A. G. O. Whiteside

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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3 h-index 12 pubs 29 cited

Research Areas

Media Studies and Communication Social Media and Politics Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Misinformation and Its Impacts Gender Diversity and Inequality Social and Intergroup Psychology

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A. G. O. Whiteside's research focuses on media studies and communication, with a particular emphasis on the rhetorical and symbolic dimensions of online fan cultures and their intersection with broader social and political discourses. Whiteside investigates how digital platforms facilitate specific forms of argumentation and memory-making, as seen in studies of Taylor Swift fan communities and the circulation of memorial images on social media. Their work also examines the representation of complex themes, such as conspiracy theories and political ideologies, within popular culture, including children's television programming.

Additional research areas include critical analyses of social movements and identity politics, specifically exploring concepts like "bootstrap feminism" and the symbolic appropriation of social justice language. Whiteside's scholarship has been recognized through collaborations with fellow researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, contributing to a body of work that explores the evolving landscape of digital media, fandom, and public discourse.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 12
  • Citations: 29

Selected Publications

  • Archiving memorial images circulated via social media after the suicide of a trans teenager (2025) DOI
  • Parasitic public memory: #ReclaimTheRainbow and the symbology of conservative victimhood (2025) DOI
  • Fandom and argumentation in the social media era: Taylor Swift fans and the rhetoric of Easter egg hunts (2024) DOI
  • Confronting boot strap feminism (2024) DOI
  • Kinder-Conspiracy Theories: Disney's <i>Gravity Falls</i> and the Conspiracy Genre in Children's Television (2024) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Madeline Studebaker University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Joe Edward Hatfield University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Ryan Shepard University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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