Culture and Communication

“Culture” can be defined as the rituals, practices, and symbolic and physical artifacts that shape the behaviors of individuals, groups, institutions, and societies. Communication is central to the construction, maintenance and transmission of culture, as well as to cultural resistance and change. And it is the result of cultural practice. Annenberg’s cultural studies explore the complex relationship between communication and cultural practices and its implications for private, civil, and civic life.

Culture and Communication News

03/29/2021

Media Studies Scholar Sarah Banet-Weiser Researches Gender, Pop Culture, and Feminism

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03/29/2021

Penn and USC Launch Annenberg Center for Collaborative Communication

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03/24/2021

Narratives of COVID-19 in China and the World

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02/16/2021

Doctoral Student Florence Madenga Studies Journalism, Censorship, and Internet Shutdowns on the African Continent

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Standing Faculty

Portrait of Amy Gutmann
Amy Gutmann, Ph.D.
Penn President
Portrait of Barbie Zelizer
Barbie Zelizer, Ph.D.
Raymond Williams Professor of Communication
Portrait of Guobin Yang
Guobin Yang, Ph.D.
Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology
Portrait of Jessa Lingel in a library
Jessa Lingel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication
Portrait of John L. Jackson, Jr.
John L. Jackson, Jr., Ph.D.
Walter H. Annenberg Dean
Portrait of Joseph Turow
Joseph Turow, Ph.D.
Robert Lewis Shayon Professor of Media Systems & Industries
Portrait of Julia Ticona
Julia Ticona, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Portrait of Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication
Portrait of Klaus Krippendorff
Klaus Krippendorff, Ph.D.
Gregory Bateson Emeritus Professor of Communication
Portrait of Sarah J. Jackson
Sarah J. Jackson, Ph.D.
Presidential Associate Professor

Secondary Faculty

Portrait of David Grazian
David Grazian, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences
Portrait of Ezekiel Dixon-Roman
Ezekiel Dixon-Román, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Social Policy and Practice
Portrait of Jasmine Johnson
Jasmine E. Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, School of Arts and Sciences
Portrait of Peter Decherney
Peter Decherney, Ph.D.
Professor of Cinema Studies and English, School of Arts and Sciences
Portrait of Tukufu Zuberi
Tukufu Zuberi, Ph.D.
Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, School of Arts and Sciences

Emeritus Faculty

Portrait of Carolyn Marvin
Carolyn Marvin, Ph.D.
Frances Yates Emeritus Professor of Communication
Portrait of Elihu Katz
Elihu Katz, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Communication
Portrait of Oscar Gandy
Oscar H. Gandy, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Communication

Research Staff

Portrait of Jessica Fishman
Jessica Fishman, Ph.D.
Faculty Research Associate

Postdoctoral Researcher

Portrait of Emily Hund
Emily Hund, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center on Digital Culture and Society
Portrait of LaCharles Ward
LaCharles Ward, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg School for Communication
Portrait of Padma Chirumamilla
Padma Chirumamilla, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication

Videos

Annenberg Conversations on Race: "Health, Wealth, and Racial Opportunity"

Uploaded on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - 4:35pm
This conversation took place on February 5, 2021 between Annenberg alumna Shawnika Hull (Ph.D.'10), an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University, and...

Annenberg Conversations on Race: "Situating the Kardashians: Skin, Theft, Ops"

Uploaded on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 1:50pm
This roundtable explored how Kim Kardashian West extracts from Black women. In so doing, the panelists situated the Kardashian enterprise in a long U...

Emile: the Mission of Emile Bruneau of the Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab

Uploaded on Friday, October 30, 2020 - 3:12pm
“Emile” is a film that celebrates a scientific mission reflecting on peace, conflict, and healing. Made by the Annenberg School for Communication,...

In Conversation with Emile Bruneau: Introduction

Uploaded on Friday, October 30, 2020 - 2:37pm
In the introduction to this four-video series featuring neuroscientist Emile Bruneau, he lays out the foundation of his work into how the brain...

In Conversation with Emile Bruneau: Dehumanization

Uploaded on Friday, October 30, 2020 - 2:36pm
Dehumanization - the belief that another groups of people is less than fully human - is a strong predictor of intergroup violence. In this video,...

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