The photos above are from selected fall presentations from our classes in Media Theory, Methods and the introduction to Media, Technology and Democracy (2025). Students were often grouped into panels, similar to how conference presentations are often structured. This provides a chance to practice the professional structures of academia – and for some celebration and mutual visibility across classes.
Topics included:
- “Behind the Search Bar: The Infrastructural Politics of Google Scholar” by Eunice Kim
- “Framing Black Maternal Health” by Ta’Niyah Van
- “VR Chat: The Trust System” by Madison Gutierrez
- “Abortion Questions on Demand” by Renee Bracey Sherman
- “The AP Minimum Wage Price Floor Graph and Gen Z Instagram Practices” by Madrid Rodner
- …and many more!
The presentations showcase some of the variety that is possible under the umbrella of “media, technology and democracy” as a program theme. Rather than presenting polished final answers, these projects reflected research as a process, shaped by curiosity and critical reflection.