Editorial Board Members

Ashley Hinck is an associate professor in Communication at Xavier University where she researches the internet, fandom, and politics. Hinck’s research examines fan-based citizenship performances as new digital civic practices. She is the author of Politics for the Love of Fandom: Fan-Based Citizenship in a Digital Age (Louisiana State University Press, 2019) and co-author of Poaching Politics: Online Communication during the 2016 US Presidential Election (Peter Lang, 2018). Hinck’s research has appeared in numerous academic journals including Communication Theory, Critical Studies in Media Communication, and Transformative Works & Cultures. She has been interviewed by BuzzFeed News, BBC Radio, and the Wisconsin State Journal, among others.