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Erica Robles-Anderson is an Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University's Steinhardt School. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication from Stanford University and previously served as a Research Fellow in New Media and Architecture at Umeå University in Sweden. Her research focuses on the intersection of media technologies and spatial configurations, particularly how mediated environments shape collective experiences. Key areas include the transformation of religious spaces into mediated congregations (e.g., the Crystal Cathedral), the role of PowerPoint in public discourse, and the materiality of computational systems in extreme environments like ice hotels.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Communication, Stanford University
Research Interests: Exploring how media technologies construct public spaces, analyzing the architecture of mediated worship, and investigating the material and ideological dimensions of digital interfaces. Her current book project (under contract with Yale University Press) examines the 20th-century evolution of megachurches as highly mediated spaces.
Articles Overview: Her publications span media studies, architecture, and technology, with recent work addressing chronopolitics, urbanism beyond cities, and the fragility of solidarity movements. She critically engages with how temporal frameworks shape political structures and challenges conventional urban theories through non-metropolitan lenses.
Labs/Teams: While no specific labs are mentioned, her interdisciplinary work suggests affiliation with NYU's cultural and technological research networks.
