Celeste Wagner
Assistant Professor | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, UNITED STATES
Celeste Wagner studies communication around political and social issues, particularly intersecting gender inequalities in the Americas.
Biography
Celeste Wagner’s recent research includes the emotional experiences, interpretations and practices of consuming news and perceived misinformation during times of political polarization in the U.S., the role of the perceived gender of journalists on the promotion of ideas around the severity of sexual harassment; the role of partisanship and gender in people’s assessment of sexual harassment scandals involving politicians in the U.S., and a study on the role of a survivor/victim’s racialized ethnicity and class backgrounds on news audiences’ responses in Argentina and the U.S.
Areas of Expertise (5)
Political Communication
International and Intercultural Communication
Gender
Multicultural/Race Communication and Issues
Social Advocacy and Social Change
Media Appearances (2)
Celeste Wagner Comments on Escapism and the Popular Max Series “Succession”
UF College of Journalism and Communications online
2023-06-05
Celeste Wagner, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, was quoted in “Shows Like ‘Succession’ Tap Into Our Deepest Desires for Escapism” published in University of Florida News on June 4. The article focuses on the collective cultural obsession with the Emmy Award-winning Max series, “Succession.”
In support for the Supreme Court, partisanship trumps concern around gender equality
The London School of Economics and Political Science online
2022-10-24
Recent decisions by the US Supreme Court such as the overturning of Roe. vs Wade have raised questions about the institution’s legitimacy in the eyes of the American public. In a new study, Jin Woo Kim and María Celeste Wagner look at whether the Roe decision has affected trust in the Supreme Court. They find that since 2018, trust in the Supreme Court has become increasingly partisan with Democratic voters’ trust falling from 60 to 16 percent while Republicans’ confidence has remained almost the same.
Articles (3)
Watching Turkish television dramas in Argentina: entangled proximities and resigned agency in global media flows
Journal of CommunicationMaría Celeste Wagner, et. al
2023-02-06
For decades, the theory of cultural proximity, which states that audiences prefer culturally proximal content (Straubhaar, 1991), has remained a major framework to explain audience preferences. We show how transnational media flows have challenged its contemporary applicability. To probe this, we focus on a recent, intriguing, and still understudied development: the success of Turkish television dramas (dizi) in Latin America, the land where the telenovela was born.
In support for the Supreme Court, partisanship trumps concern around gender equality
USAppJin Kim, María Celeste Wagner
2022-10-24
Recent decisions by the US Supreme Court such as the overturning of Roe. vs Wade have raised questions about the institution’s legitimacy in the eyes of the American public. In a new study, Jin Woo Kim and María Celeste Wagner look at whether the Roe decision has affected trust in the Supreme Court. They find that since 2018, trust in the Supreme Court has become increasingly partisan with Democratic voters’ trust falling from 60 to 16 percent while Republicans’ confidence has remained almost the same. They also find that there is little difference in trust in the Supreme Court between men and women.
Responding To Media Coverage Of Gender-Based Violence In Argentina And The United States: A Mixed Methods Study Of The Intersecting Roles Of Gender, Class, And Racialized Ethnicity Among General
Publicly Accessible Penn DissertationsMaría Celeste Wagner
2022-01-07
Years after the emergence of anti-violence feminist movements in the Americas—the Ni Una Menos in Argentina and the #MeToo in the United States—how do feminist expert publics and ordinary citizens evaluate and respond to the media coverage of gender-based violence (GBV) in their countries? Have feminist activists been successful in promoting a gender equality framework among their citizenries?
