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The MA and PhD programs in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State.
Listen to PhD alum Litzy Galarza talk about her work on Toby Miller's Cultural Studies podcast!
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Litzy Galarza on citizenship, immigration, gender, and Jane the Virgin | culturalstudies
Litzy Galarza on citizenship, immigration, gender, Jane the Virgin, and the media You can read about her work here: https://www.gsws.pitt.edu/people/ant-254
https://culturalstudies.podbean.com/e/litzy-galarza-on-citizenship-immigration-gender-and-jane-the-virgin/
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SAVE THE DATE! BA alum
@brookeerinduffy.bsky.social
(now at Cornell) is this semester's Bellisario College Pockrass Lecturer: âThe Visibility Bind: Platform Labor, Precarity and Resistance in the Creator Economyâ at 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 6 in 112 Walker Building.
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Pockrass Lecture to focus on âThe Visibility Bindâ for those in creator economy | Penn State University
Brooke Erin Duffy, an associate professor at Cornell University, will present âThe Visibility Bind: Platform Labor, Precarity and Resistance in the Creator Economy,â a free public lecture about challe...
https://www.psu.edu/news/bellisario-college-communications/story/pockrass-lecture-focus-visibility-bind-those-creator
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A profile of faculty Frank Dardis, from Jonathan McVerry.
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Bellisario College faculty member pairs warm heart with analytical mind | Penn State University
When Frank Dardis looks out his Carnegie Building office window, he sees the energy, tradition and sense of potential unique to life on a college campus. He said it helps him reflect on his journey fr...
https://www.psu.edu/news/bellisario-college-communications/story/bellisario-college-faculty-member-pairs-warm-heart
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Faculty and Head of the Department of Telecommunications and Media Industries Krishna Jayakar is the co-author, joining Smeeta Mishra, of "Predictors of Innovation Adoption by Small Healthcare Firms in India: The Case of Web Accessibility Standards."
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02560909251374390
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PhD alum
@sydneyforde.bsky.social
is a coauthor of this piece in The Conversation about a pending merger that will increase media AND political power concentration.
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A ParamountâWarner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media â shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream
The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms â CNN and CBS â under one owner with strong ties to Donald Trump.
https://theconversation.com/a-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-could-give-trump-even-more-influence-over-us-media-shaping-the-news-and-culture-americans-watch-and-stream-265699
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Ryan Y. Wang
10 days ago
Such a fun read! Don't miss out this meme-ingful study! đđđ
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CONGRATS to PhD alum Rachel Peng & Jin Chen!
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PhD alum Chris Chen, PhD candidate Eunchae Jang, and Evan Pugh University Prof. S. Shyam Sundar are the coauthors of "Racial Bias in AI Training Data: Do Laypersons Notice?"
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Racial Bias in AI Training Data: Do Laypersons Notice?
Given that the nature of training data is the primary cause of algorithmic bias, do laypersons realize that systematic misrepresentation and under-representation of certain races in the training da...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15213269.2025.2558036
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Faculty Russell Frank writes about the Penn State's potential closing of WPSU for
StateCollege.com
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StateCollege.com provides local news, entertainment, and information for State College, PA. We offer the latest breaking news and videos straight...
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In the De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Cultures, PhD students Zhenyu Emma Zhang & Gelan Evelyn Yin & faculty
@matthewpmcallister.bsky.social
coauthor "Political Economy of Digital Media" & MA alum
@emmabedorhiland.bsky.social
authors "Telehealth."
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De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Cultures
As Digital Cultures becomes the dominant term used by many across a variety of intellectual fields to describe the social, aesthetic, and political impact of digital media, it is necessary to provide ...
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isbn/9783111316857/html?lang=en&srsltid=AfmBOorkmG3zynrJLXU8usFzhro4ZEB5uMd9-AOe0r11GTqKnC3nvWgq
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PhD alum Jason Freeman, Jeff Conlin, & Jin Chen join Christina Triptow & Michael Burke as coauthors of "Promoting with Kid Gloves: Analysis of YouTube âKidfluencerâ Videos Before and After Settlement for COPPA Violations."
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Promoting with Kid Gloves: Analysis of YouTube âKidfluencerâ Videos Before and After Settlement for COPPA Violations
This study examines how the September 4, 2019, settlement between YouTube and New York State for violating Childrenâs Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA) policies has impacted kidfluencer pr...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10641734.2025.2547276
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PhD alum
@sydneyforde.bsky.social
and PhD student Abby Simmerman are among the participants in the Political Economies of the Media course in Croatia! (Thanks to Ben Birkinbine for the photo!)
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CONGRATS to Distinguished Prof Homero Gil de ZĂșñiga & PhD alum Bingbing Zhang & coauthor Rebecca Scheffauer whose article on cable news use & conspiracy theories received the Outstanding Research Article Award published by JMCQ in 2024. W/ journal editor
@profdimitrova.bsky.social
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Ryan Y. Wang
19 days ago
HUGE thanks to an incredible team, and it's been an honor to lead this effort. After a long journey, itâs amazing to see the paper finally find its home. đ Here is free access for the next 50 days:
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Faculty Holly Overton and PhD student Yanan Wu coauthor -- w/ Joon Kim, Chris Nolan, and Won-ki Moon -- "Enhancing corporate social advocacy support: self-efficacy, response efficacy, and collective efficacy as drivers of CSA behavioral intentions."
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Enhancing corporate social advocacy support: self-efficacy, response efficacy, and collective efficacy as drivers of CSA behavioral intentions
This study examinesthe role of self-efficacy, response efficacy, and collective efficacy inshaping individualsâ attitudes toward corporate social advocacy (CSA), purchaseintentions, and positive wo...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00909882.2025.2551324?src=exp-la
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PhD alum
@ryanwang.bsky.social
,
@sydneyforde.bsky.social
, Ahmed Al Rawi &
@erikasolis.bsky.social
& faculty Krishna Jayakar coauthor "Textual convergence in national domain name dispute resolution regimes: a mixed-methods analysis of ccTLD arbitration policies."
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Textual convergence in national domain name dispute resolution regimes: a mixed-methods analysis of ccTLD arbitration policies
This study offers the very first investigation of the global diffusion and convergence of domain name dispute resolution policies (NDRPs) by analyzingâŠ
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212473X2500063X
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Chris Skurka
20 days ago
You've got one week left to submit your application for our Health/Sci Comm Assistant Professor position here in
@bellisariograded.bsky.social
, so please share with anyone who might be interested!
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The Don W. Davis Professor in Ethics Patrick Lee Plaisance is the coauthor -- joining Martina Piantoni -- of "Humility: A Foundational Virtue for Digital Life."
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Humility: A Foundational Virtue for Digital Life
Social media platforms often prioritize engagement metrics that amplify outrage and self-promotion, fostering environments of toxicity and hubris rather than humility. Despite the critical role hum...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23736992.2025.2536839?src=exp-la
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PhD alum Lana Medina is the author of "Moral Imagination in Journalistic Narratives: Embracing Visual Platforms."
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Moral Imagination in Journalistic Narratives: Embracing Visual Platforms
Moral imagination allows individuals to envision a range of moral scenarios and use that understanding to make moral judgments. Three types of journalistic narratives can inspire moral imagination ...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23736992.2025.2538204?src=exp-la
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Faculty Russell Frank, writing for
StateCollege.com
: "Let Subu Vedam Go":
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Frank: Let Subu Vedam Go
Let us boil down the state of things in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Subramanyam Vedam:Â No witnesses ever came forward and said they
https://www.statecollege.com/articles/columns/frank-let-subu-vedam-go/
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PhD alum Yin Yang, PhD candidate Timilehin Durotoye, and Distinguished Professor Homero Gil de ZĂșñiga contribute the chapter "The impact of AI on democracy," in the forthcoming Routledge Companion to Digital Media & Democracy, edited by Zizi Papacharissi.
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The Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Democracy
A comprehensive collection that offers an overview of digital technologies and democratic practice, this Companion explores the topic of digital media and democracy from a historically rich and socio-...
https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Digital-Media-and-Democracy/Papacharissi/p/book/9781032762081
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Pioneers Chair
@christopherali.bsky.social
and PhD alum
@sydneyforde.bsky.social
are the coauthors of "The âNextGenâ of Subsumption: The Adoption of ATSC 3.0 by US Public Broadcasters."
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15274764251365127
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This story about the graduate programs in African Studies includes a profile of dual-title PhD student Wilhelmina Antwi! Story by Josh McAuliffe.
www.psu.edu/news/liberal...
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African Studies Program expands through dual-title doctorate, graduate minor | Penn State University
Penn Stateâs African Studies Program has significantly expanded its reach over the past couple years through the addition of a dual-title doctorate and graduate minor, as well as postdoctoral fellowsh...
https://www.psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/story/african-studies-program-expands-through-dual-title-doctorate-graduate-minor
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PhD alum Jason Freeman & Joe Cruz and MA alum Michael Krieger join Christina Triptow as the coauthors of "'Blurred lines': How advertising practitioners navigate ethical dilemmas in native advertising."
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âBlurred linesâ: How advertising practitioners navigate ethical dilemmas in native advertising
This exploratory study seeks to understand how advertising practitioners negotiate their role in the creation and dissemination of native advertising, a practice that utilizes deception to persuade...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15456870.2025.2545946
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PhD alum Jiaqi (Agnes) Bao and Yongnam Jung join Evan Pugh University Professor S. Shyam Sundar as coauthors of "Are you fooled by interactivity? The effects of interactivity on privacy disclosure."
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Are you fooled by interactivity? The effects of interactivity on privacy disclosure
Interactive features have become ubiquitous in mobile apps as they compete for usersâ attention. This raises an important question: Is interactivity a âdark patternâ, tricking users into giving awa...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0144929X.2025.2545312?src=exp-la
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"Page Center report highlights prosocial communication concepts, strategies"; story by Jonathan McVerry with quotes from Holly Overton, Denise Bortree, and Brooke W. McKeever.
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Page Center report highlights prosocial communication concepts, strategies | Penn State University
The Arthur W. Page Centerâs newest Insights Report explores how organizations communicate initiatives that promote public health, address social challenges and advance prosocial goals. Featuring 12 ev...
https://www.psu.edu/news/bellisario-college-communications/story/page-center-report-highlights-prosocial-communication
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CONGRATS to alum Janelle Applequist, who is now the Jordan Zimmerman Endowed Professor of Advertising at USF!
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Iâm happy to share that Iâm starting a new position as Jordan Zimmerman Endowed Professor of Advertising at University of South Florida! | Janelle Applequist, Ph.D. | 40 comments
Iâm happy to share that Iâm starting a new position as Jordan Zimmerman Endowed Professor of Advertising at University of South Florida! | 40 comments on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/janelleapplequist_im-happy-to-share-that-im-starting-a-new-activity-7364726806093930498-tQt_?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAGveXAB3peaeq2vMZSWW-oW2vZBK_S2LfE
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Yasemin Beykont
about 1 month ago
End of iconic era đâšđŠ So grateful for everything that my chapter at
@bellisariograded.bsky.social
contributed, more specifically the amazing people who made that possible đđ»
@sydneyforde.bsky.social
@erikasolis.bsky.social
@matthewpmcallister.bsky.social
@christopherali.bsky.social
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A COMMversation between Jonathan McVerry and faculty Martin Marinos!
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(EP. 91) From Bulgaria to Bellisario: Faculty member Martin Marinos shares his story | Penn State COMMversations
Growing up in 1990s Eastern Europe, moving to the United States in 2001 and then starting his job at the Bellisario College in 2020, historic times seem to follow faculty member Martin Marinos. In thi...
https://penn-state-commversations.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-91-from-bulgaria-to-bellisario-faculty-member-martin-marinos-shares-his-story
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CONGRATULATIONS to Bellisario MA/MPS Grads!!
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Bellisario College Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Strategic Communications program faculty celebrating graduate Bee Bomgardner at todayâs World Campus Graduation Celebration at Medlar⊠| Holl...
Bellisario College Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Strategic Communications program faculty celebrating graduate Bee Bomgardner at todayâs World Campus Graduation Celebration at Medlar Fieldâa...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hkoverton_bellisario-college-master-of-professional-activity-7362576273161764865-Zd4G?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAGveXAB3peaeq2vMZSWW-oW2vZBK_S2LfE
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Sydney L Forde
about 1 month ago
Thatâs a wrap! So much growth in five (very long) short years. Honoured to be a
@bellisariograded.bsky.social
alum đ Special thanks for making yesterday so special:
@yaseminbeykont.bsky.social
@erikasolis.bsky.social
@matthewpmcallister.bsky.social
@christopherali.bsky.social
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Congrats to the PhD grads who participated in Commencement: Jiaqi (Agnes) Bao,
@erikasolis.bsky.social
,
@yaseminbeykont.bsky.social
, Lana Medina,
@sydneyforde.bsky.social
; & their advisors:
@jessgallmyrick.bsky.social
, Patrick Plaisance,
@christopherali.bsky.social
,
@matthewpmcallister.bsky.social
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Cory Barker đ
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Hey, you can get SOCIAL TV for $17.50 *today* as part of the
@upmississippi.bsky.social
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Social TV
Winner of the 2023 SCMS Media Industries Scholarly Interest Group Outstanding Book Award sponsored by the Center for Entertainment & Media IndustriesOn March 15, 2011, Donald Trump changed television ...
https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/S/Social-TV
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Pioneers Chair
@christopherali.bsky.social
appears in the documentary Thoughtwaves.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250603665112/en/New-ThoughtWaves-Documentary-Explores-the-Untold-Story-of-the-Brilliant-Minds-Breakthroughs-and-Politics-of-Human-Connection
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Faculty Juliet Pinto & alum Lola Xie coedit w/ Stephen Mainzer "Communicating Resiliency & Efficacy in a Digital Age: Mediated Communities." Coauthoring chapters are alum
@clctroy.bsky.social
& Bingbing Zhang & PhD candidate
@rachel901pttrsn.bsky.social
.
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Communicating Resiliency and Efficacy in a Digital Age
Communicating Resiliency and Efficacy in a Digital Age: Mediated Communities takes an interdisciplinary look at the roles and processes associated with mediated communication in helping to foment community resiliency.
https://bookstore.emerald.com/communicating-resiliency-and-efficacy-in-a-digital-age-hb-9781837978120.html
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Congrats to Dr. Yongnam Jung who defended her dissertation this week! With advisor S. Shyam Sundar and committee members Fuyuan Shen, Frank Dardis and James Dillard.
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The latest research from PhD alum Dunja Antunovic: she is the coauthor of "Agenda Diversity on European Broadcastersâ Social Media: Key Findings and Future Directions for Cross-National Research in Sport."
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https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsc/aop/article-10.1123-ijsc.2025-0101/article-10.1123-ijsc.2025-0101.xml
about 2 months ago
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PhD candidate
@rachel901pttrsn.bsky.social
!
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Faculty Frank Dardis and PhD alum Jason Freeman are among the coauthors of "Adolescent and Young Adult Social Media Food Marketing Exposure: Influence of Eating Behavior Traits on Brand Recall, Craving, and Purchase."
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Adolescent and Young Adult Social Media Food Marketing Exposure: Influence of Eating Behavior Traits on Brand Recall, Craving, and Purchase
The pervasive marketing of energy-dense food and beverages across many social media platforms continually targets and appeals to young consumers. ThisâŠ
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1499404625001411
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Bellisario faculty Holly Overton!
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about 2 months ago
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We spy PhD alum Alyssa Appelman!
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We spy among this illustrious group of Lillian Lodge Koperhaver Fellows, faculty Yujin Heo and alum
@clctroy.bsky.social
& Bingbing Zhang!
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Including Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Juliet Pinto!
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about 2 months ago
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Penn State University Press
about 2 months ago
Effective August 18, Penn State University Press will begin self-distribution of its Graphic Mundi imprint. Read the full press release here:
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Penn State University Press to self-distribute Graphic Mundi imprint | Penn State University
After nearly five years with a third-party distributor, Penn State University Press will begin self-distribution of its Graphic Mundi imprint effective Aug. 18.
https://www.psu.edu/news/university-libraries/story/penn-state-university-press-self-distribute-graphic-mundi-imprint
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Former Bellisario postdoc Leah Dajches is the co-editor of Fandom in Marginalized Communities: Rethinking Media Effects and Fans. Contributing a chapter on "Beyond the Fandom: Exploring Identity and Media Effects Among BIPOC Fans" is grad alum Meghan S. Sanders!
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Fandom in Marginalized Communities: Rethinking Media Effects and Fans
An innovative edited collection which examines fandom in marginalized communities from an empirically based, media psychology perspective. This book specifically focuses on fandom communities and cult...
https://www.routledge.com/Fandom-in-Marginalized-Communities-Rethinking-Media-Effects-and-Fans/Dajches-StevensAubrey/p/book/9781032765488
about 2 months ago
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Congratulations to PhD alum Juraj Kittler, who was promoted to Professor at St. Lawrence University!
www.stlawu.edu/people/juraj...
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Juraj Kittler
Education History: B.A. and M.S. - Slovak University of Technology Ph.D. - The Pennsylvania State University Professional and Research Interests: I have a double appointment in the Performance and Com...
https://www.stlawu.edu/people/juraj-kittler
about 2 months ago
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PhD alum
@wunpini.bsky.social
is co-editor with j. Siguru Wahutu of a special issue of Communication, Culture & Critique on "Interrogating colonial narratives about genocide and war in Africa: Perspectives from Sudan & the Democratic Republic of Congo." Their intro:
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Interrogating colonial narratives about genocide and war in Africa: perspectives from Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Abstract. Western media portrayals of Africa have often reduced this diverse, expansive continent to tropes about hunger, poverty, disease and war. The ess
https://academic.oup.com/ccc/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ccc/tcaf021/8178821?redirectedFrom=fulltext
about 2 months ago
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Congratulations to PhD alum Juraj Kittler, a faculty member at St. Lawrence University, who just published a new book: The Postal Revolution: Courier Networks in Italy, 1260-1600.
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The Postal Revolution
"The Postal Revolution" published on 23 Jun 2025 by Brill.
https://brill.com/display/title/72460?rskey=1dn18q&result=13
about 2 months ago
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@chrisskurka.bsky.social
,
@clctroy.bsky.social
, Yin Yang, &
@jessgallmyrick.bsky.social
are among the coauthors of "'It Is in the Air': Seeking & Scanning for Information About Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Young-Adult Men Who Have Sex w/ Men in the US."
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âIt Is in the Airâ: Seeking and Scanning for Information About Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Young-Adult Men Who Have Sex with Men in the US
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a biomedical intervention that dramatically lowers oneâs risk of acquiring HIV. However, PrEP uptake has been slow among young-adult men who have sex with men (YM...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10410236.2025.2536314?src=exp-la
about 2 months ago
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Bellisario-affiliated association-wide leadership in this year's AEJMC include Erin Whiteside,
@connolly-ahern.bsky.social
, Holly Overton, Alyssa Appelman, and Steve Bien-Aime.
about 2 months ago
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