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Derek Thompson

Derek Thompson is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is also聽the author of the books and , which he co-wrote with Ezra Klein. He is the host of the podcast . Here on The Heights, Thompson will discuss 鈥淎bundance at Scale.鈥�

Michael Serazio

Michael Serazio is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication whose research and teaching interests include media production, advertising, popular culture, political communication, and new media. His first book, (NYU Press, 2013), investigates the integration of brands into entertainment content, social patterns, and digital platforms.

His scholarly work has appeared in the , the , , the , , and , among other journals.

Serazio received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania鈥檚 Annenberg School for Communication. He also holds a B.A. in Communication from the University of San Francisco and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University. A former staff writer for the Houston Press, an alternative newsweekly, his reporting was recognized as a finalist for the Livingston Awards and he has continued to write essays on media and culture for , , , , and . He also serves on the editorial board for the National Seminar of Jesuit Higher Education, which publishes Conversations magazine.