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Joaquín Serpe is a media and cultural studies scholar whore research interest focuses on how the transition from broadcast to digital media has transformed media pedagogy and the dissemination of political thought. His book project, The Progressive Imaginary, examines how popular icons strategically utilize television and digital platforms to reimagine Argentina's recent history and politics in the aftermath of the country's 2001 economic crisis. His new project Disinformation Platforms: Reactionary Media in the Americas explores right-wing media culture through a transnational and hemispheric lens. This research examines the media content, platforms, companies, think tanks, and NGOs that support and connect the reactionary movement across South and North America, revealing a network that thrives on disinformation and intentional obscurity.

He received his PhD in Film and Moving Image Studies from Concordia University, Montréal. He has an MA in Film Studies from Concordia University and a BFA in Audiovisual Design from the University of Buenos Aires. He also has a background in sound engineering in Argentine television. 

Before Emerson, he was a visiting assistant professor of platform and digital media studies at New York University.

About

Education

B.F.A., University of Buenos Airs
M.A., Concordia University
Ph.D., Concordia University

Areas of Expertise

  • Media Studies

Publications

From Populist Media to Media Populism

2020
Joaquin Serpe, Giuseppe Fidotta, and Joshua Neves, “From Populist Media to Media Populism,” Culture Machine 19 (October 20, 2020), https://culturemachine.net/vol-19-media-populism/from-populist-media-to-media-populism-fidotta-neves-serpe/.

Argentina on Demand: Streaming Crisis, Gangsters, and Athletes

2023
Joaquín Serpe, “6. Argentina on Demand: Streaming Crisis, Gangsters, and Athletes,” in Streaming Video: Storytelling Across Borders (New York University Press, 2023), 107–26, https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479816866.003.0009.

A Precarious and Zany Youth: The Feminist Comedy of Malena Pichot

2024
Joaquín Serpe "A Precarious and Zany Youth: The Feminist Comedy of Malena Pichot," The Velvet Light Trap, Issue 94, Fall 2024 (Upcoming)