Emma Brandt is an AMTD Global Talent Postdoctoral Fellow in Communication Arts at University of Waterloo; her work focuses on the global intersections of media, belief, and trust. Her research highlights what happens when shared information systems break down and aims to further our understanding of public spheres across cultural contexts, looking beyond North America and Western Europe. Her current book project, Media Metaphors: The Politics of News Consumption in Serbia, looks at youth social media use and media literacy organizations in Serbia, particularly how news is related to democracy and authoritarianism. Her next project focuses on alternative health movements online in a comparative and transnational context. Prior to coming to Waterloo, she spent time teaching and researching in the US, Serbia, Jordan, and Indonesia.
Emma Brandt
BSIA Fellow AMTD Global Talent Postdoctoral Fellow
BSIA Fellow
BSIA Fellow
Emma Brandt
BSIA Fellow
AMTD Global Talent Postdoctoral Fellow
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Awards
- Karpf Peace Prize, 2023.
- National Council for Eurasian and East European Research Dissertation Completion Grant, 2023.
- Fulbright Award, 2021 and 2015.
- Winch Paper Prize, 2020.
- Equality, Development, and Globalization Studies Graduate Research Grant, 2019.
Select Publications
- Brandt, E. E. S., & Fine, G. A. (2022). Tarnished Nationalism. Rehabilitating Serbia’s Reputation on the World Stage. Sociologica, 16(2), 103–116.
- Brandt, E. E. S. (2022). Information Overload and Resistance. Emotions and Moral Frameworks in the Media Consumption of Serbian Youth. Digitalne Medijske Tehnologije I Društveno-Obrazovne Promene, 10, 193–206.
Education
- PhD, Sociology, Northwestern University, 2024.
- MA, Sociology, Northwestern University, 2022.
- BA, Sociology, Brown University, 2014.