Renée Pastel

Renée Pastel is an Assistant Professor of Screen Studies in the Communication Department at Boston College. She holds an MA and PhD in Film & Media from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Designated Emphasis in New Media. Her research focuses on the intersection of fact and fiction in contemporary media and its impact on cultural memory.

Her current work involves a manuscript analyzing narrative figures in 'War on Terror' media and how genre conventions obscure national identity fractures. She has published on topics like hashtag-driven television audience interaction and veteran representation in modern TV series.

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