Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Advancing Critical Knowledge on Global Media, Communication, and Public Life.
Our Mission
The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania is an institute that produces and promotes critical, interdisciplinary, and multimodal research on global media and communication. We aim to bridge academic scholarship and public life, bringing the very best scholarship to bear on enduring global questions and pressing contemporary issues. CARGC is dedicated to supporting early-career scholars worldwide and offers fellowships at the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and faculty levels.
Meet Our Director
Aswin Punathambekar is a Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, and Director of the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC).
Our People
CARGC is a supportive and inclusive community of scholars from around the world, driven by intellectual generosity, curiosity, and exchange.
Global Media & Communication Podcast
In the latest episode of Global Media & Communication Podcast, CARGC Doctoral Fellows Anjali DasSarma and Sim Gill discuss neoliberalism and the state of the university as a deeply powerful structure, along with two incredible scholars: Professor Natalie Fenton and Professor Alison Hearn.
Exploring Feminist Unity in Today’s Connected World: The Transnational Feminist Networks Symposium
A recent symposium at Annenberg examined the growth, upkeep, and difficulties of feminist solidarities in our connected world.
Contact Us
Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
3901 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 746-8477
cargc@asc.upenn.edu