In light of the Trump administration's renewed imperialism in Latin America, it's worth revisiting the insights of José Aricó. In our latest forum on "Left Democratic Futures," we include a republication of his 1980 essay “Neither Cynicism nor Utopia.”

OPEN ACCESS! In our latest issue, @manijehm.bsky.social interviews Iranian left feminist activist Neda Naji on resisting authoritarianism and imperialism. academic.oup.com/ccc/article/...

In his recent essay for @ccc-journal.bsky.social, @victorpickard.bsky.social analyzes the capitalist logics at the root of many media-related issues and provides a framework for shifting to a less capitalist, more democratic media system. Read here: buff.ly/AYvibor

Critical journalism studies folks! We're looking for contributors to a new special issue: "Journalism in Ruins: Interrogating norms of ‘independent’ journalism." Editors: Natalie Fenton and Srirupa Roy. Abstracts due Dec. 15, 2025.

As part of our forum on Media & Fascism, @naomipaik.bsky.social explores the vital role of sanctuary movements in resisting Trump's authoritarianism. Check it out! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

As part of our forum on Media & Fascism, @lorelemaster.bsky.social and @marykathinks.bsky.social unpack Trump's moral crusade against trans people. Check it out! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

As part of our forum on Media & Fascism, Gil Hochberg argues for greater critical focus on the global rise of Christian Zionism. Check it out! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

As part of this month's forum on Media & Fascism, @jfarkas.bsky.social and @aurelmondon.bsky.social explore the rise of reactionary tech oligarchy and why liberalism, journalism, and the Internet aren't the bulwarks they might seem. Check it out! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

As part of this month's forum on Media & Fascism, @reecepeck.bsky.social explores Trump's alt-media strategy and shows why we need more historically engaged analyses of political communication strategy and tactics. Check it out! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

As part of this month's forum on Media & Fascism, @ajescoffery.bsky.social explores how experimental, community-based media practices can help us revitalize and reconstruct democracy. Check it out! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

Mis/Disinformation Studies folks! This is an excellent meditation on the political limitations of debunking and on how we might respond otherwise. Even if you're not a queer/trans studies person, this piece is well worth the read!

🚨OPEN ACCESS🚨 As part of our new forum on "Media and Fascism," @cassiusa.bsky.social writes about how trans cultural production might best answer the ascendant fascist aesthetics of nonsense and sensation. There's no paywall, check it out! academic.oup.com/ccc/article/...

Our June issue is now live! It kicks off with a forum on Media and Fascism, featuring a star-studded list of contributors. Get started with this introduction by forum editors @paulachak.bsky.social and @ajbauer.bsky.social! academic.oup.com/ccc/article-...

Check out CCC’s latest forum on “Cruel Capitalism: Media and Fascism” co-edited with @ajbauer.bsky.social in @ccc-journal.bsky.social! Essays on trans culture, the central role of Christian Zionism, masculinity and alt media, reparative and abolitionist futures, and more! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

Must read from colleagues in the latest issue of Communication, Culture and Critique.

This was so fun to write! Using Du Bois and reconstruction to talk about how media could help us survive authoritarianism.

Check out my latest, with @paulachak.bsky.social, in @ccc-journal.bsky.social! It introduces a forum we co-edited on "Media and Fascism," with a star-studded lineup! See the 🧵 below: doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

Read our latest article by @chaficnajem.bsky.social'on smuggled digital technologies and how incarcerated people in Lebanon make their voices heard. With lessons for those interested in abolition media everywhere! Now available from @ccc-journal.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

In know that there have been a few exceptions in the international community, most importantly the “statement on the ongoing genocide in Gaza” by the Editorial Collective of Communication, Culture and Critique (@ccc-journal.bsky.social): academic.oup.com/ccc/article-...

Check out @chaficnajem.bsky.social's latest on smuggled digital technologies used by incarcerated people in Lebanon, now available from @ccc-journal.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

If you are trying to figure out how to make sense of authoritarian turn, read this thoughtful review by @jfarkas.bsky.social and @bilgeyesil.bsky.social new book on Turkish mediated authoritarianism and how to contest its hold..

The CCC Editorial Collective is excited to highlight our new and selective “Book Review” section, which features what we see as necessary and critical scholarship that we should all be reading.

🚨 JUNE ISSUE PREVIEW 🚨Read latest article on the limits of US and UK public media coverage of the on-going genocide in Gaza, published thanks to our Editorial Collective from @ccc-journal.bsky.social Congrats Authors @sydneyforde.bsky.social and @desfreedman.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

🚨 JUNE ISSUE PREVIEW 🚨 Check out the latest from @sydneyforde.bsky.social and @desfreedman.bsky.social, on public service media's coverage of Gaza! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

Check out the latest in critical global feminist media studies from @ccc-journal.bsky.social, @hoornazkeshava.bsky.social and @nicolestewart.bsky.social, "Make Iran Great Again: Apolitical Influencers and the Revival of a Romantic Patriarchal Nationalism"! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

Check out the latest from @hoornazkeshava.bsky.social and @nicolestewart.bsky.social, "Make Iran Great Again: Apolitical Influencers and the Revival of a Romantic Patriarchal Nationalism"! doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...

We are deeply saddened by the loss of CCC Editorial Collective member Jonathan Sterne. A major figure in media history, sound studies, disability studies, and the critical study of technology and culture, he will also be sorely missed for his kindness and generosity. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

Communication, Culture & Critique is now under the direction of a new editor and editorial collective! Check our first issue to learn more: academic.oup.com/ccc/issue/18/1