Samuele Collu, McGill University

Research

Psychological Anthropology Affects Digital Media Well-Being Affective Governance Emotional Artificial Intelligence Subjective Experience Algorithms

Latest papers

Refracting Affects: Affect, Psychotherapy, and Spirit Dis-Possession.
Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2019 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Algorithmic Porosity: TikTok at the Edges of the Self
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$375,926
The Affective Experience of Binge-Scrolling on Social Media: From Affective Governance to Subjective Experience
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$35,236
The Affective Experience of Binge-Scrolling on Social Media: From Affective Governance to Subjective Experience
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$37,323

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Refracting Affects: Affect, Psychotherapy, and Spirit Dis-Possession.

Collu S

Culture, medicine and psychiatry2019First author

DOI: 10.1007/s11013-018-9616-5 PMID: 30607875

Algorithmic Porosity: TikTok at the Edges of the Self

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Collu, Samuele

$375,926

The Affective Experience of Binge-Scrolling on Social Media: From Affective Governance to Subjective Experience

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Collu, Samuele

Keywords: Psychological Anthropology; Affects; Digital Media; Well-Being; Affective Governance; Emotional Artificial Intelligence; Subjective Experience; Algorithms; Research Methods; Critical Theory

$35,236

The Affective Experience of Binge-Scrolling on Social Media: From Affective Governance to Subjective Experience

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Collu, Samuele

Keywords: Psychological Anthropology; Affects; Digital Media; Well-Being; Affective Governance; Emotional Artificial Intelligence; Subjective Experience; Algorithms; Research Methods; Critical Theory

$37,323

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: Psychological Anthropology Dear Professor Collu, 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 "Refracting Affects: Affect, Psychotherapy, and Spirit Dis-Possession." (2019), 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 "Algorithmic Porosity: TikTok at the Edges of the Self" (2025), 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]