Caitlin E. Lawson, PhD
@caitlinlawson.bsky.social
Asst Prof of Comm & Media Studies @ Emmanuel College | author of "Just Like Us" | researching evangelicals, content creators, and anti-fandom | she/her/hers | https://linktr.ee/caitlinlawson
Excited to share that my latest work exploring snark subreddits, evangelical content creators, and influencer anti-fandom is out now in Social Media + Society! Massive thanks to the r/FSU community for being so supportive of this project + my awesome RA & co-author, Cece.
Doing the Lord’s Work: Deconstructing Fundamentalist Christianity Through Cathartic Anti-Fandom on Reddit - Caitlin E. Lawson, Cecilia R. Hafferty, 2025
r/fundiesnarkuncensored is a Reddit community that monitors and critiques fundamentalist Christian, namely evangelical, content creators. Many members of the co...
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June 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Excited to share that my latest work exploring snark subreddits, evangelical content creators, and influencer anti-fandom is out now in Social Media + Society! Massive thanks to the r/FSU community for being so supportive of this project + my awesome RA & co-author, Cece.
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This is true! Fantastic opportunity for a motivated junior researcher looking for a stimulating research environment in which to grow while prepping to pursue a Ph.D.
🎉Microsoft Research New England is hiring a predoctoral research assistant to work with @nancybaym.bsky.social, Tarleton Gillespie, and @marylgray.bsky.social on issues related to the dynamics of technology and society. 🎉
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Seeking a Sociotechnical Systems Research Assistant (aka “Pre-Doc”)
Apply here: (NOTE: Application Portal opens February 3, 2025) Deadline: March 3, 2025. (Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.) NOTE: Unfortunately, applicants must be eligib…
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February 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This is true! Fantastic opportunity for a motivated junior researcher looking for a stimulating research environment in which to grow while prepping to pursue a Ph.D.
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The CFA for 2025-2026 CARGC Postdoctoral Fellowship is now open: bit.ly/cargcpostdoc2025 ! Please share with your networks and send us applications by February 1, 2025.
December 13, 2024 at 4:55 PM
The CFA for 2025-2026 CARGC Postdoctoral Fellowship is now open: bit.ly/cargcpostdoc2025 ! Please share with your networks and send us applications by February 1, 2025.
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Wrote a big hot take for Nieman’s 2025 predictions & managed to shoehorn in a lot of pet peeves while using “epistemic” sparingly www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
The mainstream media will lose its last grip on relevancy
"The gap between mainstream media readers, people who get most of their news through influencers or partisan social media, and people who barely think about news at all will create a fundamental schis...
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December 4, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Wrote a big hot take for Nieman’s 2025 predictions & managed to shoehorn in a lot of pet peeves while using “epistemic” sparingly www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
Reposted by Caitlin E. Lawson, PhD
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Digital Literacy Games – deepfakestracker.org
Digital Literacy Games – A curated list of educational games to test your ability to identify deepfakes and develop digital literacy skills. Creating Disinformation Games Cat Park Players are challen...
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November 23, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Are you teaching digital/media literacy? Bookmark our free Digital Literacy Game Library. It's a curated list of educational games to test your ability to identify deepfakes, spot disinformation & develop general digital literacy skills. #medialiteracy deepfakestracker.org/digital-lite...
"If you are looking to understand Donald Trump’s unusual hold on our cultural politics, look to the tradwives, podcast bros and wellness influencers." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/o...
Opinion | How Trump Tapped Into America’s Online Spaces and Took Control
Trump excelled at tapping into the information ecosystems where minority and young voters express their identity.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:40 PM
"If you are looking to understand Donald Trump’s unusual hold on our cultural politics, look to the tradwives, podcast bros and wellness influencers." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/o...
Excited to share my latest work on evangelical influencers, problematic information, and extremism at #NCA2024! Come check out our panel on post-truth celebrity at 11am today!
November 21, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Excited to share my latest work on evangelical influencers, problematic information, and extremism at #NCA2024! Come check out our panel on post-truth celebrity at 11am today!