Education
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
PhD in Communication + Graduate Certificate in University Teaching, expected 2019
MA in Communication, 2015
Pennsylvania State University
BA in Journalism, BA in Sociology, 2009
Research Assistantships
Fall 2013-Spring 2017: Assisted Dr. Joseph Turow with a variety of projects, including:
Spring 2014: Assisted Dr. Barbie Zelizer with archival research for forthcoming book project.
Teaching
Instructor, Critical Approaches to Popular Culture, Summer 2016
Teaching assistant, Mass Media & Society, Spring 2016
Teaching assistant, Critical Approaches to Popular Culture, Fall 2014
Teaching assistant (undergraduate), Sociology of the Family, Fall 2007
Refereed Publications
Hund, E. & McGuigan, L. (forthcoming). “A Shoppable Life: Performance, selfhood, and influence in the social media storefront.” Communication, Culture & Critique.
Duffy, B.E. & Hund, E. (2015).“’Having it All’ on Social Media: Entrepreneurial femininity and self-branding among fashion bloggers.” Social Media + Society 1(2).
Public Scholarship
The Atlantic, September 25, 2015: “The invisible labor of fashion blogging” with Brooke Erin Duffy
Conferences
Panels Organized
“The Cultures, Politics, And Economies Of Social Media Influencers.” (2018). Association of Internet Researchers. Montreal, Canada.
Papers Presented
Hund, E. & Duffy, B.E. (2018). “Do it for the ‘gram: The culture and industry of Instagram self-presentation.” Association of Internet Researchers. Montreal, Canada.
Duffy, B.E. & Hund, E. (2018). “Instagram's Authenticity Trap.” Association of Internet Researchers. Montreal, Canada.
Hund, E. (2018). “Institutional Logic for Individual Users: Tensions over the audience in social media’s influencer economy.” International Association for Media and Communication Research. Eugene, OR.
Hund, E. & McGuigan, L. (2018). “A Shoppable Life.” International Association for Media and Communication Research. Eugene, OR.
Hund, E. (2018). “Social Media & the Industrialization of Influence.” Theorizing the Web. Queens, NY.
Hund, E. (2017). "Measured Beauty: Exploring the aesthetics of Instagram's fashion influencers." International Conference on Social Media and Society. Toronto, Canada.
Hund, E. (2016). "Your Creativity Must be Quantified: Tensions in social media's influencer economy." National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Hund, E. (2016). “’Artists, Brands, Billions of Consumers’: The allure of the influencer economy.” Cultural Studies Association, Villanova, PA.
Hund, E. (2016). “Audience Metrics and Creative Labor.” Theorizing the Web. Queens, NY.
Hund, E. (2015). “Instagram and the discipline of female cultural producers.” Consuming/Culture: Women and Girls in Print and Pixels, Oxford, UK.
Hund, E. & Duffy, B.E. (2015). “’Having it All’ on Social Media: Entrepreneurial femininity and self-branding among fashion bloggers.” International Communication Association, San Juan, PR.
Invited Talks
Temple University, March 2014, "Celebrity & Labor"
Service
Reviewer: International Journal of Communication; Television & New Media; International Communication Association
Planning committee, Annenberg Wellness Workshops, 2015-2016
Planning committee, Digital Culture: The Scholars Program in Culture and Communication Annual Symposium, 2015
Planning committee, Annenberg Annual Graduate Student Symposium, 2015-2016
Additional Training
Teaching Certificate, University of Pennsylvania Center for Teaching and Learning, 2018
Annenberg Summer Institute in Methods (fully funded), 2014
University of Pennsylvania teaching assistant training, 2014
Honors & Awards
Full tuition and research stipend, Annenberg School for Communication, 2013-2018
Scholars Program in Culture & Communication travel award, 2015, 2017
Phi Beta Kappa, inducted 2009
Nominee, Hearst Journalism Award in Opinion/Editorial Writing, 2009
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, inducted 2007
Other Activities
Producer, 3620 Work Experience
Social Media Coordinator, The Wharton School, 2012-2013
Assistant Editor, Rodale Inc., 2010-2011
Features Intern, Harper’s Bazaar, 2009
Contributing Writer, Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, 2008-2009
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
PhD in Communication + Graduate Certificate in University Teaching, expected 2019
MA in Communication, 2015
Pennsylvania State University
BA in Journalism, BA in Sociology, 2009
Research Assistantships
Fall 2013-Spring 2017: Assisted Dr. Joseph Turow with a variety of projects, including:
- Research for The Aisles Have Eyes: How retailers track your shopping, strip your privacy, and define your power (Yale University Press, 2017)
- Survey construction for privacy study: "The Trade-off Fallacy: How marketers are misrepresenting American consumers and opening them up to exploitation."
- Administration for the Working Group in Media Industries and Public Policy
Spring 2014: Assisted Dr. Barbie Zelizer with archival research for forthcoming book project.
Teaching
Instructor, Critical Approaches to Popular Culture, Summer 2016
Teaching assistant, Mass Media & Society, Spring 2016
Teaching assistant, Critical Approaches to Popular Culture, Fall 2014
Teaching assistant (undergraduate), Sociology of the Family, Fall 2007
Refereed Publications
Hund, E. & McGuigan, L. (forthcoming). “A Shoppable Life: Performance, selfhood, and influence in the social media storefront.” Communication, Culture & Critique.
Duffy, B.E. & Hund, E. (2015).“’Having it All’ on Social Media: Entrepreneurial femininity and self-branding among fashion bloggers.” Social Media + Society 1(2).
Public Scholarship
The Atlantic, September 25, 2015: “The invisible labor of fashion blogging” with Brooke Erin Duffy
Conferences
Panels Organized
“The Cultures, Politics, And Economies Of Social Media Influencers.” (2018). Association of Internet Researchers. Montreal, Canada.
Papers Presented
Hund, E. & Duffy, B.E. (2018). “Do it for the ‘gram: The culture and industry of Instagram self-presentation.” Association of Internet Researchers. Montreal, Canada.
Duffy, B.E. & Hund, E. (2018). “Instagram's Authenticity Trap.” Association of Internet Researchers. Montreal, Canada.
Hund, E. (2018). “Institutional Logic for Individual Users: Tensions over the audience in social media’s influencer economy.” International Association for Media and Communication Research. Eugene, OR.
Hund, E. & McGuigan, L. (2018). “A Shoppable Life.” International Association for Media and Communication Research. Eugene, OR.
Hund, E. (2018). “Social Media & the Industrialization of Influence.” Theorizing the Web. Queens, NY.
Hund, E. (2017). "Measured Beauty: Exploring the aesthetics of Instagram's fashion influencers." International Conference on Social Media and Society. Toronto, Canada.
Hund, E. (2016). "Your Creativity Must be Quantified: Tensions in social media's influencer economy." National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Hund, E. (2016). “’Artists, Brands, Billions of Consumers’: The allure of the influencer economy.” Cultural Studies Association, Villanova, PA.
Hund, E. (2016). “Audience Metrics and Creative Labor.” Theorizing the Web. Queens, NY.
Hund, E. (2015). “Instagram and the discipline of female cultural producers.” Consuming/Culture: Women and Girls in Print and Pixels, Oxford, UK.
Hund, E. & Duffy, B.E. (2015). “’Having it All’ on Social Media: Entrepreneurial femininity and self-branding among fashion bloggers.” International Communication Association, San Juan, PR.
Invited Talks
Temple University, March 2014, "Celebrity & Labor"
Service
Reviewer: International Journal of Communication; Television & New Media; International Communication Association
Planning committee, Annenberg Wellness Workshops, 2015-2016
Planning committee, Digital Culture: The Scholars Program in Culture and Communication Annual Symposium, 2015
Planning committee, Annenberg Annual Graduate Student Symposium, 2015-2016
Additional Training
Teaching Certificate, University of Pennsylvania Center for Teaching and Learning, 2018
Annenberg Summer Institute in Methods (fully funded), 2014
University of Pennsylvania teaching assistant training, 2014
Honors & Awards
Full tuition and research stipend, Annenberg School for Communication, 2013-2018
Scholars Program in Culture & Communication travel award, 2015, 2017
Phi Beta Kappa, inducted 2009
Nominee, Hearst Journalism Award in Opinion/Editorial Writing, 2009
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, inducted 2007
Other Activities
Producer, 3620 Work Experience
Social Media Coordinator, The Wharton School, 2012-2013
Assistant Editor, Rodale Inc., 2010-2011
Features Intern, Harper’s Bazaar, 2009
Contributing Writer, Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, 2008-2009
