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An explosion from an air bomb in the center of the city of Kharkov, the metro station Constitution Square. Photo taken March 2, 2022
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Coverage of Civilian Casualties in Allied Countries Boosts Support for U.S. Involvement

A new paper by researchers at the Annenberg School finds that media coverage of civilian casualties in world conflicts increases public support for U.S. involvement, but only when the casualties are civilians from an ally, not an adversary, country.

Desmond Patton speaks with a student during the Journey to Joy class.
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Journey to Joy

In a joint class within Annenberg and the School of Social Policy & Practice - "Journey to Joy: Designing a Happier Life" - PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton invites students to dream big.

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Most U.S. Book Bans Target Children’s Literature Featuring Diverse Characters and Authors of Color

Annenberg alum Isabelle Langrock (Ph.D. '23) and colleague Katherine Spoon wrote about their research on U.S. book bans for The Conversation.

Valentina Proust at the Transnational Feminist Networks symposium
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Transnational Feminists Model Media Resistance

Transnational feminist collectives typically work across national borders to fight for a better future, proposing new narratives while simultaneously appropriating...

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Why is Hollywood So Obsessed with Con Women?

Sarah Banet-Weiser and Kathryn Claire Higgins examine how the shows “Inventing Anna” and “The Dropout” reflect a post #MeToo society.

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The Wayfinder: Jessa Lingel Creates Community and Belonging on Campus

As the new director of the Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies, Annenberg Professor Jessa Lingel creates community and belonging on campus.

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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.

"En la garganta, la pena" by Romina Chuls
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Curator Conversation - “Present Futures: Experiments in Feminist Futurity”

Doctoral students Cienna Davis, Sim Gill, Valentina Proust, Lucila Rozas, and Azsaneé Truss answer questions about the art exhibit they curated that is now on view at Annenberg.

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Race, Gender, and the Appeal to Youth in the Harris Campaign

Professor Sarah J. Jackson talks about how the Harris campaign is communicating differently than the Biden, Clinton, and Obama campaigns.

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The Many Stories of Magazinist Gail Cameron Wescott

Processing Archivist Andrew Williams provides a glimpse into the newest acquisition by the Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives — the papers of writer Gail Cameron Wescott.