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Melody Devries is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, Media, & Performance at Allegheny College, where she contributes to interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching in digital media and ethnography. Her academic work bridges communication, cultural studies, and critical social theory.
Education:
- B.A. (Hons), McMaster University
- M.A., University of Toronto (Anthropology)
- Ph.D., Toronto Metropolitan University & York University (Communication & Culture)
Her research focuses on the affective and embodied conditions that sustain spiritual-political convictions, particularly within far-right and conspiratorial worldviews. Drawing from feminist, queer, anti-racist, and decolonial frameworks, Devries investigates how digital media practices shape political identities. She is especially interested in the role of contradiction in ideology, the politics of cottage-core content on TikTok and Instagram, and climate change denialism.
Her recent publication Real-Making with Boundary Images (University of Minnesota Press) uses ethnographic methods to analyze how everyday interactions with images reinforce political realities. This body of work reflects a broader engagement with visual culture, systemic oppression, and digital subjectivity.
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Devries advises students and engages in mentorship through her teaching, though specific advisees are not named. There is no mention of external grants, but her research suggests alignment with humanities and social science funding areas. She is involved in critical media research and digital ethnography, likely contributing to collaborative academic communities and interdisciplinary projects focused on contemporary digital culture and ideological formations.
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