Social media, sexuality, and sexting
Sexting panic: The criminalization of girls’ sexuality. [book abstract] (Under review)
“How to stay safe online: Self-esteem advice for girls” [pdf] (Sample book chapter)
“Sexting as media production: Rethinking the risks and opportunities of social media” (under review) [pdf] (Under review)
“The limits of the online predator trope: Shifting media constructions of an intercontinental online teen relationship” (Under review)
(2012) “Should teens have the right to sext? Privacy, consent, and social media” In J. Greenberg and C. Elliott (Eds.) Communication in Question: Competing Perspectives on Controversial Issues in Communication Studies (10pp). Toronto: Thomson Nelson. (Forthcoming) [pdf]
(2010) No right to sext? A critical examination of media and legal debates about teenage girls’ sexual agency in the digital age. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana. [contact me for a pdf]
(2010) “Sexting Scandals: Who’s to blame? Anti-text messaging campaigns unfairly target girls” Shameless: For girls who get it, 16, pp. 25-27.
(2010) ”No right to sext? Recent federal case avoids considering teens’ right to freedom of expression” Kritik [online article]
Reality TV and Popular Culture
(2009) “It’s sociobiology, hon! Genetic gender determinism in Cosmopolitan magazine,” Feminist Media Studies, 9 (3), pp. 267-283. [pdf]
(2008) “Fashioning race for the free market on America’s Next Top Model,” Critical Studies in Media Communication, 25 (3), pp. 324-343. [pdf]
last updated April 12, 2012
