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Oral Histories Help Communities Reckon with COVID-19

Upcoming doctoral graduate Adetobi Moses’ new paper explores the power of oral histories

A drawing of Li Wenliang that circulated online in China after Li died from COVID-19. The caption: “An Anti-Pandemic Hero, Dr. Li Wenliang.”
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Mourning Li Wenliang, the Whistleblower of COVID-19, on the Chinese Internet

In a new paper, Professor Guobin Yang analyzes how Chinese social media users eulogized Li Wenliang through an ancient literary form.

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Call for Abstracts: 2026 CDCS Symposium

Submissions should focus on affects and emotions in contemporary digital cultures.

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The Annenberg School Welcomes New Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellows for 2025-26

As the 2025-26 academic year begins, many new visiting scholars and postdoctoral fellows are joining the Annenberg School for Communication...

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New Postdoctoral Fellow to Join the Center on Digital Culture and Society for 2025-26

Yena Lee will join the Annenberg School in Fall 2025.

A discussion between George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow Cerianne Robertson and Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Postdoctoral Fellow Ennuri Jo,, moderated by Zehra Husain, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication.
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Annenberg Postdoctoral Fellows Share Research Across Disciplines

The School’s recent postdoctoral fellows colloquium highlighted research through dynamic discussions.

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Addressing the ‘Catch-22’ Academics Face on Social Media

The Center for Media at Risk and the Center on Digital Culture and Society brought together scholars to analyze the interconnected benefits and risks that academics face using social media.

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Center on Digital Culture and Society Call for Applications - Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2025-2026

The Center on Digital Culture and Society is now accepting applications for a 2025-2026 postdoctoral fellowship.

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How Fanfiction Communities in China Cope With Censorship

In a new paper, doctoral student Ran Wang explores what happened to Chinese fanfiction communities after a wave of increased government censorship in early 2020.

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Exploring Feminist Unity in Today’s Connected World: The Transnational Feminist Networks Symposium

A recent symposium at Annenberg examined the growth, upkeep, and difficulties of feminist solidarities in our connected world.