The National Communication Association (for all of its issues) still feels like my academic home. This feeling goes beyond its direct connection to my department (I’m part of the Department of Art & Communication and the program lead for Digital Communication & Content Creation). I am directly involved in four...
Beyond the fact that my latest book, “Digital Culture in the Platform Era: Studying Celebrity, Influence, and Superstars Online,” has given me a place to flesh out some of my previous concepts I covered with a little more clarity, the book became a way to organize my research agenda to...
A regret of mine when writing “Meme Life” two years ago was not finding the work of An Xiao Mina, specifically her book “Memes to Movement: How the World’s Most Viral Media is Changing Social Protest and Power.” This book was meaningful as it provided a model for using memes...
Comprehending Internet culture requires a person to have a keen understanding of how one connects with others on a social, cultural, and psychological level. Interactions within the online realm will often crossover to the physical world as discussions maintained through computers do not remain there. People bring their beliefs, values,...
