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Independent and open access journal of peer-reviewed, theoretical interventions into all aspects of media and communications. mediatheoryjournal.org

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Just jingoism or "neo-protectionist, post-imperial swansong?" Maria Bose assess post-9/11 Hollywood. journalcontent.mediatheoryjournal.org/index.php/mt...

06.08.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Computational state violence has only expanded with capitalism's data economy. How does abstraction and rhetoric legitimize such lethal labor? journalcontent.mediatheoryjournal.org/index.php/mt...

28.07.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ICYMI N. Katherine Hayles talks about how The Cosmic Web influenced her career. mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/06/14/n...

21.07.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read our special issue on violent labour and media here: journalcontent.mediatheoryjournal.org/index.php/mt...

14.07.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Out Now - Media Theory 9.1

Full issue: journalcontent.mediatheoryjournal.org/index.php/mt

06.07.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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N. Katherine Hayles discusses her background science, literature and skepticism with David Beer. Watch the full interview here: mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/06/14/n...

30.06.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CFP Media Theory at the Coach House Inaugural ConferenceΒ  November 7-8, 2025 Centre for Culture and Technology, University of Toronto β€œMedia theory seems eclipsed by the ubiquity of its objects” (…

Last chance to register for the Media Theory at the Coach House Conference !

mediatheoryjournal.org/cfp/

27.06.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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N. Katherine Hayles discusses her writing and thinking process with David Beer. Watch the full interview here: mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/06/14/n...

23.06.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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N. Katherine Hayles talks about her first book The Cosmic Web and its influence on here career. Watch the full conversation here: mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/06/14/n...

16.06.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ICYMI Media Theory is having its first conference in Toronto! For more information: mediatheoryjournal.org/cfp/

10.06.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for our inaugural conference! Here's the call for papers: mediatheoryjournal.org/cfp/

19.05.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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How have techno-hegemonies encouraged contagious behaviors that uphold affective capitalism? Raymond Lee explains: mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/03/27/r...

02.06.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ICYMI Watch the full video abstract for Korinna Patelis' "Have I Got News For You: The Road to Neo-Feudalism": mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/03/31/k...

26.05.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for our inaugural conference! Here's the call for papers: mediatheoryjournal.org/cfp/

19.05.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Photography has gone through many transformations. What do those transformations tell us about media in the present? mediatheoryjournal.org/2024/08/15/s...

16.05.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Storytelling has become a more dominant and intensive form of political expression in recent years. John Corner emphasizes that research on political communication should engage with story forms, their circulation and subsequent struggles. mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/04/01/j...

12.05.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What can visibility, opacity, invisibility tell us about possible futures? mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/03/24/p...

08.05.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CFP Media Theory at the Coach House Inaugural ConferenceΒ  November 7-8, 2025 Centre for Culture and Technology, University of Toronto β€œMedia theory seems eclipsed by the ubiquity of its objects” (…

Inaugural conference!

Media Theory at the Coach House
November 7-8, 2025
Centre for Culture and Technology - University of Toronto

Keynote speakers:

Dr. Shane Denson (Stanford)

Dr. Alessandra Renzi (Concordia)

Abstracts due: June 30.

CFP: mediatheoryjournal.org/cfp/

05.05.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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#ICYMI "[This article engages] with the genocide of the inhabitants of Gaza by the Israeli state and consider its implications in uncovering questions of colonialism, rights, democracy, historical memory and responsibility in the heartlands of the West itself." mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/03/28/i...

04.05.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What can the "canal craze" about Mars tells us about noise in media ecologies? mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/03/24/p...

28.04.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How does an affective capitalism operate through our "entanglements in interactive communication?" mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/03/27/r...

24.04.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ICYMI Watch the full video abstract for Korinna Patelis' "Have I Got News For You: The Road to Neo-Feudalism": mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/03/31/k...

21.04.2025 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Has the emergence of ignorance studies as a subfield advanced Charles Mills' goal of "[galvanizing] people to resist racialized categories of human worthβ€”to challenge the racial contract?" mediatheoryjournal.org/2024/12/31/l...

16.04.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ICYMI Watch Iain Chambers' full video abstract for his paper, "The Ghosts of Gaza," here: mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/03/28/i...

14.04.2025 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After receiving an email accusing her of being "unable recognize the inherent racism in [her] 'work'," Shirley Anne Tate reflects on the need for Charles Mills. mediatheoryjournal.org/2024/12/23/s...

09.04.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AndrΓ© Brock finds that "[Charles] Mills anticipated that Black aesthetics and philosophy are well-suited for alternative visions of digital practice, design, and use." He explains: mediatheoryjournal.org/2024/12/12/a...

07.04.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Corner reflects on how narrative remains a powerful, dynamic element in public communication. mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/04/01/j...

02.04.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch Korinna Patelis' full video abstract for "Have I Got News for You: The Road to Neo-feudalism": mediatheoryjournal.org/2025/03/31/k...

31.03.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What do the historical transformations of photography tell us about our understanding of "media" in the present? mediatheoryjournal.org/2024/08/15/s...

26.03.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How does the conceptualization and contestation of Neo-feudalism reflect problematic cultural and political dynamics? Korinna Patelis answers: journalcontent.mediatheoryjournal.org/index.php/mt...

24.03.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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