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Andrew deWaard is an Assistant Professor of Media and Popular Culture at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). His research focuses on the cultural industries, political economy of media, financial capital’s impact on media authorship, and media consolidation. He is the author of Derivative Media: How Wall Street Devours Culture (UC Press, 2024), which analyzes financialization in film, television, and music. He co-authored The Cinema of Steven Soderbergh (2013) and co-founded the Cultural Capital Project (SSHRC-funded) and the MACRO Lab, studying media consolidation and independent music in the streaming era.
Education:
- PhD in Cinema and Media Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (2017)
- MA in Film Studies, University of British Columbia (2009)
- BA in Film Studies and Media, Information, and Technoculture, University of Western Ontario (2005)
Research Interests: De Waard examines how financialization reshapes creative industries, particularly through Wall Street’s influence on film, music, and media. His work bridges political economy, cultural studies, and ethnography to critique corporate monopolies and advocate for equitable media systems. Key themes include streaming platforms, authorship dynamics, and policy interventions for artists.
Publications Trends: His articles span financialization in Hollywood, indie film funding, Canadian music policy, and digital annotation tools for education. Notable works include analyses of venture capital’s role in media and ethnographic studies of musicians in the streaming age. His 2023 Popular Music and Society article won an award from IASPM-Canada.
Awards/Grants:
- Best Article 2023 (IASPM-Canada)
- SSHRC-funded research projects (Cultural Capital Project, MACRO Lab)
Labs/Teams: Leads the MACRO Lab at UCSD, analyzing media consolidation effects, and co-directs the Cultural Capital Project, studying independent music’s struggles in streaming economies.
