Carolina Bandinelli

Carolina Bandinelli is Associate Professor in Media and Creative Industries. She joined the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies in 2019 and directs the MA in Global Media and Communication. In 2017, she completed a PhD in Media Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College. Her research is concerned with emerging forms of subjectivity and sociality in the digital culture industries, which she investigates combining ethnographic methods with the analysis of discourses.
Research Interest

Currently, her research focuses on the digital culture of love. She is investigating digital technologies of love and the ways in which these shape emerging cultural tropes in the dimensions of romance, sexuality and intimacy. Initial findings of this ongoing project are published in articles for Psychoanalysis Culture and Society, Cultural Sociology, International Journal of Cultural Policy, and Sexualities. In 2021, she curated the series of events Summer of Love: dialogues on digital romance, hosted by Warwick's Centre for Digital Inquiry. Her work on digital love has featured in prominent media outlets, including the NYT, El Pais, The Atlantic, and the BBC.