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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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Professors Sarah Jackson and Desmond Patton Awarded NSF Grant To Create Cross-Institutional Program Supporting STEM Researchers From Underrepresented Backgrounds

A partnership between Penn, Northwestern University, and New York University aims to provide more opportunities for historically underrepresented researchers conducting critical technology research.

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Call for Submissions

Call for Artists: Present Futures - Experiments in Feminist Futurity

A contemporary art exhibition envisioning feminist solidarities across space and time, in everyday life, with an outlook towards “the future we want to see, right now, in the present”

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Llamado de Artistas: Present Futures - Experiments in Feminist Futurity

Una exposición de arte contemporáneo que visualiza las solidaridades feministas a través del espacio y el tiempo, en la vida cotidiana, con una mirada hacia el futuro que queremos ver, ahora mismo, en el presente

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The Legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois: ‘Something Fresh To Say’

At the 2nd Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture in Public Social Science, sociologists Alden Morris and Tukufu Zuberi discuss Du Bois’ contributions to the field and to humanity.

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First-of-Its-Kind Study Analyzes Digital Mourning Practices of Gang-Affiliated Youth

A study led by Prof. Desmond Patton explores how gang-affiliated Black youth use Twitter content, photos, and emojis to memorialize the deceased and navigate feelings of grief and loss.

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Call for Abstracts: ICA 2024 Preconference - "Media and Communication in Global Latinidades"

Submissions should address issues of importance about Latinx and Latin American experiences globally.

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When Young People Seem to Make Threats on Social Media, Do They Mean It?

A new app from SAFELab helps teachers, police, and journalists interpret social media posts by BIPOC youth and understand which threats may be real.

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Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Publishes CARGC Paper 19

The paper, “Media and Networks in the Queer API Archive,” was written by Sudeep Bhargava (C'22), former undergraduate fellow at CARGC.

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Sharing the Stories of Community Media Makers in Philadelphia

Doctoral candidate Antoine Haywood is documenting the work and lives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) media makers in Philadelphia.