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Lecture<\/a> invites some of the brightest minds in communication and media studies to share their research and perspectives with the Carleton University community.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>About the Lecture<\/h3>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21897 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Attallah-promo_Advice-Beaver-400x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Attallah-promo_Advice-Beaver-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Attallah-promo_Advice-Beaver-1400x1400.png 1400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Attallah-promo_Advice-Beaver-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Attallah-promo_Advice-Beaver-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Attallah-promo_Advice-Beaver-1536x1536.png 1536w, 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In her co-authored book, <i>Meme Wars<\/i>, Donovan argues that political communication is at a crossroads as more and more people find their news, entertainment, and politics packaged and delivered through black-boxed algorithms. During election season, platforms become a battleground, where competing factions drive public opinion on wedge issues to villainize opponents and valorize their party. Memes become a powerful psychological weapon in the netwar, where it becomes difficult to differentiate between citizens and combatants.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Lecturer<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_21891\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21891\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21891 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/joan-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"A woman with a grey bob wearing a black leather shirt.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/joan-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/joan-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/joan-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/joan-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/joan-700x700.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/joan.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Joan Donovan, Assistant Professor, Boston University; founder, Critical Internet Studies Institute<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Joan Donovan, PhD<\/strong>, is an assistant professor of journalism and emerging media studies at Boston University. Dr. Donovan leads the field in examining internet and technology studies, online extremism, media manipulation, and disinformation campaigns. She is the founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicinterestinter.net%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJaimeSadgrove%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C51b7b7dd50b049a418ad08dcd0cc8d8d%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C638614824193950566%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mXropceR5IH0V6twAYhBIYcBUCGSJp4TsT%2BEZunmpu4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">The Critical Internet Studies Institute<\/a>, a nonprofit that advocates for a public interest internet.<\/p>\n<p>She co-invented the <a href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/beaver\">beaver emoji.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Emily Dreyfuss and Brian Friedberg, Dr. Donovan coauthored\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft.umblr.com%2Fredirect%3Fz%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.amazon.com%252FMeme-Wars-Battles-Upending-Democracy%252Fdp%252FB0BCKYYYBX%252Fref%253Dsr_1_1%253Fcrid%253D2U51IPE398G4N%2526keywords%253Dmeme%252Bwars%2526qid%253D1696010213%2526sprefix%253Dmeme%252Bwars%25252Caps%25252C110%2526sr%253D8-1%26t%3DNDE5MTM4YzMzNDFiNjM0NjNjNmY5MjY3MTMxNmRlMDIyNjUzNDg5NCxUbU4zdWpESg%253D%253D%26p%3D%26m%3D0%26ts%3D1725644602&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJaimeSadgrove%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C51b7b7dd50b049a418ad08dcd0cc8d8d%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C638614824193964480%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7E3pUIuB1VKNQq45f5vyiouBiMhJtrrWmMP9xPOqo9Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America<\/a>. Dr. Donovan\u2019s research explores how media manipulation is a means to control public conversation, derail democracy, and disrupt society.\u00a0She was previously the Research Director of the Harvard Kennedy School\u2019s Shorenstein Center on Media Politics and Public Policy.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Donovan holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and Science Studies from the University of California San Diego. 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