Renee Hobbs is a Professor at Temple University’s School of Communications and Theater in Philadelphia, where she founded the Media Education Lab. She holds a BA in English Literature and Film/Video Studies and an MA in Communication from the University of Michigan and an EdD from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in media literacy, digital authorship, children and media, media education and contemporary propaganda to students in Education, English, Communication Studies and Library and Information Studies.