Tina Benigno, PhD
Research and Interests
My research interests include popular media and social power; young people’s media and cultures; media, institutions, and social life; youth agency, activism, and spirituality; girlhood and gender; care and connection; labour and leisure; learning and pedagogy; health and narrative humanities
When I'm not working, I enjoy running, spending time with friends, family, and my dogs, watching shows, visiting coffee shops, social media, concerts, baking, indoor cycling, going to the cinema, taking photos, and travelling.
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy, York University
Children, Childhood & Youth; Humanities
Examination Fields:
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Girlhood & Film: The Teenage Years
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Young People’s Media & Cultures
Supervisor: Dr. Cheryl Cowdy Advisors: Dr. Natalie Coulter, Dr. Michael Zryd
Master of Arts, York University
Cinema and Media Studies
Honours Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto
Major: Cinema Studies; Minors: English Literature, Italian Studies
