Marc Steinberg, Concordia University

Research

media studies platform studies animation studies film and media industries cultural analysis transmedia content platform

Latest papers

Platform capitalisms and platform cultures.
International journal of cultural studies · 2025 · first author
Media power in digital Asia: Super apps and megacorps.
Media, culture, and society · 2022 · first author
From Automobile Capitalism to Platform Capitalism: Toyotism as a prehistory of digital platforms.
Organization studies · 2022 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

The Platformization of Anime Media
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$188,174
The Platformization of Anime Media
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$33,646
Then, now, next: the 30th Annual Society for Animation Studies (SAS) Conference
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$24,055

All 4 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Platform capitalisms and platform cultures.

Steinberg M, Zhang L, Mukherjee R

International journal of cultural studies2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/13678779231223544 PMID: 39759402

02

Media power in digital Asia: Super apps and megacorps.

Steinberg M, Mukherjee R, Punathambekar A

Media, culture, and society2022First author

DOI: 10.1177/01634437221127805 PMID: 36330361

03

From Automobile Capitalism to Platform Capitalism: Toyotism as a prehistory of digital platforms.

Steinberg M

Organization studies2022First author

DOI: 10.1177/01708406211030681 PMID: 35844836

The Platformization of Anime Media

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Steinberg, Marc A.

Keywords: platform studies; animation studies; film and media industries; cultural analysis; media studies; transmedia

$188,174

The Platformization of Anime Media

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Steinberg, Marc A.

Keywords: platform studies; animation studies; film and media industries; cultural analysis; media studies; transmedia

$33,646

Then, now, next: the 30th Annual Society for Animation Studies (SAS) Conference

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Steinberg, Marc A.

Keywords: animation studies; digital media; animation history; animation and architecture; Indigenous animation; animation and ecology; histories of animation or animation studies; neurodiverse animation; animation and colonialism

$24,055

Selling Content Across Platforms: Discourse, Infrastructure and Practice Within Transnational Media Industries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Steinberg, Marc A.

Keywords: content; platform; digital economy; media studies; media theory; digital media; transnational media; japan; korea; marketing; digital discourse and infrastructure; visual culture studies; media history

$212,585

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: media studies Dear Professor Steinberg, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Platform capitalisms and platform cultures." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Platformization of Anime Media" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]