Dr. Stephen Gennaro is a cultural historian of media and youth whose work explores the intersections between youth culture, media, and civil society. Currently his work examines the changing role of “information” and “knowledge” in light of social media like Facebook and Twitter and uses critical theory to question the implications for democracy and civil society in an era of globalization and media spectacle; with a particular emphasis on how these spaces can be seen as political opportunities for citizenship and activism. He currently teaches in the Department of Humanities at York University in Toronto, in the areas of Digital Humanities, Cultural Studies of Media, Globalization Studies, and Science and Technology Studies.
Last updated: February 2012
