Marcella Szablewicz

Faculty Bio

I teach about digital media and media moral panics. My research focuses on digital gaming culture in China and I am particularly interested in the constructed division between productive and unproductive online pursuits.

PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2012
Communication and Rhetoric

MA, Duke University, 2004
East Asian Studies

BS, Georgetown University, 2003
Foreign Service

Research Interest

Contemporary Chinese media & youth culture; digital leisure culture; digital games; media moral panics

Past Courses

CMS 242: Com Technologies & Moral Panic
CMS 244: Digital Cultures
CMS 245: Commctn and Popular Culture
CMS 250: Digital Youth Activism
CMS 393: Internship Program I
CMS 394: Internship Program II
COM 113: Media, Culture, and Society
COM 196: Digital Youth Activism
COM 200: Public Speaking
COM 213: Intercultural Communication
COM 239: Milestones in Commun Rsrch
COM 242: Com Technologies & Moral Panic
COM 244: Digital Cultures
COM 245: Commctn and Popular Culture
COM 336: Propaganda
COM 393: Internship Program I
COM 393: Internship Program l
COM 394: Internship Program II
COM 395: Independent Study in Comm.
COS 113: Media, Culture, and Society
COS 242: Com Technologies & Moral Panic
COS 244: Digital Cultures
COS 245: Commctn and Popular Culture
COS 250: Digital Youth Activism
COS 296: Digital Youth Activism
COS 336: Propaganda
COS 393: Internship Program l
COS 394: Internship Program II
DMS 393: Intern in Digital Media Stds
UNV 101: First-Year Smnr Unvrsty Cmmnty

Publications

Mapping Digital Game Culture in China: From Internet Addicts to Esports Athletes
Szablewicz, M. T. (2020). Mapping Digital Game Culture in China: From Internet Addicts to Esports Athletes.New York, NY , USA : Palgrave Macmillan. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-36111-2

Professional Memberships

• Association of Internet Researchers
• China Internet Researchers
• International Communication Association