Steve Wiley

Stephen Wiley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at North Carolina State University. He holds a B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology from Swarthmore College (1986), an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin (1993), and a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1999). His research focuses on globalization’s impact on subjectivity, agency, and place perception, with a regional specialization in Latin America. Wiley employs ethnography to investigate how transnational flows reshape cultural and social dynamics, particularly in Chile. He served as a Fulbright Scholar at the Universidad de Concepción (2008) and conducted long-term fieldwork tracking globalization’s effects on Chilean communities.

• Education:
• B.A. Sociology & Anthropology, Swarthmore College (1986)
• M.A. Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin (1993)
• Ph.D. Communication, University of Illinois (1999)
• Research Interests:
• Globalization’s cultural impacts
• Media and communication theory
• Transnational subjectivity
• Ethnographic methodologies
• Chilean sociopolitical history
• Key Projects:
• Decade-long study of Concepción, Chile (2008-2018)
• Co-edited Communication Matters: Materialist Approaches (2012)
• Special issue on Communication and Mobility (2010)
• Awards:
• Fulbright Scholar (2008)
• Professional Affiliations:
• Department of Communication faculty
• Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media program