A. G. O. Whiteside

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-02

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4 h-index 25 pubs 60 cited

Biography and Research Information

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A. G. O. Whiteside's research focuses on the intersection of media, culture, and social commentary. Their work investigates how digital platforms shape public discourse and collective memory, particularly concerning fandom, conspiracy theories, and social justice movements. Whiteside has published on topics such as fan engagement with celebrity culture, the representation of conspiracy narratives in children's media, and the digital archiving of memorial images following tragic events. Other research areas include the critique of feminist ideologies and the analysis of online symbology related to social and political identity. Whiteside's scholarly output includes 12 publications with an h-index of 3 and 29 total citations. They have collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Madeline Studebaker, Joe Edward Hatfield, Madison McBride, and Ryan Shepard.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 25
  • Citations: 60

Selected Publications

  • Archiving memorial images circulated via social media after the suicide of a trans teenager (2025)
  • Parasitic public memory: #ReclaimTheRainbow and the symbology of conservative victimhood (2025)
  • Fandom and argumentation in the social media era: Taylor Swift fans and the rhetoric of Easter egg hunts (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Confronting boot strap feminism (2024)
  • Kinder-Conspiracy Theories: Disney's <i>Gravity Falls</i> and the Conspiracy Genre in Children's Television (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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