{"id":28692,"date":"2021-04-27T13:19:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=28692"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:30:15","slug":"emerging-media-studies","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/programs\/emerging-media-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging Media Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Pushing boundaries.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BU launched the nation\u2019s first PhD in Emerging Media Studies and an MA that jump-starts research careers. Inside eye-tracking suites, VR rigs, and live social-data \u201cwar rooms,\u201d you\u2019ll ask questions like how AI, XR (extended reality), robots, and new media transform people, policy, and profit\u2014and publish findings before graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-style-background-full-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-vOm59duegw?si=gCPGgI5S1AEJs8VR&amp;controls=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>Department Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>World-first doctorate founded 2014<\/strong>&#8212; graduates in this cutting-edge field now work at places like Meta Reality Labs and the United Nations. From AI and media to disinformation, our alumni influence the policy and practices of Fortune 500s, governments, and more.<\/li><li><strong>#ScreentimeBU<\/strong>&#8212; showcase your latest emerging media research and connect with peers at #ScreentimeBU, the student-run conference of BU&#8217;s Emerging Media Studies that spotlights cutting-edge scholarship, collaboration, and professional networking.<\/li><li><strong>Year-long industry lab<\/strong>&#8212; EM777 pairs you with professional sponsor organizations&#8211;from global tech companies to NGOs&#8211; to design and conduct original data-driven research that helps clients solve real problems. You&#8217;ll present and publish your findings, too.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Rankings and Reputation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Emerging Media Studies students publish in places like <em>New Media &amp; Society <\/em>and present at conferences around the world. BU COM is a leader in emerging media studies, an area of study so new that it lacks popular rankings. But BU is highly ranked across many better-known and complimentary fields, such as digital media studies and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>No. 3: Best Schools for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collegefactual.com\/majors\/communication-journalism-media\/radio-television-digital-communication\/rankings\/top-ranked\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.collegefactual.com\/majors\/communication-journalism-media\/radio-television-digital-communication\/rankings\/top-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Communication 2025<\/a>, College Factual<\/li><li>No. 1: Best Schools for Public Relations &amp; Advertising in the U.S. 2025, College Factual<\/li><li>Top Film Schools in North America, <em>Variety<\/em> (no rankings)<\/li><li>No. 2: Best Journalism Schools 2025, College Factual<\/li><li>No. 1: Best Schools for Public Relations &amp; Advertising in the U.S. 2025, College Factual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Programs in Emerging Media Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/academics\/degree-programs\/emerging-media-studies\/ma-in-emerging-media-studies\/\">MA in Emerging Media Studies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/academics\/degree-programs\/emerging-media-studies\/phd-in-emerging-media-studies\/\">PhD in Emerging Media Studies<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Student Work in Emerging Media Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent projects map TikTok political memes, eye-track VR empathy, scrape 2M tweets on climate protest, and examine AI and media\u2014all showcased at the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/demsconference\/\">#ScreentimeBU<\/a> conference. This conference covers a broad range of topics, from media science and digital media studies to emerging media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/profiles\/phd\/\">See Current PhD Candidates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Where Emerging Media Studies Can Take You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates become research scientists, UX researchers, policy analysts, and assistant professors. Employers include NIH, Meta Reality Labs, Nielsen, UN Development Programme, MIT Media Lab, institutions of higher education, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"related-content related-research\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEmerging Media Research\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"related-content__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research\/?discipline=emerging-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"research-card post-45177 bu-research type-bu-research status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media research-topic-immersion research-topic-virtual-reality\">\n\t<div class=\"research-card__link\">\n\n\t\t<h4 class=\"research-card__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research\/augmenting-multidimensional-awe-through-technological-immersion\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAugmenting Multidimensional Awe Through Technological Immersion\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"research-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research\/augmenting-multidimensional-awe-through-technological-immersion\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This article explores how technological immersive features enhance awe-inducing, meaningful media experiences. Two between-subjects experiments with U.S. college students examined&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"research-card__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"research-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"research-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research-topic\/immersion\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImmersion\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"research-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"research-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research-topic\/virtual-reality\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVirtual Reality\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"research-card__date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 13, 2025\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"research-card post-44316 bu-research type-bu-research status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media research-type-film-and-television research-topic-ai\">\n\t<div class=\"research-card__link\">\n\n\t\t<h4 class=\"research-card__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research\/assembling-platform-governance-as-private-ordering-in-the-age-of-generative-ai-platform-interdependence-in-policy-evolution\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAssembling platform governance as private ordering in the age of generative&hellip;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"research-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research\/assembling-platform-governance-as-private-ordering-in-the-age-of-generative-ai-platform-interdependence-in-policy-evolution\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The rise of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, has transformed platform governance, affecting not only their own frameworks but also&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"research-card__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"research-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"research-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research-topic\/ai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"research-card__date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 13, 2025\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"research-card post-44315 bu-research type-bu-research status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media research-type-research research-topic-social-media\">\n\t<div class=\"research-card__link\">\n\n\t\t<h4 class=\"research-card__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research\/protecting-children-of-the-tiktok-era-a-discourse-analysis-in-the-absence-of-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\tProtecting Children of the TikTok Era: A Discourse Analysis in the&hellip;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"research-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research\/protecting-children-of-the-tiktok-era-a-discourse-analysis-in-the-absence-of-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Insufficient protections from platforms and policymakers have left children vulnerable to the harms of social media, engendering years of lively&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"research-card__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"research-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"research-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research-topic\/social-media\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Media\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"research-card__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"research-card post-44314 bu-research type-bu-research status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media research-type-research research-topic-social-media\">\n\t<div class=\"research-card__link\">\n\n\t\t<h4 class=\"research-card__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research\/shifting-platform-values-in-community-guidelines-examining-the-evolution-of-tiktoks-governance-frameworks\/\">\n\t\t\t\tShifting platform values in community guidelines: Examining the evolution of TikTok\u2019s&hellip;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"research-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research\/shifting-platform-values-in-community-guidelines-examining-the-evolution-of-tiktoks-governance-frameworks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Social media can establish governance frameworks for their users through public-facing documents and policies. Such governance frameworks are value-laden and&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"research-card__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"research-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"research-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/research-topic\/social-media\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Media\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"research-card__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"related-content related-profiles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMeet the Emerging Media Faculty\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"profile-card post-43522 profile type-profile status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media profile-type-faculty\">\n\t<a class=\"profile-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/profile\/joshua-baldwin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"310\" height=\"504\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/09\/Baldwin-Joshua-1-310x504.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bucom_profile size-bucom_profile\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__information\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-card__name\">Joshua Baldwin<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"profile-card__title\">Assistant Professor, Emerging Media Studies<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"profile-card post-1677 profile type-profile status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media profile-type-faculty profile-type-researcher\">\n\t<a class=\"profile-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/profile\/jim-cummings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"310\" height=\"504\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2020\/01\/Cummings-310x504.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-bucom_profile size-bucom_profile\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__information\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-card__name\">James Cummings<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"profile-card__title\">Associate Professor, Emerging Media Studies<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"profile-card post-43423 profile type-profile status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media profile-type-faculty\">\n\t<a class=\"profile-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/profile\/joan-dimicco\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"310\" height=\"504\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/09\/DiMicco-Joan-310x504.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bucom_profile size-bucom_profile\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__information\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-card__name\">Joan DiMicco<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"profile-card__title\">Visiting Assistant Professor, Emerging Media Studies<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"profile-card post-41447 profile type-profile status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media discipline-type-journalism profile-type-faculty\">\n\t<a class=\"profile-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/profile\/joan-donovan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"310\" height=\"504\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2025\/02\/joan-donovan-portrait-310x504.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_profile size-bucom_profile\" alt=\"Joan Donovan portrait\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__information\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-card__name\">Joan Donovan<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"profile-card__title\">Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"profile-card post-38500 profile type-profile status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media profile-type-faculty\">\n\t<a class=\"profile-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/profile\/maria-elizabeth-betsi-grabe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"310\" height=\"504\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2024\/03\/GrabeVertical-310x504.png\" class=\"attachment-bucom_profile size-bucom_profile\" alt=\"Betsi Grabe\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__information\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-card__name\">Maria Elizabeth (Betsi) Grabe<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"profile-card__title\">Dalton Family Professor<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"profile-card post-1675 profile type-profile status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media profile-type-faculty 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\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__information\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-card__name\">Chris Chao Su<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"profile-card__title\">Assistant Professor, Emerging Media Studies<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"profile-card post-17047 profile type-profile status-publish hentry discipline-type-emerging-media profile-type-faculty profile-type-researcher\">\n\t<a class=\"profile-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/profile\/chris-wells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"310\" height=\"504\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2018\/10\/Chris-Wells-1-e1539365325615-310x504.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bucom_profile size-bucom_profile\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card__information\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-card__name\">Christopher Wells<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"profile-card__title\">Professor, Emerging 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href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/?category=emerging-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-46129 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-emerging-media category-honors category-research tag-lokmanoglu tag-polarization bu-publication-test\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/emerging-media\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmerging Media\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" 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height=\"460\" src=\"\/com\/files\/2026\/05\/lokmanoglu-card-758x460.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bucom_card_large size-bucom_card_large\" alt=\"Ayse Lokmanoglu smiling portrait.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2026\/05\/lokmanoglu-card.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/files\/2026\/05\/lokmanoglu-card-636x386.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article-card__date\">May 5, 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article-card post-45371 bu-article type-bu-article status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-emerging-media category-research tag-video-games\">\n\t<div class=\"article-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-card__cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"article-card__cat-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-card__cat-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/category\/emerging-media\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmerging 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