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One Week to Go — ComPol Conference 2025 Arrives in Milan!
Just one week remains before ComPol 2025 – Media and Politics: Reconfiguring Authority and Trust, hosted by the University of Milan’s Department of Social and Political Sciences and the Milan School of Media and Communication (MSMC).From July 3 to 5, this prestigious national conference will bring together leading scholars in political communication to discuss pressing…
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Midweek Conversations – June
After a short break in May due to institutional commitments, our Midweek Conversations series is back. We’re pleased to resume with a timely presentation on digital activism and leftist influencer culture in Italy, delivered by Andrea Caroselli, Enzo Colombo, Paola Rebughini, and Pasquale Schiano from the University of Milan. Find the abstract below. (PS The…
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Conceptualising the ‘algorithmic public opinion’: Public opinion formation in the digital age
Alessandro Gandini, Silvia Keeling, Urbano Reviglio QUOTE THIS PAPER: Gandini, A., Keeling, S., & Reviglio, U. (2025) “Conceptualising the ‘algorithmic public opinion’: Public opinion formation in the digital age”. Dialogues on Digital Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/29768640251323147 A growing body of research has examined the relationship between social media algorithms and public opinion-related issues in digital environments,…
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Summer School in Digital Methods for Critical Consumer Studies
Applications Now Open! We are pleased to announce the 3rd edition of the Summer School in Digital Methods for Critical Consumer Studies, which will take place in Como – from September 22 to 26, 2025. This year’s theme is: Artificial intelligence as a methodological resource and its applicationsfor consumer culture research The School will explore the intersection…
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Generic visuals in the news as public images: Activating emotions, experiences and identities
Helen Kennedy · Giorgia Aiello · Taylor Annabell · Christopher W. Anderson QUOTE THIS PAPER: Kennedy, H., Aiello, G., Annabell, T., & Anderson, C. W. (2025). Generic visuals in the news as public images: Activating emotions, experiences and identities. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13675494241310675 Historically, scholars of journalism have concerned themselves with meaning. It is ironic,…
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Digital labour: an empty signifier?
Alessandro Gandini QUOTE THIS PAPER: Gandini, A. (2021). Digital labour: an empty signifier?. Media, Culture & Society, 43(2), 369-380 Since the early 2000s, the expression ‘digital labour’ has identified an influential theoretical proposition in the Marxist critique of the political economy of digital media, which sees the leisure-driven, unpaid activities of social media users as…
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Exploring generational othering through Internet memes
Giulia Giorgi QUOTE THIS PAPERGiorgi, G. (2025). Exploring generational othering through Internet memes. The Sociological Review, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261251314555 This article investigates the modalities through which Internet memes are involved in the process of generational othering. Existing research has emphasised that taking the distance from other cohorts is central to the reinforcement of generational cohesion. Nonetheless,…
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Master’s Degree in Public and Corporate Communication (COM)
Applications Now Open! Enrollment is now open for the Master’s Degree in Public and Corporate Communication (COM) at the University of Milan! Our interdisciplinary program prepares students for careers in media, marketing, and institutional communication, with courses fully or partially taught in English and Italian. The course offers three curricula: Tuition fee reductions and financial…
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Midweek Conversations – March
The March edition of our Midweek Conversations series featured two engaging presentations. This month, we were delighted to host Victoria Ertelthalner, PhD candidate from LMU Munich and visiting researcher in our Department, alongside Luca Giuffré, PhD candidate at the University of Milan and member of MSMC. Below, you’ll find the titles and abstracts of their…
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Midweek Conversations – February
As part of the second Midweek Conversations session, we were pleased to present a working paper from the ALGOFEED PRIN Project, featuring the collaborative efforts of four MSMC members —Airoldi, Caliandro, Gandini, and Rama— alongside esteemed academic colleagues from outside the School. This initiative highlights the growing network of MSMC’s research collaborations, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue…