Madison Rose Trusolino

Dr. Madison Trusolino is an Assistant Professor (LTA) in Sociology in the Department of Social Science at the University of New Brunswick Saint John. She earned her SSHRC-funded PhD in Information Studies at the University of Toronto, where she was also a Jackman Humanities Institute Doctoral Fellow under the theme of “Labour.” She was a Dalhousie University Postdoctoral Fellow on the first national study on 2SLGBTQ+ Poverty.

Her research and teaching engage with political economy, sexuality and gender, and the sociology of labour with a specific emphasis on work and worker-led organizing in the arts and culture industries. She’s had the opportunity to interview and write about comedians, actors, journalists, tech workers and live music workers.

Her current research looks at the relations between unionization in the digital creative industries and social justice movements.

Selected publications

Trusolino, M. (2025) “A space for us: The creation of safe(r) spaces for LGBTQ+ Comedy.” Canadian Journal of Communication, 50(4).

Cohen, N,S., Trusolino, M., & Grzincic, N. (2025). “Diversity and equity from below: Media worker unions and collective bargaining.” Media Industries, 12(1).

de Peuter, G., Oakley, K. & Trusolino, M. (2023). “The pandemic politics of cultural work: Collective responses to the COVID-19 Crisis.” The International Journal of Cultural Policy, 29(3), 377-392.

Trusolino, M., & Ships, D. (2023). “Comedy’s double killjoy: workers’ DIY strategies to address harassment and precarity in the comedy industry.” Feminist Media Studies, 24(5): 1143-1155.

Trusolino, M. (2022). “‘I wanna kill my rapist’: Margaret Cho’s #12DaysofRage campaign as promotional digital activism.” Communication and the Public, 7(3), 130-145.

Trusolino, M. (2022). “Laughter from the sidelines: Precarious work in the Canadian comedy industry.” In Miranda Campbell & Cheryl Thompson (Eds.), Creative Industries in Canada (pp. 86 108). Canadian Scholars Press.

Trusolino, Mx. (2017). “‘It’s not about one bad apple’: The 2007 York University Vanier Residence rapes.” In E. Quinlan, C. Fogel, & G. Tailor (Eds.), Sexual violence at Canadian universities: Activism, institutional responses, and strategies for change (pp. 79-92). Wilfrid Laurier Press.