For the coming two years I’m going to be part of the international PERITIA team investigating trust in expertise. The branch of the project I’m going to be working on together with Prof. José van […]
New Article in Global Perspectives
Elisabetta Costa (Assistant Prof. at University of Groningen) and I wrote this article together, which just came out. It’s in the journal, Global Perspectives, a University of California Press publication. Here’s the abstract: This article […]
Visiting Fellowship at LSE Media and Communications DEpartment
I’m happy to be a visiting fellow at the Media and Communications Department at the London School of Economics this summer. While the fellowship will mostly be carried out remotely because of measures addressing the […]
Contributing to the Oxford encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and communication
I’m very happy to have been asked to contribute to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Communication. I’m looking forward to writing my entry with the working title, “Race and Affect.” The contribution will […]
Co-organizing a Conference on (digital) Media and Public Trust
Given the urgency of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it seems fitting to be organizing this conference on the role of media institutions and platforms in matters of public trust in expert knowledge. Together with Prof. […]
Speaking at University College London’s seminar series on material, visual, and digital culture
I’m very excited to have been invited to speak at the lecture series convened at the Anthropology Department of University College London.
Crisis Magazine is Online
Last week Crisis Magazine went live. The online magazine is an initiative undertaken by myself and Saskia Baas and the response so far has been overwhelmingly positive. We’re extremely thankful to all the authors in this first issue, which is dedicated to Syrian displacement. Here’s the magazine’s editorial mission:
Co-leading the ECREA PhD workshop in Brussels on Diaspora, Media, and Migration
I just received drafts of the work I’m going to be reviewing and giving feedback on for this workshop. Looking forward to going to Brussels in October to engage, together with the wonderful Myria Georgiou […]
Open access publication on “careful co-presence” in transnational families
My latest article is out in Social Media + Society. Here’s the abstract: This article investigates how migrants experience “co-presence” with their loved ones through social media. On the basis of empirical investigation, the article […]
Guest Lecture on digital citizenship at University College Utrecht
Yesterday I gave a guest lecture to a wonderful group of students at University College Utrecht, the same college I received my Bachelor of Arts from 15 years ago. It was a memorable experience for […]
