Azeta Hatef
120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
azeta_hatef@emerson.edu
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Mass Communications May 2019
The Pennsylvania State University
Dissertation: Alternative spaces of engagement: Constructing meaning
through traditional and social media among Roma in the Czech Republic
Committee: Dr. Matthew P. McAllister (Chair), Dr. Yael Warshel,
Dr. Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Dr. Matthew Jordan
Master of Arts, Media Studies, Syracuse University December 2014
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Thesis: From under the veil to under the knife: Women, global
beauty, and cosmetic surgery in Afghanistan
Committee: Dr. Carol M. Liebler (Chair), Dr. Carla Lloyd, Dr. Natalie Koch
Bachelor of Arts, Media Studies May 2010
University of California, Berkeley
Academic Appointment
Assistant Professor, Journalism Studies August 2019- Present
Emerson College
Peer-Review Journal Articles
Hatef, A. (2022). “The Facebook is a state of Roma”: Negotiating identities, building communities, and belongingness online among Roma in the Czech Republic. New Media and Society.
Hatef, A.(2021). “Creating a New Roma Identity”: TV Production as an Alternative Site for Identification and Identity Negotiation. International Journal of Communication, 15, 18.
Hatef, A.,& Luqiu, R. (2020). Media and Intervention: Examining Representations of Afghan Women in The New York Times. Journalism Practice, 1-16.
Hatef, A., & Cooke, T. R. (2020). Winning hearts and minds: A critical analysis of independent media development in Afghanistan. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2020.1740764
Hatef, A.(2018). From under the veil to under the knife: Women, global beauty, and cosmetic surgery in Afghanistan.Feminist Media Studies. Advance online publication. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14680777.2017.1359200
Hatef, A. & Luqiu, L. R. (2018). Where does Afghanistan fit in China’s grand project? A content analysis of Afghan and Chinese news coverage of the One Belt, One Road initiative. International Communication Gazette.Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748048517747495
Liebler, C., Hatef, A., Munno, G. (2016). Domestic violence as entertainment: Gender, role congruity and reality television.Media Report to Women. 44 (1), 6-11 & 18-19.
Book Chapter
McAllister, M. P., & Hatef, A.(2018). Just how commercialized is children’s culture. In N. A. Jennings & S. R. Mazzarella (Eds.), 20 questions about youth & the media(2nd ed.) (pp. 185-195).New York: Peter Lang.
Book Reviews
Hatef, A. (2016). Review of Heather Savigny and Helen Warner, The politics of being a woman: Feminism, media and 21stCentury popular culture, in Feminist Media Studies, 16 (4), 750-751.
Hatef, A. (2016). Review of Rachel Alpha Johnston Hurst, Surface imaginations: Cosmetic surgery, photography, and skin, in Women’s Studies International Forum. Vol. 55 (p. 47-48).
Invited Talks & Public Scholarship
Hatef, A. (December 9, 2021). The challenges and opportunities around building Afghan and Afghan-American narratives. Empowering Afghans: Reframing the narrative and providing support. Hosted by the Afghan Virtual Summit & Muslim Public Affairs Council.
Hatef, A. (December 2, 2021). Photographing Afghanistan: A panel discussion exploring 20 years of photography and ethics. Hosted by the Photography Ethics Centre and Ethical Journalism Network.
Hatef, A. (November 2, 2021). How photos of Afghan suffering shown over and over perpetuate inequality and harm. The Conversation. Accessible athttps://theconversation.com/how-photos-of-afghan-suffering-shown-over-and-over-perpetuate-inequality-and-harm-166531
Hatef, A. (October 5, 2021). Afghanistan symposium: 20 years later. Culture and media panel. The University of California at Riverside.
Hatef, A. (August 25, 2021). Solidarity Reporting on Afghanistan: Resisting dehumanizing portrayals. The University of Texas at Austin, Center for Media.
Hatef, A. (2020, June). “You have one-minute remaining:” What my parents have taught me about distance, loss, and uncertainty. In S. Ramasubramanian (Ed.). Quarantined Across Borders Blog Series. Media Rise. Accessible at: https://www.mediarisenow.org/qab
Hatef, A. (2020, April). “Media for social change.” Campus on the Commons podcast. Accessible at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/emerson-college-school-of-communication/campus-on-the-common-bright-ideas-from-emerson-colleges-school/e/69253830
Hatef, A. (Spring 2019). Research on marginalized populations: Insights from emerging scholars. Penn State University, State College, PA
Hatef, A. (Spring 2017). Being Muslim in a Trump America. Invited Panelist on the Vilification of Muslims in Media Panel. Penn State University, State College, PA
Conference Papers & Presentations
Hatef, A. (2021). A reckoning in journalism education: Examining the approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion in journalism syllabi. Presented at the 2021 Association for Education in Mass Communication and Journalism conference, New Orleans, LA/Virtual due to COVID.
Hatef, A. (2020). “Creating a new Roma identity”: TV production as an alternative site for identification and identity negotiation. Presented at the 2020 National Communication Association, Indianapolis, IN/Virtual due to COVID
Hatef, A. (2020). “The Facebook is a state of Roma”: Negotiating identities, building communities, and belongingness online among Roma in the Czech Republic. Presented at the 2020 International Communication Association conference, Gold Coast, Australia/Virtual due to COVID.
Hatef, A. (2019) Reflections on positionality: Negotiating the insider-outsider status. Presented at the 2019 Global Gender Advocacy Summit, Boston, Massachusetts.
Hatef, A.,& Luqiu, L. R. (2018). Orientalism, gender, and media representation: A textual analysis of Afghan women in US, Afghan, and Chinese media.Presented at the 2018 International Communication Association conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
Hatef, A., (2018). Examining the construction of Roma identity, voice, and representation.International Communication Association (Pre-conference organizer), Brno, Czech Republic.
Hatef, A., & Luqiu, L. R. (2016). One belt, one road: Where does Afghanistan fit in China’s grand project?Presented at the 2016 Global Fusion conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Berberick, S., & Hatef, A. (2016) Critical race pedagogy in graduate-led communications classrooms. Presented at the 2016 Union for Democratic Communications conference, Detroit, MI, USA.
Hatef, A., & Cooke, T.(2016). From Radio Shariat to Afghan Star: Afghanistan’s transitional media system.Presented at the 2016International Association for Media and Communication Research conference, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Hatef, A. (2016). “The most feminist show on television”: A feminist analysis of
British crime drama "The Fall." Presented at the 2016 International Association for Media and Communication Research conference, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Hatef, A. (2016). Social media as spaces of resistance for Afghan women. Presented at the 2016 International Communication Association conference, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hatef, A., & Aupperle, A. (2016). Everyone’s replaceable: Motherhood and the commodification of childhood in Lifetime’s Dance Moms.Presented at the 2016 Popular Culture Association conference, Seattle, WA, USA.
Hatef, A. (2016). The post-feminist politics of the global cosmetic surgery industry. Presented at the 2016 Pennsylvania State University’s Women’s Studies Graduate Organization conference, State College, PA, USA.
Hatef, A. (2015) From under the veil to under the knife: Women, global beauty, and cosmetic surgery in Afghanistan. Presented at the 2015 International Association for Media and Communication Research conference, Montreal, Canada.
Liebler, C., Hatef, A., &Munno, G. (2014). Domestic violence as entertainment: Gender, role congruity and reality television. Presented at the 2014 Association for Education in Mass Communication and Journalism conference, Montreal, Canada.
Hatef, A., Liebler, C., & Munno, G. (2013). “It's Not Your Fault, You Didn't Recognize Me”: Acceptability of Domestic Violence on Reality TV.Presented at the 2013 National conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Hatef, A., & Kendrat, S. (2013). “Am I pretty?” YouTube Answers. Presented at the 2013 Association for Education Mass Communication and Journalism conference, Washington, D.C. Also presented at the 2013 Mid-Winter Association for Education in Mass Communication and Journalism conference, Norman, OK, USA.
Kalan, M., Hatef, A., & Fers, C. (2013). “The Fact is I’m Gay.” Coming Out as a Public Figure. Presented at the 2013 Association for Education Mass Communication and Journalism conference, Washington, D.C. Also presented at the 2013 Mid-Winter Association for Education in Mass Communication and Journalism conference, Norman, OK, USA. Highlighted in the Commission on the Status of Women Newsletter
Awards & Fellowships
Kopenhaver Center Fellow 2020
Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award 2016 – 2017
University-wide award recognizing excellence in teaching
Top paper award, Kalan, M., Hatef, A.,Fers, C. “The Fact is I’m Gay.” 2013
Coming Out as a Public Figure. Mid-Winter Association for Education Mass
Communication and Journalism conference, Commission on the Status of Women
Division, Norman, OK.
First place, Berkeley Mobile International Collaborative Competition 2008
Grants & Funding
J. William Fulbright Scholarship for Study/Research ($13,200) 2017 – 2018
Don Davis Program in Ethical Leadership Research Grant ($4,000) 2018
Don Davis Program in Ethical Leadership Research Grant ($2,000) 2016
Marlowe Froke Graduate Scholarship ($980) 2015 – 2016
Research Experience
Research Assistant August 2012- May 2014
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Served as a research assistant to Dr. Carol M. Liebler on various research
projects, which were presented at national conferences and published.
Teaching Experience
Professor
Journalism Department, Emerson College
Global Journalism, JR 260, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2021
Sophomore/Junior level course providing students with the appropriate skills and analytical tools to critically engage topics related to global journalism and to prepare students for working/reporting internationally. Course topics include covering conflict and war, positionality and reflexivity, in-depth interviewing, and the ethical considerations of global journalism.
Enrollment: 17-20
Professor
Journalism Department, Emerson College
Discovering Journalism, JR 101, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021
Introductory journalism course examining the evolution of journalism in the U.S. through analysis of print, broadcast, and online news. This course considers the role of journalism as a public service in a democratic society.
Enrollment: 30-35
Professor
Journalism Department, Emerson College
Ethics for Journalists, JR 251, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2021
Journalism course exploring the foundations and theories of ethical thinking. This course focuses on the ethical issues confronting contemporary journalists through analysis of notable case studies.
Enrollment: 20-25
Instructor
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
Mass Media and Society, COMM 100, Spring 2019
Introductory communications course focusing on the interactions between mass media and society, including topics related to economics, politics, technology, law, and culture.
Enrollment: 100
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
International Mass Communications, COMM 410, Fall 2018
Upper-level international communications course focusing on political economy, U.S. foreign policy, war and media, global advertising and consumer culture, global health communication, and global music, television, and film industries.
Enrollment: 50
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
International Mass Communications, COMM 410, Summers 2017, 2018, Online course
Independent teaching of COMM 410 online course: Upper-level international communications course focusing on political economy, U.S. foreign policy, war and media, global advertising and consumer culture, global health communication, and global music, television, and film industries.
Enrollment: 32 - 40
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
World Media Systems, COMM 419, Fall 2015; Fall 2016 - Spring 2017
Course development and independent teaching of COMM 419: Upper-level comparative international communications course focusing on global media structures, including globalization, media regulation, financing, flow, accessibility, global news reporting, and media imperialism.
Enrollment: 30-50
Graduate Teaching Assistant for Embedded Travel Program
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
World Media Systems Honors, COMM 419H, Spring 2016
Served as graduate assistant to Professor C. Michael Elavsky in an embedded travel program to the Czech Republic. Duties included supervision of undergraduate students and providing support to students while traveling.
Enrollment: 15
Graduate Teaching Assistant
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
The Mass Media and Society, COMM 100, Spring 2016
Teaching Assistant to Professor Michelle Rodino-Colocino. COMM 100: Introductory communication course focusing on social influences, including economics, politics, technology, law and culture that shape media messages.
Enrollment: 300
Graduate Teaching Assistant
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
The Art of Cinema, COMM 150, Spring 2015
Teaching Assistant to Professor Kevin Hagopian. COMM 150: Introductory cinema studies course focusing on the emergence of cinema as an institution, global dominance of Hollywood, American film industry organization, including production, distribution, exhibition, vertical integration, the studio system.
Enrollment: 300
Graduate Teaching Assistant
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
The Mass Media and Society, COMM 100, Fall 2014
Teaching Assistant to Professor Matt McAllister. COMM 100: Introductory communication course focusing on social influences, including economics, politics, technology, law and culture that shape media messages.
Enrollment: 300
Invited Lectures
Analysis of Communication Theory, October 2019
College of Communication and Information, Florida State University
Master’s Proseminar in Mass Communications,COMM 515, 2018
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
World Media System, COMM 419, 2015
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
Gender, Diversity and the Media, COMM 205, 2015
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
Political Economy of Communications, COMM 405, 2015
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
Cultural Aspects of the Mass Media, COMM 411, 2015
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
International Media Communications, COMM 410, 2015
College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
Advertising Research and Planning: A Case Study Approach, COM 509, 2014
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Media and Diversity, COM 344 Beauty Ideals, 2014
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Media and Diversity, COM 344 Beauty Ideals, 2013
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Certificates & Seminars
Central European University Summer Program: Romani Identities July 2018
and Antigypsyism Certificate of Completion
Budapest, Hungary
European Fulbright Diversity Initiative May 2018
Participant in the European Roundtable Workshop
Forum on the role of diversity in the Fulbright program
Berlin, Germany
EU-US Young Leaders Seminar April 2018
Selected by the Czech Fulbright Commission and Board to participate in
the 2018 European Union and United States Young Leaders seminar.
Exploring technological advancements, changes in societal norms, the
evolution of education, and other topics related to “The future of work.”
Brussels, Belgium
Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence Certificate May 2016
Certificate of Recognition, Thesis in Feminist Studies May 2014
Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, Syracuse University
Certificate of Advanced Study in Women and Gender Studies May 2014
Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, Syracuse University
Academic Service
Learning, Equity and Assessment Program (LEAP) Fellow 2020- Present
Student Learning Committee (member) 2019- 2020
Curriculum Committee (member) 2020- Present
Student Advising 2020- Present
Faculty Search Committee (member) Fall 2020 & Fall 2021
Academic Integrity Committee Member 2016-2017
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Graduate Students in Communications (GSIC) 2015- 2016
President
Panel Moderator “Partnering for change: Bridging academia with industry” 2016
Panel Moderator “Graduate Student Research” 2016
Panel Moderator “How to Build a CV” 2015
Graduate Students in Communications (GSIC)
Vice President 2014-2015
Cal Organization of Media Studies (COMS) 2009- 2010
Director of Professional Events
Journal & Conference Reviews
New Media and Society December 2021
International Communication Association 2021, 2022
International Communication Gazette November 2020, 2021
Political Communication December 2020
Mediální Studia/Media Studies Spring/Summer 2019
Feminist Media Studies January 2019, June 2021
Journalism Practice January 2019, February 2020
Sociální, Studia(Czech Social Studies Journal) 2018
Mediální Studia(Czech Media Studies Journal) 2017
Media Reviews
Reviewer, Public-Service Entries, The George Foster Peabody Awards Spring 2017
Community Service
Fulbright Grantee/Alumni Advisory Board of Europe Spring 2018
Task Force Member
Alumni member active in developing educational resources, support for individual empowerment, and community development for a diverse body of Fulbright grantees across Europe. Members also connect with Fulbright Commissions across Europe to improve holistic and inclusive programming for Fulbright recipients
Communication Scholars for the Advancement of Media Literacy Spring 2017
Volunteer for the Media Literacy Jamboree: An Event for Girls Grades 6th-8th
State College, PA
Languages
English - Native
Dari - Fluent