Sonic Authoritarianism: Influencers and their Nationalist Listeners
Ivan L. Preston Research Colloquium with Aswin Punathambekar
Event Details
Date
Friday, October 9, 2026
Time
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location
Nafziger Conference Room (5055), Vilas Hall
Description
This talk examines right-wing cultural production in India with a focus on the platformization of political devotion: an intimate loop of appeal, duty, and algorithmic verification involving citizens embarking on civic-spiritual duties and demonstrating participation via social media platforms.
Featured speaker: Aswin Punathambekar, Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication,
University of Pennsylvania; Director, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Featured speaker: Aswin Punathambekar, Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication,
University of Pennsylvania; Director, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email jwang289@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.