The Media Activism Research Collective (MARC) is a new, joint endeavor between the Annenberg School for Communication and Penn Sociology. It is student-driven, collaborative, and interdisciplinary group that offers a space for graduate students working at the intersection of media studies and social movement theory.
Innovative research on the dynamic relationship between media and social movements requires methodologies and frameworks that defy disciplinary boundaries. In the spirit of the field’s rich diversity, MARC brings together graduate students and faculty from around the Penn campus to establish a supportive network for research that might not lend itself to a traditional laboratory setting, but nonetheless benefits from collective thinking and creative experimentation.
MARC links students with peers, leading scholars, and resources so as to institutionalize the formation of generative ties that foster deep learning and insightful research. In a field more typically pursued through individual paths that sometimes cross, MARC is committed to the type of synergetic research required to explore the complex realities of activism, social movements, and media systems.
We will have our first business meeting on Monday, October 20, at noon, in ASC room 224. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to rclark@asc.upenn.edu by October 15.
To join MARC's mailing-list, please email listserv@lists.asc.upenn.edu with a blank subject line, and in the body of the email, type “subscribe MediaActivismResearch”
For further questions, please contact Rosemary Clark at rclark@asc.upenn.edu or Guobin Yang at guobiny@sas.upenn.edu.