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Anirban Baishya is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests lie at the intersection of visual and digital cultures, with a particular emphasis on media aesthetics, ethics and affect. His first book, The Selfie Machine: Selfies, Platforms and Digital Image Culture in India is under contract with Rutgers University Press and scheduled for publication in 2026.
In 2020, he was the recipient of a Social Science Research Council’s Rapid-Response Grant on Covid-19 and the Social Sciences, and as part of that project, he researched the role of online mobilization and the weaponization of hate speech in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
His work has been published in venues such as International Journal of Communication, Communication, Culture & Critique, International Journal of Cultural Studies, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, Text & Performance Quarterly, and Media, Culture & Society.