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<\/p>\nThe College of Communication annually invites two distinguished scholars from outside to share their outstanding scholarship, expertise, and experience with the BU community. In recognition of the pioneering and inspirational contributions of Dr. Melvin L. DeFleur to the field of mass communication research and his service as a venerable and inexhaustible member of COM\u2019s Communication Research Center (CRC), the faculty members of the CRC have named this series in his honor.<\/p>\n
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Misinformation is nothing new. For as long as humans have communicated, they have also manipulated information and deceived others to gain power. Nevertheless, scholars, journalists, and pundits have expressed a concern about humanity entering a new “Post-Truth” era, one driven by the collapse of truth and political turmoil. In this talk, Dr.
\nOphir argues that humans have never been motivated by accuracy and that the current moment could be better explained by considering unprecedented technological and political developments. Potential solutions are discussed.<\/p>\n
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The creator economy is often heralded as an entrepreneurial promised land for self-enterprising entertainers and cultural intermediaries. Yet this narrative obscures the precarious\u2014even perilous\u2014realities of platform-dependent labor.<\/p>\n
In a market where algorithms arbitrate success, creators face the looming threat of invisibility. But they face the risks of hypervisibility, too\u2014from burnout and cultural appropriation to trolling and harassment.<\/p>\n
After examining creators\u2019 experiences with this \u201cvisibility bind,\u201d Dr. Duffy will show how they both contest and strategically exploit platforms\u2019 visibility regimes.<\/p>\n