About Neta Kligler-Vilenchik
Neta Kligler-Vilenchik is Assistant Professor of Communication and Journalism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her work focuses on civic and political engagement in the context of the changing media environment, especially among young people. For several years, she was a member of the Media, Activism & Participatory Politics (MAPP) project, based at the University of Southern California (USC). Her Ph.D. (USC, 2015) examined intersections between popular culture, and civic engagement, and the concept of alternative citizenship models. Neta has published work in leading communication journals, including New Media & Society, International Journal of Communication, Social Media + Society, and Computers in Human Behavior. She is an author on the book “By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism,” published by NYU Press.
Nerdfighters, an informal fan community encouraging civic engagement, highlights the need for out-of-school, youth-driven participatory spaces to build critical cultural skills. 