Erin Cole
Erin is a doctoral candidate in Critical Media Studies, specializing in new media and the creative industries. Her work takes a cultural economic approach to digital media phenomena, including digital craft economies, media crowdfunding, socially-mediated marketing and constituency-building, and gendered digital spaces. Other interests include women and sport, art economies, and immaterial labor.
She is currently working on a dissertation on finance narratives in online crowdfunding.
Educational Background & Specialties
Educational Background
- BA: Humanities and Cultural Studies; Studio Art, Macalester College, 2003 -
- MA: Communication Studies, University of Minnesota, 2011 -
- Doctoral candidate: Communication Studies, University of Minnesota, 2015 -
Specialties
- Critical Media Studies
- Cultural Economy
- Television, Film, and New Media
- Feminist Media and Cultural Studies
Awards
Courses