Kristin M Peterson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3989246 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristin M Peterson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristin M |
| FAMILY NAME | Peterson |
| SIGNATURE | PETERSON K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4793-6282 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Smarties, you know what’s up!”: Curating a community and cultivating pleasure as a social justice influencer
This article analyzes the Instagram postings of Blair Imani, an influencer who blends lifestyle content with social justice advocacy. Through an analysis of popular posts and follower engagement, I argue that Imani's primary work is not to raise awareness. Instead, she cultivates a community of "Smarties," tied together by a comforting style, positive emotions, and the shared pleasure of being an enlightened insider. This analysis indicates how t…
The bad things are just too close right now’: Podcasts cultivate spaces to sit with the messiness of grief
In the midst of the tumultuous Covid-19 pandemic in the United States, in-depth, conversational podcasts often addressed the ambiguities in this moment of grief and collective loss. Through an analysis of several podcast episodes, this article examines how the hosts engage with the flexible structure, intimate style, and vulnerability of podcasts to address the messiness of grief. While digital mourning studies have focused on the benefits of gri…
Aesthetic Styles and the Occupation of Space in the “Places You’ll Pray” Photo Series
This paper analyzes a series of photographs that feature Muslim Americans praying in various public locations. In the “Places You’ll Pray” series, photographer Sana Ullah employs attractive settings along with framing, lighting, angle and colors to emphasize that the Islamic practice of prayer is not only an act that induces feelings of tranquility but also a beautiful practice that belongs within American public spaces. Through the policing of t…
Introduction Essay: Special Issue of RMDC on Public Scholarship, Media and Religion
Pushing boundaries and blurring categories in digital media and religion research
As religious identity and spiritual practices transform and expand in the digital media moment, this article advocates for more critical scholarship on media and religion that examines the complex ways that individuals make meaning in the digital age. First, I present an overview of foundational media and religion theories that analyze the interactions between these ever‐changing fields, such as the culturalist tradition, mediatization theory, an…
Veiled Superheroes: Islam, Feminism, and Popular Culture, written by Sophia Rose Arjana with Kim Fox
Cultivating Empathy and Resonance for Muslim Lives Through Affective Images of the Chapel Hill Victims
This article examines the creative projects that circulated in digital media following the murder of three Muslim college students in Chapel Hill, NC, in February 2015. Through an engagement with affect theory and digital mourning studies, this article critically analyzes the limitations of affect in the digital moment, as the complex lives of the victims were reduced to simple but highly resonate icons. Despite the limitations of these affective…
Cultural Expressions and Criticisms in the US Mipsterz Fashion Video
This article discusses the 2013 fashion video, “Somewhere in America #MIPSTERZ,” which featured the “mipsterz” or Muslim hipsters, a community of young Muslims blurring the lines between “traditional” Islamic culture and contemporary Western culture. The women in the video exhibit fashion styles that incorporate Islamic elements of modesty. The ensuing controversy over this video illustrates larger contestations within Islam about fashion. This p…
Art, religion, amnesia: The enchantments of credulity by Donald Preziosi
Pushing boundaries and blurring categories in digital media and religion research
As religious identity and spiritual practices transform and expand in the digital media moment, this article advocates for more critical scholarship on media and religion that examines the complex ways that individuals make meaning in the digital age. First, I present an overview of foundational media and religion theories that analyze the interactions between these ever‐changing fields, such as the culturalist tradition, mediatization theory, an…
Art, religion, amnesia: The enchantments of credulity by Donald Preziosi
Cultural Expressions and Criticisms in the US Mipsterz Fashion Video
This article discusses the 2013 fashion video, “Somewhere in America #MIPSTERZ,” which featured the “mipsterz” or Muslim hipsters, a community of young Muslims blurring the lines between “traditional” Islamic culture and contemporary Western culture. The women in the video exhibit fashion styles that incorporate Islamic elements of modesty. The ensuing controversy over this video illustrates larger contestations within Islam about fashion. This p…
Veiled Superheroes: Islam, Feminism, and Popular Culture, written by Sophia Rose Arjana with Kim Fox
Cultivating Empathy and Resonance for Muslim Lives Through Affective Images of the Chapel Hill Victims
This article examines the creative projects that circulated in digital media following the murder of three Muslim college students in Chapel Hill, NC, in February 2015. Through an engagement with affect theory and digital mourning studies, this article critically analyzes the limitations of affect in the digital moment, as the complex lives of the victims were reduced to simple but highly resonate icons. Despite the limitations of these affective…
Introduction Essay: Special Issue of RMDC on Public Scholarship, Media and Religion
Pushing boundaries and blurring categories in digital media and religion research
As religious identity and spiritual practices transform and expand in the digital media moment, this article advocates for more critical scholarship on media and religion that examines the complex ways that individuals make meaning in the digital age. First, I present an overview of foundational media and religion theories that analyze the interactions between these ever‐changing fields, such as the culturalist tradition, mediatization theory, an…
Aesthetic Styles and the Occupation of Space in the “Places You’ll Pray” Photo Series
This paper analyzes a series of photographs that feature Muslim Americans praying in various public locations. In the “Places You’ll Pray” series, photographer Sana Ullah employs attractive settings along with framing, lighting, angle and colors to emphasize that the Islamic practice of prayer is not only an act that induces feelings of tranquility but also a beautiful practice that belongs within American public spaces. Through the policing of t…
The bad things are just too close right now’: Podcasts cultivate spaces to sit with the messiness of grief
In the midst of the tumultuous Covid-19 pandemic in the United States, in-depth, conversational podcasts often addressed the ambiguities in this moment of grief and collective loss. Through an analysis of several podcast episodes, this article examines how the hosts engage with the flexible structure, intimate style, and vulnerability of podcasts to address the messiness of grief. While digital mourning studies have focused on the benefits of gri…
Smarties, you know what’s up!”: Curating a community and cultivating pleasure as a social justice influencer
This article analyzes the Instagram postings of Blair Imani, an influencer who blends lifestyle content with social justice advocacy. Through an analysis of popular posts and follower engagement, I argue that Imani's primary work is not to raise awareness. Instead, she cultivates a community of "Smarties," tied together by a comforting style, positive emotions, and the shared pleasure of being an enlightened insider. This analysis indicates how t…
Sociology (9 works) · Art (7 works) · Aesthetics (5 works) · Media studies (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Visual arts (4 works)