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

07/18/2019

Stories of Digital Radicals: Call for Submissions

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05/30/2019

Fernández Wins 2019 IAMCR Urban Communication Research Grant

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05/23/2019

New Annenberg Presidential Associate Professor Sarah J. Jackson Studies Narratives of Race and Gender in the Media

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05/23/2019

Are Union Nurses Feminists? Lingel Studies Tensions Between Feminism and Union Organizing

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Standing Faculty

Portrait of Penn President 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.
Assistant 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 Communication
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 Marwan M. Kraidy
Marwan M. Kraidy, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication and the Anthony Shadid Chair in Global Media, Politics & Culture
Portrait of Sarah J. Jackson
Sarah J. Jackson, Ph.D.
Presidential Associate Professor

Secondary Faculty

Portrait of David Grazian
David Grazian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology and Faculty Director of Urban Studies
Portrait of Jasmine Johnson
Jasmine E. Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Africana Studies
Peter Decherney
Peter Decherney, Ph.D.
Professor of Cinema Studies and English

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 Gandy, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Communication

Research Staff

Portrait of Emile Bruneau
Emile Bruneau, Ph.D.
Research Associate and Lecturer
Portrait of Jessica Fishman
Jessica Fishman, Ph.D.
Faculty Research Associate
Portrait of Rosemary Clark-Parsons
Rosemary Clark-Parsons, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Center on Digital Culture and Society

Postdoctoral Researcher

Portrait of Giang Nguyen-Thu
Giang Nguyen-Thu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Portrait of Lik Sam Chan
Lik Sam Chan, Ph.D.
George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow
Portrait of Rayya El Zein
Rayya El Zein, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Portrait of Samira Rajabi
Samira Rajabi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Portrait of Yakein Abdelmagid
Yakein Abdelmagid, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication

Videos

Professor Jessa Lingel on Dazzle Camouflage

Uploaded on Monday, June 3, 2019 - 4:54pm
Annenberg School for Communication Assistant Professor Jessa Lingel extends the concept of “dazzle camouflage” – the practice of painting World War I...

MIC Launch Panel 5 - The Road Ahead

Uploaded on Friday, May 3, 2019 - 3:57pm
The fifth panel of the MIC launch event of April 12, 2019 was entitled “The Road Ahead,” and it reflected on contemporary challenges and considered...

MIC Launch Panel 4 - Local Perspectives on the Future of Work and Workers

Uploaded on Friday, May 3, 2019 - 3:55pm
The fourth panel of the MIC Launch event of April 12, 2019 was entitled “Local Perspectives on the Future of Work and Workers.” Built on the previous...

MIC Launch Panel 3 - Technology and the Future of Work and Workers

Uploaded on Friday, May 3, 2019 - 3:52pm
The third panel of the MIC Launch event of April 12, 2019 was entitled “Technology and the Future of Work and Workers.” It explored the changing...

Affective Polarization: Understanding Division in American Politics

Uploaded on Monday, March 25, 2019 - 2:54pm
Annenberg School for Communication Professor Yphtach Lelkes explains the history and growth of affective polarization - the degree to which Democrats...

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