature Association 2021 Conference, Toronto (2021)
Greening Student and Scholar Exchange: Concrete Ideas and Practices, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan; York International, Toronto (2021)
SDG Action Showcase: The Youth Climate Report, SDG Festival of Action, Bonn, Germany (2021)
F. Conference Posters:
G. Sessional Chair:
Earth, Water, Wind, Canadian Comparative Literature Association, Congress, Regina, SK (2018)
H. Moderator:
I. Graduate Supervision:
Master’s and PhD Committees:
Supervisor:
2024: Suzanna Alsayed “Geomedia Applications in Business Practices”, Department of Communications and Culture, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University – In Progress (PhD)
2022: Vivian Guido, “The Role of Film in Oceanography Research” Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University – COMPLETED (MES)
2022: Peyman Naeemi, “Environmental Documentaries for Change” Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University – In Progress (PhD)
2020-2021: Joel Famadigo, “Voices of Sibuyan: Communicating with Participatory Video”, Faculty of
Environmental and Urban Change, York University – COMPLETED (MES)
2020-2021: Urooj Raja, “New Media Technologies for Communicating Climate Change”, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder – COMPLETED (PhD)
Committee Member:
2022-2023: Amal Abdullah: “Food Insecurities and Urban Agriculture”, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University (MES)
2019-2023: Erik Tate, “The Energy Humanities”, Department of Humanities, York University (PhD)
2019-2023: Jon McSpadden, “The Influence of Sonic Environments”, Department of Music, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, York University (PhD)
2022-2023: Dylan Alsop: “The Geo-Doc as a Communications Tool for Social Change”, Communications Department, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University (PhD) – COMPLETED (MA)
J. Service to the Profession:
Climate Action Specialist, Adventure Canada (2022-present)
Mentor, SDGs in Action Student Challenge, York University (2022)
Mentor, GAIA Mentorship Program, University of Copenhagen (2022)
Jury Member, Young Reporters for the Environment Competition, University of Copenhagen (2023)
Jury Member, Young Reporters for the Environment Competition, University of Copenhagen (2022)
Jury Member, Young Reporters for the Environment Competition, University of Copenhagen (2021)
Jury Member, Earthbeat, UNFCCC Video Competition for Youth, United Nations/Youth4Planet (2021)
Jury Member, Young Reporters for the Environment Competition, University of Copenhagen (2021)
Jury Member, NextGen Video Challenge, Singapore (2021)
Co-host, Quantum Physics Film Festival, Waterloo, ON (2021)