January 10, 2020
—Evelyn Alsultany
A month before Netflix released Messiah, its new series about a mysterious Middle Eastern man who performs miracles and is being tracked by the CIA, a controversy erupted on Twitter. Muslims were convinced that the Messiah would turn out to be the anti-Christ, aka Dajjal, further fueling Islamophobia.
December 11, 2019
—Bernadette C. Barton
What does it mean for American culture writ large, when Netflix goes “viral” after its Twitter account asks followers, “What’s something you can say during sex but also when you manage a brand twitter account?”
July 17, 2019
—Michael Serazio
Journalist and author Michael Serazio dissects the influence of sports and media on American perception and culture post a US win in the Women’s World Cup.
May 7, 2019
—Suzanne Scott
Captain Marvel as the latest show of just how exhausting (and toxic) female representation in superhero media can be
February 13, 2019
—Deana A. Rohlinger
Digital technologies aren’t all bad. But, they’ve certainly changed how Millennials explore their sexual selves and connect with one another.
January 29, 2019
—Nora A. Draper
When our world is becoming more and more like Black Mirror, privacy as information control becomes more prevalent and begs the question: who should own what?
January 25, 2019
—David Craig and Stuart Cunningham
From Netflix’s Black Mirror to Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade, social media representation in our media abounds. See what two media and communications scholars think of being “woke” in the wake of this techlash.
November 9, 2018
—Henry Jenkins
Discover why young activists use digital and mobile technologies as core platforms, but also how they tap any and every communication resource they can get their hands on to effect change.