Andrew Zolides

Dr. Andrew Zolides serves as an Associate Professor in the Communication Department at Xavier University. His research critically examines digital media industries, focusing on political economy, media consolidation, content moderation, and the intersection of authoritarianism with digital platforms. He currently explores how celebrity discourses reshape political representation and citizenship.

Dr. Zolides holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MA from New York University, and a BA from the University of South Carolina. His teaching portfolio includes courses on digital media, internet culture, and media analysis.

His research interests span digital labor conditions, platform governance, and cultural studies. Notable areas include Twitch content policies, WWE labor struggles, and Disney's representation of LGBTQ+ narratives. He frequently analyzes corporate media structures and their ideological impacts on public discourse.

Zolides' work bridges media production studies with cultural theory, interrogating how platform policies shape user experiences and how celebrity cultures influence political engagement. His writings address topics ranging from anti-intellectualism in meme culture to the commodification of fear in reality TV.