Sex and Love in the Digital Age
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.
Category: Media Studies
Should We Own Our Data? The Limits of Privacy as Information Control
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?
Move Fast and Make Things
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.
The Students of Parkland: Changing the World By Any Media Necessary
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.
Don’t Forget About Serena
October 12, 2018
—Ralina L. Joseph
A black woman icon such as Serena Williams has to bear the disproportionate burden of not only being the target of racist attacks, but also of being above responding to them, maintaining a pose of “strategic ambiguity.”
What We Talk About When We Talk About Crazy Rich Asians
August 20, 2018
—Lori Kido Lopez
Effective Asian American media activism requires analyses of media industries and audiences as well as readings of a film’s specific meaning and how fictional representations connect to larger structures of racism.
Playing to the Crowd: The Soundtrack
July 11, 2018
—Nancy K. Baym
A soundtrack to Playing to the Crowd, an inside look at what happened to music—for both artists and fans—when music went online.
How ‘media snacks’ – from HQ Trivia to Candy Crush – are transforming the workplace
May 25, 2018
—Ethan Tussey
Media companies are increasingly investing in the development of a “procrastination economy,” which is centered on the development of products designed for those moments when we pull out our phones or surf the web for a few minutes of distraction.
