Dr. Sarah Edwards is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. Her research is grounded in critical cultural studies and sociotechnical perspectives and focuses on the influencer and tech industries, platforms, and labor. She currently teaches courses on social media, AI literacy, and media law and ethics.
She is a founding member of the Content Creator Scholars Network (CCSN) and a former research intern with the Social Media Collective at Microsoft Research-New England.
Selected Scholarship
- 2022. Branded Dreams, Boss Babes: Influencer Retreats and the Cultural Logics of the Influencer Para-Industry.
Social Media + Society, open access
- 2018. Are We (Still) the World? Service Learning and the Weird Slot in Student Narratives of Study Abroad. In
Cosmopolitanism and Tourism: Rethinking Theory and Practice.
Courses Taught
MEDI 255-Social Media
MEDI 240-Media Law and Ethics