Media Publics and Critical Discourse Lab
The Media Publics and Critical Discourse Lab aims to understand, document, and challenge people’s relationships with media and language. We investigate how media have the power to define reality and to set the tone for public culture and civic life. We ask about the power relations and habits of talk that sustain or inhibit the production of knowledge. We are a multi-disciplinary, multi-generational, and multi-ethnic team of media and discourse scholars, educators, and artists. Our work articulates with progressive politics, social justice movements, and education both in and beyond the academy.
Lab Director
Dr. Debra Spitulnik, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
Contact: dspitul@emory.edu
Lab Projects
Media, Citizenship, and Political Engagement in the Lives of Young American Adults
Dr. Debra Spitulnik, P. I.
Current and previous funding: Emory University Woodruff Funds, Emory University Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Emory University Research Committee, Emory University Department of Anthropology, Emory University Program in Linguistics, Emory University Scholarly Inquiry and Research Partner Program (SIRE).
Working Group on Critical Media Literacy
Dr. Debra Spitulnik, Director
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Lab Staff
| Daniel Berger | Political Science Major; Linguistics and Religion Minors |
| Oluchi Nwosu | Linguistics & Psychology Joint Major; Sociology Minor |
| Marina Santiago | Linguistics Major |
| Jillian Thaw | Linguistics & Creative Writing Majors |
Lab Network Projects
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