About Russell Johnston Russell Johnston is an associate professor in the Department of Communication, Popular Culture, and Film at Brock University. Books by Russell Johnston Meaningful Pasts Historical Narratives, Commemorative Landscapes, and Everyday Lives by (author) Russell Johnston & Michael Ripmeester Selling Themselves The Emergence of Canadian Advertising by (author) Russell Johnston Communication Research Methods Canadian Edition by (author) Gerianne Merrigan, Carole L. Huston & Russell Johnston