Faculty

Profile

Working at the intersection of cultural studies, media studies, and feminist theory, Kate has authored multiple books, including most recently, The End of Forgetting (Harvard University Press, 2019), Content (The MIT Press, 2022), and School Yearbook: The Untold Story of a Cringey Tradition and Its Digital Afterlife (University of Chicago Press, 2025). Her writing on technology, youth cultures, and education can also be found in publications such as the MIT Technology Review, Wired, Literary Hub, and the Times Higher Education Supplement. 

In addition to her contributions as a writer, researcher, and educator, Kate has held leadership roles at the director, department chair, and dean levels. She also has a long history of working as a consultant in the nonprofit and private sectors. Prior to joining The New School, Kate completed degrees at Trent University, Simon Fraser University, and York University, and from 2000 to 2008, she taught at Toronto Metropolitan University in the Arts & Contemporary Studies Program and Graduate Program in Communication and Culture. 

Degrees Held

PhD, York University 

MA, Simon Fraser University

BA, Trent University 

Recent Publications

Influence without Power (The MIT Press, forthcoming)

School Yearbook: The Untold Story of a Cringey Tradition and Its Digital Afterlife (University of Chicago Press, 2025)

Content (MIT Press, 2022) 

The End of Forgetting: Growing Up with Social Media (Harvard University Press, 2019).

Adjusted Margin: Xerography, Art, and Activism in the Late Twentieth Century (The MIT Press, 2016)

The Archival Turn in Feminism (Temple University Press, 2013)

Selected Essays and Reviews - Wired, The MIT Technology Review, Science, Literary Hub, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The Times Higher Education Supplement.  

Series Editor  - Page and Screen, a book and media studies series published by the University of Massachusetts Press