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Brenton J. Malin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Associate Director of the Film and Media Studies program at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also affiliated with the Cultural Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies programs. Malin holds a PhD in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa and a graduate certificate in the Project on the Rhetoric of Inquiry. His research focuses on media history, theory, and criticism, with concentrations in cultural studies, critical theory, intellectual history, technology studies, and the rhetoric of inquiry.
Malin authored two books: *American Masculinity Under Clinton: Popular Media and the Nineties Crisis of Masculinity* (2005) and *Feeling Mediated: A History of Media Technology and Emotion in America* (2014). His articles explore topics such as media technology’s impact on emotion, masculinity in media, and the intersections of technology and cultural discourse. He has taught at institutions including the University of Iowa, St. Olaf College, and San Francisco State University.
His research spans diverse topics from early 20th-century media psychology to contemporary digital economies. Notable contributions include analyses of the telegraph’s emotional implications, the tax deduction for advertising as a public media system, and the affective dimensions of media objects. Malin’s work frequently bridges historical and contemporary issues, emphasizing how media technologies shape identity and emotion.
Malin has received the Walter Benjamin Award (2010) for his article on media and emotion. His recent collaborations include co-editing *Commercial Intimacy: Affinity and the Marketplace* (2023), exploring consumer capitalism’s emotional dynamics. He teaches courses on media theory, cultural studies, and media ecology, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to communication studies.
