26 Feb, 2020 Special Events The Revolution That Wasn’t: How Digital Activism Favors Conservatives with Jen Schradie Assistant Professor, Observatoire Sociologique du Changement (OSC) at Sciences Po Co-Sponsored by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute Read more
10 Apr, 2014 Special Events Student Research Presentations and New DE Welcome Cutting edge research happening here at BCNM! Join us in celebration of these amazing grad students. Read more
24 Feb, 2025 Jen Schradie on Superpowers in the Age of Tech Titans On The Debate by France 24, BCNM alumni Jen Schradie discusses the growing influence of Silicon Valley tech giants, Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAI, and the geopolitical battle over AI governance. Read more
03 Jun, 2024 About Inequalities and the Digital Divide Alum Jen Schradie in a Sciences Po podcast with Sergei Guriev. Read more
04 Apr, 2024 BCNM Around the Web Spring 24 Check out our faculty and alumni around the web this Spring, 2024! Read more
03 Feb, 2023 Jen Schradie on a Bottom Up Approach to Disinformation Research Digital disinformation is changing society, but the societal 3 C's (class, community, and context) are changing disinformation, too. Read more
18 Nov, 2022 Web3 & Digital Democracy with Jen Schradie McCourt Institute's “Web3 &” series continues, taking a specific look at digital democracy. The second event in the series will address the state of digital democracy in our current and future web paradigms, featuring alum Jen Schradie. Read more
15 Nov, 2022 BCNM Around the Web November Check out the great work of our faculty and alumni around the web this November! Read more
24 Oct, 2022 BCNM Around the Web October Check out the great work of our faculty and alumni around the web this October! Read more
13 Oct, 2022 The Digital Production Gap in the Algorithmic Era Our alum Jen Schradie published this as chapter 28 in Part V Social Inequalities in the Digital Landscape of The Oxford Handbook of Digital Media Sociology. Read more
01 Sep, 2022 BCNM Around the Web September Check out the great work of our faculty and alumni around the web this September! Read more
15 Aug, 2022 BCNM at ASA 2022 The 119th American Sociology Association annual meeting took place in Los Angeles on August 5-9. Read more
12 Aug, 2022 BCNM Around the Web August 2022 Check out the great work of our students, faculty, and alumni around the web this August! Read more
17 Jul, 2022 Jen Schradie on the Far Right's Efforts to Overturn Roe L'Obs interviewed Jen Schradie on the far right's organization to overturn Roe v. Wade. Read more
07 Jul, 2022 BCNM at ICA2022 Alumni Christo Sims and Jen Schradie presented at the International Communication Association's 2022 conference. Read more
01 Jul, 2022 BCNM Around the Web June 2022 Check out the great work of our students, faculty, and alumni around the web this June! Read more
26 Jun, 2022 With the rise of the extreme right, a low intensity conflict is raging in the US Alum Jen Schradie is interviewed in Le Monde about shootings in America targeting African Americans and Latin Americans. Read more
14 May, 2022 The Illusion of Digital Democracy with Jen Schradie In this short teaser for her book, The Revolution That Wasn't, Jen Schradie asks whether the internet is conservative. Read more
11 May, 2022 Jen Schradie on How Technology Favors the Powerful Grégoire Barbey intervews alum Jen Schradie for Heidi.news on how the internet is dominated by conservative ideology. Read more
19 Apr, 2022 Algorithms Adore Extreme Right Content Jen Schradie demonstrates that the Web benefits conservative messages. Read more
18 Apr, 2022 Jen Schradie on the French Presidential Election Interview with researcher Jen Schradie. Read more
13 Apr, 2022 Behind French election tweets, the far right is hidden in plain sight Jen Schradie explains how digital democracy is functioning in France this election cycle for the Conversation. Read more
31 Mar, 2022 Jen Schradie on the 2022 Elections Olivier Clairouin interviews Jen Schradie for Le Monde on whether the Right has won the fight for the internet in advance of the 2022 elections. Read more
28 Mar, 2022 Not a TikTok War Ukrainians are rallying global support via social media. But don’t call it a TikTok war, writes alum Jen Schradie for the Washington Post. Read more
04 Mar, 2022 Jen Schradie in A Section of Now Jen Schradie's work is featured in A Section of Now: Norms and Rituals as Sites for Architectural Intervention. Read more
27 Jan, 2022 Jen Schradie on the Shadow of January 6th Jen Schradie joins The Debate on France 24 to talk about the impact a year later of the Capitol insurrection. Read more
04 Dec, 2021 Jen Schradie Interviewed on Why the Internet Favors the Right Listen to Jen Schradie in conversation with Xavier de la Porte on France Inter on Why the Internet Favors the Right. Read more
25 Sep, 2021 BCNM Around the Web September 2021 Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this September! Read more
01 Aug, 2021 Jen Schradie on the Digital Production Gap in the Algorithmic Era Jen Schradie's co-authored article on digital inequlities and content production was published in the Oxford Handbook of Sociology and Digital Media. Read more
19 Feb, 2021 Jen Schradie on Trump's Impeachment Jen Schradie was invited as a guest speaker in 'The Debate'. Read more
08 Feb, 2021 BCNM Around the Web February 2021 Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this February! Read more
04 Feb, 2021 Jen Schradie on France 24 on Regulating Big Tech Jen Schradie recently appeared on France 24 to discuss regulating Big Tech companies. Read more
02 Feb, 2021 Jen Schradie on The Current Jen Schradie went on The Current podcast to discuss the recent insurrection in the US Capitol. Read more
01 Feb, 2021 Jen Schradie Publishes on COVID in France Jen Schradie recently published a paper on COVID-19 in France, titled "L'année de la Covid en France ou l'histoire d'un double confinement." Read more
08 Dec, 2020 Jen Schradie's The Revolution That Wasn't Reviewed in the American Journal of Sociology Jen Shradie's book was reviewed in the American Journal of Sociology! Read more
12 Nov, 2020 Jen Schradie on Why the Race was so Close Jen Schradie recently wrote a guest piece for Selected by Sesamers on the 2020 US Election. Read more
06 Nov, 2020 BCNM Around the Web November 2020 Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this November! Read more
12 Oct, 2020 Jen Schradie on the Race to the Bottom Jen Schradie weighs in on France 24, discussing the first U.S presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Read more
30 Sep, 2020 Jen Schradie on How the Digital Divide Is a Class Power Divide Jen Schradie recently published an academic article titled "The Great Equalizer Reproduces Inequality: How the Digital Divide Is a Class Power Divide." Read more
18 Aug, 2020 BCNM Around the Web August 2020 Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this August! Read more
17 Aug, 2020 Jen Schradie wins CITAMS ASA Best Paper Award Alum Jen Schradie's article “The Digital Activism Gap: How Class and Costs Shape Online Collective Action” was recognized in the CITAMS 2020 awards. Read more
14 Aug, 2020 The Revolution That Wasn't Reviewed in Mass Communication & Society Jen Schradie's book receives a fantastic review from Briana Trifiro. Read more
28 Jul, 2020 Jen Schradie on Wellbeing During COVID-19 "The “Eye of the Hurricane” Paradox: An Unexpected and Unequal Rise of Well-Being During the Covid-19 Lockdown in France" was published by a team of authors in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. Read more
26 Jul, 2020 The Revolution that Wasn't Reviewed in the International Journal of Press/Politics Alum Jen Schradie's book receives a stunning review from David Karpf. Read more
04 Jul, 2020 Jen Schradie Interview in Liberation Nicolas Celnik interviews alum Jen Schradie on "Si je devais structurer un mouvement social pendant une pandémie…" Read more
24 Jun, 2020 Jen Schradie on Work and Sociability During the Lockdown "How disruptive is Covid-19 to everyday life? How is the French population experiencing the lockdown?" Read more
10 Jun, 2020 Jen Schradie on How Twitter favors the Right BCNM alum Jen Schradie claims Twitter favors the right, contradicting President Trump's statement that it favors the left. Read more
29 Apr, 2020 Policy Brief on Inequality in COVID19 Alum Jen Schradie co-authored a report that explores how French society has coped with the first two weeks of the lockdown. Read more
25 Apr, 2020 Video of Jen Schradie in Le numérique : amplificateur des inégalités et des extrémismes ? Watch Jen Schradie speak about digital technologies and their potential threats during a round table discussion at Sciences Po in April 2019. Read more
05 Apr, 2020 Video Now Online: Jen Schradie's The Revolution That Wasn't Video now available from BCNM alum Jen Schradie's CITRIS Research Exchange seminar 'The Revolution That Wasn't!' Read more
10 Mar, 2020 BCNM Around the Web March 2020 Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our students, faculty, and alumni in March 2020! Read more
05 Mar, 2020 Jen Schradie Interviewed for "The Data Driving Democracy" Jen Schradie was recently interviewed in "The Data Driving Democracy," a research paper by Christina Couch. Read more
04 Mar, 2020 Jen Schradie on The WELL Jen Schradie was the latest guest on the Inkwell: Authors and Artists online discussion board. Read more
20 Feb, 2020 BCNM Around the Web February 2020 Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our faculty and alumni in February 2020! Read more
20 Feb, 2020 Jen Schradie’s "The Revolution That Wasn’t" in LA Review of Books BCNM alum Jen Schradie's latest book receives an excellent review from Emily Drabinski in the Los Angeles Review of Books. Read more
10 Feb, 2020 Alum Jen Schradie on Internet Inequality BCNM alum Jen Schradie was featured on French-language site Usbek+Rica. Read more
05 Feb, 2020 Pop Matters Features Jen Schradie's The Revolution That Wasn't Schradie argues that the right conservative wing has more open access to the internet given the current regulations of digital platforms. Read more
31 Jan, 2020 Review of The Revolution That Wasn't in Inside Higher Ed Alum Jen Schradie's latest book receives an excellent review from Barbara Fister. Read more
13 Jan, 2020 BCNM Around the Web January 2020 Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our faculty, students, and alumni in January 2020! Read more
20 Dec, 2019 BCNM Around the Web December 2019 Check out the amazing talks and discussion around the work of our faculty, students, and alumni! Read more
04 Dec, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie on WashingTech on Social Media Bias Schradie recently went on the WashingTech Policy Podcast with Joe Miller to talk about her experience with "social media bias". Read more
02 Nov, 2019 BCNM Around the Web November 2019 More in the media from faculty Ken Goldberg, Alex Saum, Claudia von Vacano and Jacob Gaboury; and alumni Trevor Paglen, Bo Ruberg, Alenda Chang and Jen Schradie. Read more
22 Oct, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie Video on The Big Think If you've been wondering "Have conservative groups mastered the art of internet activism?", Jen Schradie has the answer! Read more
16 Oct, 2019 BCNM around the Web October 2019 More in the media from faculty Ken Goldberg and Koci Hernandez; and alumni Trevor Paglen, danah boyd, Jen Schradie, Tiffany Ng, Ritwik Banerji, Bo Ruberg, and Jane McGonigal. Read more
01 Sep, 2019 BCNM around the Web September 2019 More in the media from faculty Abigail De Kosnik, Nicholas de Monchaux, Ken Goldberg, and Tom McEnaney; and alumni Jenni Higgs, Andrea Horbinski, Jane McGonigal, Trevor Paglen, Ritwik Banerji and Jen Schradie. Read more
20 Aug, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie in KPFA BCNM Alum Jen Schradie and digital activism was featured on KPFA's Against the Grain! Read more
15 Aug, 2019 Jen Schradie's The Revolution That Wasn't Featured in the Washington Monthly Richard John's article "Why the Left Is Losing the Information Age" showcases Schradie's research on digital activism and inequality. Read more
08 Aug, 2019 Jen Schradie at ASA 2019 The American Sociological Association's 2019 theme is "Engaging Social Justice for a Better World" Read more
16 Jul, 2019 Jen Schradie on The Debate Alum Jen Schradie spoke on France 24 on whether Democrats can mobilize their base for 2020. Read more
09 Jul, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie Interviewed in Vox Vox talks to Jen about "Why conservatives are winning the internet." The Revolution That Wasn't explains why digital activism helps conservatives more than liberals. Read more
07 Jul, 2019 Interview with Alum Jen Schradie in the Indy and WUNC Jen discusses her book The Revolution That Wasn't in North Carolina, where much of her research was based. Read more
04 Jul, 2019 Jen Schradie's The Revolution that Wasn't in Wired Jen Schradie's The Revolution That Wasn't is featured in Wired's "14 Must-Read Books of the Summer." Read more
25 Jun, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie on Conservatives' Use of Social Media to Move Their Agendas Jen Schradie published "Conservatives Use Social Media to Move Their Agendas Much More Than Liberals Do" in Newsweek. Read more
24 Jun, 2019 BCNM around the Web July 2019 Ken Goldberg at BrainBar, on home robots and the relationship between robots and retirement. Nicholas de Monchaux on the moon suit at the Santa Fe Institute. Alum Bo Ruberg's Video Games Have Always Been Queer in Real Life. Alum Jane McGonigal on the gamification of the warehouse. Alum Trevor Paglen on Our Privacy Mess and at Art Basel. Alum Jen Schradie at the Microworks Platform Conference. Read more
19 Jun, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie at OECD 2019 Forum Jen's panel focused on People-Power vs. Populism. Read more
18 May, 2019 BCNM at ICA 2019 Check out the great panels our alumni are part of at the International Communications Association 2019 Conference! Read more
04 Apr, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie at Le Númerique Peut Il Réinventer La Démocratie Join Jen Schradie on April 16, 2019 at 5pm at the Sciences Po symposium! Read more
21 Mar, 2019 Jen Schradie's Digital Activism Gap Highlighted in The Society Pages The Society Pages features allum Jen Schradie's research on the digital activism gap. Read more
15 Mar, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie at #ecnEHESS Alum Jen Schradie presents her new book at #ecnEHESS at l'Institut des Systèmes Complexes Read more
12 Mar, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie Presents Research at Sciences Po If you're in Paris on Thursday, March 14th, join Jen Schradie for a discussion on digital activism! Read more
05 Mar, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie in Democratic Audit Schradie's studies of digital democracy indicate a large class and race based gap in digital activism in the US. Read more
25 Jan, 2019 Jen Schradie on Digital Activism on LSE US Centre Jen Schradie published her findings on the class and race gap in the digital democracy for the LSE US Centre. Read more
03 Jan, 2019 Alum Jen Schradie in Libération on the Digital Divide The authors challenge the assumption that youth have an intuitive understanding of technology, pointing to the impact of class on digital accessibility. Read more
26 Nov, 2018 Jen Schradie on Data & Democracy at Sciences Po The Data & Democracy conference in Paris invited Jen Schradie as one of their panelists. Read more
07 Nov, 2018 Alum Jen Schradie Interview in Digital Society BCNM alum Jen Schradie was interviewed by Digital Society (article in French) Read more
30 Aug, 2018 Alum Jen Schradie Appointed as Asst Professor at the Sciences Po BCNM Alum Jen Schradie was appointed an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) Read more
12 Jun, 2018 Jen Schradie & Team Win European Commission Grant Alum Jen Schradie and an international team of collaborators won a European Commission Grant to study online hate speech against Muslims Read more
07 Jun, 2018 BCNM at ICA 2018 Our alumni present their exceptional scholarship at the International Communication Association 2018 Conference. Read more
18 Apr, 2018 BCNM at ASA 2018 BCNM is attending the 113th ASA Annual Meeting that will take place August 11-14, 2018 in Philadelphia. Read more
11 Apr, 2018 Jen Schradie Keynote Speaker at Media Sociology Preconference BCNM alum Jen Schradie will be the keynote speaker for the 2018 Media Sociology Preconference taking place in August. Read more
06 Mar, 2018 Alum Schradie Published in Social Media & Society Alum Jen Schradie published an article on the North Carolina Moral Monday protests in Social Media & Society Read more
02 Feb, 2018 Alum Jen Schradie at UCB BCNM Alum Jen Schradie gave a talk, "The Digital Activism Gap: Social Media, Social Movements and Social Class," at Cal! Read more
30 Jan, 2018 Alum Jen Schradie Publishes on the Digital Activism Gap Schradie published "The Digital Activism Gap" in Social Problems Read more
13 Nov, 2017 Alum Jen Schradie on Hashtag Solidarity and the Paris Attacks BCNM alum Jen Schradie reflects upon the lack of a unifying hashtag for the Paris Attacks on November 13, 2015 and its ramifications. Read more
02 Nov, 2017 Alum Jen Schradie Published in Media and Class, Edited by June Deery Jen Schradie received her PhD from Berkeley and recently published Media and Class: TV, Film, and Digital Culture, which can be bought on Amazon. Read more
02 Nov, 2017 Alum Jen Schradie Weighs in on #MeToo on CNN BCNM alum Jen Schradie spoke with CNN about the #MeToo movement, discussing effective mobilization and action through a digital medium. Read more
24 Oct, 2017 Jen Schradie on #MeToo in the Daily Beast Jen Schradie, BCNM alum and sociologist with the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, discussed "hashtag activism" and the possibility of #MeToo becoming a part of a larger movement. Read more
14 Sep, 2017 Jen Schradie on Media Coverage of the Berkeley Protests BCNM alumna Jen Schradie critiques how the press sensationalized protests in Berkeley. Read more
01 May, 2014 Meet Jen Schradie Jen Schradie has never been afraid to confront the societal inequality she witnesses Read more
24 Apr, 2014 Announcing our Spring 2014 Graduating Class We are proud to announce our latest cohort of graduating BCNM Designated Emphasis and Masters Certificate students Read more
18 Apr, 2014 Student Research Presentations BCNM was excited to celebrate the research of its graduating Ph.D. candidates on Thursday, April 10th, at its Student Research Presentations Reception. Read more
08 Apr, 2014 Jen Schradie Critiques Silicon Valley "Does this satire simply reflect Silicon Valley sexism or contribute to it?" Read more
01 Aug, 2013 DE Student Jen Schradie Featured on PBS.org Jen Schradie's (Sociology) article on the impact of income inequality on Big Data appears on pbs.org Read more
03 Apr, 2013 Summer 2013 Course Offerings in New Media - Digital Activism, NWMEDIA 150AC Session A, May 28 - July 3, 2013 Read more
27 Feb, 2013 BCNM Student Presentations for the annual BEARS Research Symposium, February 14, 2013 Exciting and innovative new UC Berkeley research projects weree presented at the Berkeley EECS Annual Research Symposium (BEARS). Read some of our students' research here! Read more
19 Jun, 2012 BCNM Student Awarded NSF Grant for Research on Digital Democracy and Social Movements The Sociology Program of the NSF awards grants that have "theoretically focused empirical investigation aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes" Read more
07 May, 2012 The Trend of Class, Race, and Ethnicity in Social Media Inequality Read about Jen Schradie's (PhD, Sociology) study Read more
