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American University Media, Technology & Democracy
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Official account for the American University School of Communication PhD and MA programs in Media, Technology, & Democracy.

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@rohangrover.bsky.social presented a paper on "Epistemic Standards in Privacy Tech Software" and co-chaired/co-organized two panels on "Power, Responsibility and Expertise at the Expanding Table(s) of AI Design and Governance” at the 4S, Society for Social Studies of Science Conference.
September 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Patricia Aufderheide was interviewed for her newest book Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy for the New Books Network podcast.
@paufder.bsky.social
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Congratulations @paufder.bsky.social! Patricia Aufderheide was published “The Challenge of establishing and maintain ethical norms in US documentary production” in A. Pietrowska, ed., The Ethics of Documentary Film: New Approaches (Edinburgh University Press), pp. 156-72.
September 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Fear of ‘Black crime’ is one of America’s oldest political dog whistles. Natalie Hopkinson & Suzanne Goodney Lea break it down in the @chicago.suntimes.com, “National Guard Deployments, threats stem from vilifying people of color”
September 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Huge welcome to our newest faculty member @rohangrover.bsky.social. Dr. Grover explores the politics of technology policy, with a particular focus on the ethical and political dynamics of implementing data privacy law, and we are delighted to have him join us.

www.rohangrover.org
Rohan Grover
www.rohangrover.org
August 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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I just met with the dozen or so incoming students in our @au-mtd.bsky.social MA and PhD programs, and… WOW! These are some brilliant, ambitious, accomplished folks. Really looking forward to spending the semester talking about Media Theory with them.
August 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Gaming Democracy is described as "the book about Gamergate we have been waiting for" in this @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social roundup of new scholarship about the alt-right. I am thrilled to be in such good company with some scholars who I very much admire.
Reactionary Futurism 2025 | Los Angeles Review of Books
Jordan S. Carroll reviews recent scholarship on the alt-right.
lareviewofbooks.org
June 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Congratulations to our MA and PhD students Eric, Ashia, Tom, Fritz, and Gabriel who absolutely slayed at #ICA25
Super proud of all my @au-mtd.bsky.social people in Denver for #ICA25 #ICA2025. Lots of great scholarship and the karaoke ain't bad either.
June 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Our PhD students presented at the 2025 Tri-School PhD Conference at American University. They shared research on topics ranging from digital democracy to media power structures with peers across disciplines.

#PhDLife #TriSchool2025 #AUResearch #CommunicationStudies
May 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Georgetown University hosted the Music Sustainability Forum, co-organized by AU’s Prof. Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social. Cultural policy leaders from government, industry, CSOs & academia joined. His Media Law & Policy students attended & took part in the discussion.
#AUStudents #MediaPolicy
May 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM