Harry Hudome

Harry Hudome’s research explores how physical spaces and live events are being (re)designed to encourage and facilitate content creation.

Harry Hudome is a first-year doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication. He is broadly interested in the nexus of digital platforms, physical spaces, and the experience economy.

Harry’s master’s thesis (at the University of Virginia) focused on selfie studios and selfie museums, retail locations where customers can pose with highly aestheticized backdrops, props, and set pieces. At Annenberg, he will build on this work to explore how all sorts of public, private, and commercial spaces have transformed to be more aesthetically appealing (“Instagrammable”) and conducive to content creation. Likewise, he is increasingly interested in spaces where photography and videography are either restricted or prohibited.

Alongside this primary focus, Harry is currently working on projects that explore small business social media content and Gen Z’s use of disposable cameras and apps that imitate them. He also maintains a robust scholarly “side” interest in celebrity.

Harry is a research affiliate at the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) and the University of Virginia’s Digital Cultures and Economies (DiCE) Lab. Prior to joining Annenberg, he worked in development and research administration at Data & Society, where he remains a network affiliate.