About

Me-Summer-2013-300x200Sarah Florini is an Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies in the Department of English at Arizona State University. She earned a PhD in Communication and Culture from Indiana University. Her research explores the intersections of Black American cultural practices and emerging technologies.

Among the first scholars to publish on Black Twitter and Black podcasting, her work has appeared in New Media and Society, Critical Studies in Media Communication, and Television and New Media. Her current monograph, Beyond Hashtags: Racial Politics and Black Digital Networks, was published by New York University Press.