Viveca Greene

Viveca Greene (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Media Studies at Hampshire College. Her teaching and research explore intersections of media, culture, and politics through critical humor studies, audience analysis, and disinformation research.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Ed.M. in Education, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
• B.A., University of California at Santa Cruz

Greene’s research examines far-right extremists’ use of irony and social media, feminist satire’s role in combating rape culture, and racist trolling dynamics. She has co-edited influential volumes like A Decade of Dark Humor: How Comedy, Irony, and Satire Shaped Post-9/11 America, while her work appears in journals such as Signs, Studies in American Humor, and Social Semiotics. Her courses, including “Hate, Hope & Humor: Media and Politics” and “Intro to Critical Media Studies: Truth and Post-Truth,” engage students with interdisciplinary frameworks from communication, sociology, and political science.

Scientific Awards:

• Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts Amherst