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MA Theses

Listed below are theses from past MA students: 

Objectivity Crisis: Towards a New Epistemology of Media - Asher Caplan ('21)

Narcocorridos and Moral Panics; The Case of Cartel TikTok and #Chapiza - José Carlos Villegas Antillón ('22) 

“Watch Two Videos and Call Me in the Morning”: Self-Care, Healthcare, and Affect in ASMR Medical Roleplay Videos - Matthew Frank ('21)

Pandemic, Production, and Labor: COVID-19 as Catalyst for Industrial Change in Hollywood  - Samuel Nolan ('22)

Caring Digitally: An Analysis of Digital Technology for Long-term Care - Abigail Simmerman ('22)

Gameboys and Gadget Girls: Separate Spaces, Parallel Play  - Megan Ellis ('22) 

‘Live’ and Leftist: Twitch, Political Livestreaming, and Hasan Piker - Alexander Rudenshiold ('22)

“Does My Sweater Match These Sprinkles?”: Selfie Studios and Brick-and-Mortar Experiences in the Digital Economy - Harry Hudome ('22)

“Working 9 to 5”: How Working-Class Women Experience Sexism in the Workplace and Understand Media Representations of Working-Class Women - Bridget Blakely Taylor ('22) 

“Factually Inaccurate, Morally Correct”: How the Babylon Bee Brings New Satire to the Right  - Parker Bach ('21)

What You Eat is Who You Are (Online): “What I Eat in a Day” Videos on TikTok and What They Tell Us About The Digital Self  - Julia Melton ('21) 

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Department of Media Studies at (434) 243-8836

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