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Stack of #QIS2 programs. The cover has a graphic background of slanted yellow, red, pink and teal parallelograms placed in disarray. Two light blue horizontal strips run across the top and bottom of the program. The top says "The Queer Internet Studies Workshop" and bottom "February 17, 2017, The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, 118 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia". The middle is a large 'Q' in the same blue as strips.
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#QIS2: The Second Queer Internet Studies Symposium Held at Penn

Co-organized by Jessa Lingel, #QIS2 was a space to envision what Queer Internet Studies might look like.

Jessa Lingel studies in library
Faculty News

Jessa Lingel Awarded Library of Congress Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies

A former librarian, Lingel is looking forward to studying the online marketplace Craigslist at the largest library in the world.

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Alumni

Alumna Q&A: Eileen Le Han (Ph.D. '14) On Her New Book, Micro-blogging Memories

Han's book looks at the past and present of the Chinese microblogging site Weibo.

Desmond Patton sitting in front of two monitors. One monitor shows a Windows desktop, the other shows a Twitter account.
Faculty News

Q&A With Dr. Desmond Patton

Dr. Desmond Patton tells us about how he uses social media to study inner city violence and what sparked his interest in the work.

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Call for Submissions

Call for Abstracts: ICA Preconference on Varieties of Publics and Counterpublics

This preconference aims to reinvigorate scholarly debates about publics and public spheres and their implications for democratic politics.

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Research

Want To Exercise More? Get Yourself Some Competition.

In a new study, competition proved a far stronger motivation for exercise than friendly support.

Desmond Patton (back row, center) and Owen Rambow (far right) and the rest of the data science research team who will be working on the ROADS-funded project.
Faculty News

Professor Desmond Patton Collaborates with Data Scientist on ROADS-funded Project to Prevent Gang Violence

Dr. Desmon Patton and Owen Rambow plan to develop an algorithm that analyzes the language used by gang members online.

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Faculty News

Kraidy Receives Carnegie Fellowship to Study the Spectacle of the Islamic State

Kraidy will study how the Islamic State uses graphic violence in media to maximize fear and horror worldwide.

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Research

When Social Movements Reach Their Tipping Point, and Why Scientific Collaboration is Important

Collective effervescence shows how the actions of a few activists online can bubble up, spread, and shape history.