Rahul Mukherjee

Rahul Mukherjee is the Dick Wolf Associate Professor of Television and New Media Studies and Associate Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. His work bridges media theory, cultural studies, and environmental humanities, focusing on digital infrastructures, mobile technologies, and their sociopolitical implications.

• University of Pennsylvania (2012–present)
• Cornell University (Atkinson Center Fellow, 2017–18)
• University of California, Santa Barbara (Doctoral studies, 2012)

His research examines environmental media, radiation-emitting technologies, mobile media practices, and digital platform economies. He explores how media infrastructures intersect with uncertainty, toxicity, and aspirational mobilities, particularly in India and Zambia.

Recent publications highlight trends in electromagnetic media theory, digital platforms in India, mobile money systems, and informal media circulation (e.g., memory cards, WhatsApp). Articles like “Radiant Infrastructures” (2020) and “Media Power in Digital Asia” (2022) reflect his expertise in technoscience and platform capitalism.

Scientific Awards:

• Nicholas C. Mullins award (2014)
• Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Fellow (2017–18)
• Pre-doctoral fellow, UCSB (2012)

Rahul has advised doctoral students and contributed to academic initiatives, including the Penn Humanities Forum on Translation, Environmental Humanities, and Digital Humanities. He co-edits the Power Currents: Asian Media in the World book series and serves on editorial boards for the Journal of Visual Culture and Media+Environment.