How we think is a bit different
Our approach is rooted in cutting-edge media scholarship. We dive deep into the forces – platform dynamics, social media, and AI – that invisibly yet powerfully shape the experience of women’s daily lives. Our approach starts with the big questions: What is the nature of culture today? What does it mean to be human in a hyper-mediated world? And we use these insights to unpack how women relate to brands as consumers, now and in the future.
By anchoring our strategic work on cultural insights and new media scholarship, we help clients confront complex challenges with clarity and depth. Below, we highlight key scholarship that shapes our perspective and informs our practice. We invite you to explore!
“The New Rules of Marketing Across Channels,” Joshua Bowers, Denise Linda Parris, Qiong Wang, Danny McRae, Francisco Guzman, Mark Bolino. Harvard Business Review (2024)
“The Beguiling: Glamour in/as Platformed Cultural Production,” Alison Hearn and Sarah Banet-Weiser. Social Media + Society (2020)
“Gendered Visibility on Social Media: Navigating Instagram’s Authenticity Bind,” Brooke Erin Duffy and Emily Hund. International Journal of Communication (2019)
“Pursuing “Wellness”: Considerations for Media Studies,” Rachel O’Neill. Television & New Media (2020)
“Platform Practices in the Cultural Industries: Creativity, Labor and Citizenship,” Brooke Erin Duffy, Thomas Poell, David Nieborg. Social Media & Society (2019)
“The Politics of Platforms,” Tarleton Gillespie. New Media & Society (2010)
“(Not) Getting Paid To Do What You Love: Gender, Social Media, and Aspirational Work,” Brooke Erin Duffy. Yale University Press (2022).
“Beyond “Commercial Realism”: Extending Goffman’s Gender Display Framework to Networked Media Contexts,” Chelsea Butkowski. Communication, Culture and Critique (2021)
“The Beguiling: Glamour in/as Platformed Cultural Production,” Alison Hearn and Sarah Banet-Weiser. Social Media + Society (2020)
“What is Platform Governance?,” Robert Gorwa. Information, Communication and Society (2019).
“Confidence Cult(ure),” Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill. Duke University (2022)
“Authentic: Politics and Ambivalence in a Brand Culture,” Sarah Banet-Weiser. NYU Press (2012)