Melissa B. Skolnick-Noguera

By analyzing cultural organizing networks locally, this study demonstrates how to conduct community-engaged research that reflects salient contemporary social justice issues, highlighting shifts in cultural public discourse.

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I triangulate my unique access to and experience with the local cultural activism space by employing digital and video ethnography, critical discourse analysis, and ethnographic survey techniques, in order to create a multimodal investigation of my research questions.

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This past December 2024, I successfully defended my dissertation! My study is entitled “The Cultural Organizing Networks in Philadelphia.” I now have a Joint PhD in Communication & Social Welfare, from @asc.upenn.edu and @sp2phd.bsky.social at UPenn.

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Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care a book by Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba, Harsha Walia, et al. What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building powe...

It will be easy to fall into a pattern of dunking & reacting in these times. Performing disapproval can be a consuming pastime & it is not enough. Refuse to abandon vulnerable people. Build a rebellious culture of care. If you need help, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote a book to assist you.

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Congrats to Melissa B. Skolnick-Noguera, PhD, MSW, for passing her dissertation on 'The Cultural Organizing Networks in Philadelphia'! Her work shows how artists shaped 2020’s discourse on cultural equity and racial justice policy, linking local movements to national social change @melib.bsky.social

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Melissa B. Skolnick-Noguera

Melissa B. Skolnick-Noguera presents her dissertation defense in a conference room

📢✨ We have a new Ph.D.!! ✨Congratulations to Dr. Melissa B. Skolnick-Noguera on the successful defense of her dissertation, “The Cultural Organizing Networks in Philadelphia.” @melib.bsky.social

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