“Mass #propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not particularly object to being deceived because it held every statement to be a lie anyhow. The totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that, under such conditions, one could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day, and trust that if the next day they were given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in #cynicism; instead of deserting the leaders who had lied to them, they would protest that they had known all along that the statement was a lie and would admire the leaders for their superior tactical cleverness.”
― Hannah Arendt, "The Origins of Totalitarianism" #quotes#mediaStudies#commOdon#truth#agnotology#history
I realize that I haven't shared much in the past few years about my previous work at the UVM Comp. Story Lab, where we studied phenomena like incels, k-pop, and linguistic turbulence on platforms like #Reddit and #Twitter. Explains why I know so much obscure internet lore 😅 Enjoy:
Would it be too frustrating to ask undergrads to find a particular news story that I know for a fact does not exist? The reason I ask is because there is a professional field that references this non-existent story because a respected figure in the field claims to have caused it to be.
After the student struggle to find the story, the discussion would be about ethics and research.
“The making of critical data center studies,” Dustin Edwards, Zane Griffin Talley Cooper and Mél Hogan have finally published their piece in Convergence. Countering Truth made by Big Tech.
I'm a PhD candidate in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I'm studying Internet culture and am interested in how individual people relate to corporations, governments, etc. through various types of technology.
My dissertation is about how individual people are constructed as "Users" on the internet.
If you're into #gamestudies#history#mediastudies You might like this interview two of my students and I have out -- it's with Jessyca Durchin, who produced Barbie Fashion Designer @histodons
Sure, let's make more announcements at 8:30pm on a Tuesday night, why not.
Hey, people! I'm on the editorial board of #Resonance: The Journal of Sound and Culture, and we are seeking submissions. Please think about putting something in if you are an academic, artist, or ghastly hybrid working on #sound#SoundStudies#SoundArt
Open-Rank TT Position in Media Ethics & Law | UMass Amherst Journalism Department
Posting is flexible regarding approach to the subject matter. Please spread widely within your networks. Feel free to direct questions to me, as I'm chairing the search. I'm happy to call UMass home. I ❤️ my colleagues and students. A lovely, exciting place to work.
📢 The University of Virginia is launching a fully-funded PhD in Media Studies. Applications for Fall 2024 are now open!
🔭 This interdisciplinary research degree investigates texts, audiences, industries, and tech in relation to economic, political, and social systems of power.
💸 Funding covers tuition, fees, health insurance, and an annual stipend of $30K for up to 5 years.
I’m a critical #datastudies and #mediastudies scholar who focuses on #datacenters and lately also on #humanoids in the #cloud. I’m an Associate Professor at the U of #Calgary (Alberta, Canada). Very gay and very pro-masking and -taking care of each other. Hi! 💘
Sometimes research projects basically write themselves up I guess?!
Adam Mosseri confirming that a big component of what they hope will make Threads distinctive is mood management and calibration so as to keep the platform clean from anger, negativity, and bad vibes (and in so doing make it super brand-friendly I suppose) #AoIR#mediastudies#commodon
After a successful search in the Fall we're hiring again! This is a wonderful department filled with colleagues I truly love. Please spread widely within your networks.
Full-Time Lecturer Position in Public Relations | UMass Amherst Journalism Department
#Job#Stellenangebot
Ko-Leitung der Forschungsabteilung „#Zeitgeschichte der Medien- und Informationsgesellschaft“ am Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung #Potsdam (@ZZF) zum 1.10.2024 (unbefristet, TV-L 15).
Deadline extended to 3 April! Submit to our pre-conference at the 2024 ECREA conference in Ljubljana. Together, we want to dive into victimhood identities and their mediated negotiations in the past, present, and future. More information here: https://affectemotionandmedia.wordpress.com/events/#Commodon#mediastudies
#PEC#PoliticalEconomy#MediaStudies: "Vincent Mosco (1948-2024) grounded and advanced the approach of the Political Economy of Communication (PEC). This paper discusses some aspects of his Critical-Humanist approach to the Political Economy of Communication. It engages with the foundations of Vincent Mosco’s thought; the roles that labour and communication play in it; his focus on Karl Marx and Marxian scholarship, culture, ideology critique, the digital sublime, democracy, the media, and the public good. Vincent Mosco’s life and work will be remembered. His approach will shape future generations of activist-scholars."
Bitte teilen, bitte bewerben: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit am Institut für Medienkultur und Theater in Köln, E13 unbefristet, 8 SWS, Schwerpunkt 'Mediale Kontrolle'. Wir unterstützen den Kodex für gute Arbeit der Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft. #mediastudies#ichbinhanna
Marshall McLuhan wrote books and taught students about his theories of media for decades, and is widely known as "as the father of modern media studies";