My research and teaching examine digital cultures — spanning social media, journalism, and AI — through critical and cultural frameworks, analyzing how digital content creators act as both agents of change and conduits of dominant narratives in global and local contexts. Specifically, I examine power in journalism, political and environmental communication, and in discourse surrounding emerging technologies that shape media authority. 

I am currently Professor in Digital Culture in the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University and a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Informatics at Vytautas Magnus University, in Lithuania. Previously, I served as Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Critical Digital Media Practice at Lancaster University, in the U.K. There, I also developed, launched, and oversaw academic programs in journalism and communication at University Academy 92 in Manchester, which serves students from diverse backgrounds. 

Prior to that, I was Assistant Professor in the Digital Media Studies program in the Department of Journalism + Media at Florida International University, researching and teaching immersive media cultures, entrepreneurialism in digital media and journalism, and cultures associated with surveillance, social movements, and media systems.

I share life with my wife and our two sons. Email me at rgutsche@fau.edu.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Iowa (Mass Communication)
• M.S., Concordia University Wisconsin (Student Personnel Administration) 
• B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison (Journalism)
• A.A., University of Wisconsin-Richland (General Education) 

Areas of Expertise: 

• Critical Journalism Studies; Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Practice-led Research; Political and Environmental Communication

Recent Publications

For a complete list of publications, go to https://www.robertgutschejr.com/

Courses

• DIG 2202 Digital Media Cultures
• MMC 4263 Media, Culture and Technology
• MMC 4127C Political Podcasting
• JOU 6931 Environmental Crisis Discourse
• JOU 4342 Multimedia Journalism
• COM 4201 Corporate Communication

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