Social Graffiti Media

Publishing across formats, disciplines, and communities.

Our publishing program brings together articles, essays, research, stories, visual projects, educational resources, and multimedia work.

Editorial publishing

Articles, essays, reviews, cultural criticism, research summaries, interviews, commentary, and public scholarship.

Creative publishing

Stories, memoir, poetry, photography, visual essays, illustrations, memes, video projects, and experimental forms.

Educational publishing

Lesson materials, classroom collections, student anthologies, faculty projects, guides, reports, and teaching resources.

Publishing as a Public Conversation

Social Graffiti Media is designed as a publishing network that connects scholarship, creative work, journalism, visual storytelling, and community voices. Rather than functioning as a traditional publisher alone, this section is intended to become a place where researchers, educators, artists, students, and organizations can share work that encourages thoughtful dialogue and strengthens public understanding.

Future publishing initiatives will include themed collections, peer-reviewed and editorially reviewed articles, multimedia essays, interviews, anthologies, classroom publication projects, and collaborative special issues developed with universities and community partners. Visitors will be able to discover new authors, follow ongoing series, submit original work, and explore curated collections organized around communication, culture, identity, media, and common ground.

Research Spotlight

Research on participatory culture and digital publishing suggests that collaborative publication networks can increase engagement, broaden participation, and encourage knowledge sharing across communities (Jenkins, 2006; Shirky, 2008). Communication scholarship also emphasizes that accessible public scholarship helps bridge academic and community audiences.

APA References
Jenkins, H. (2006). Convergence culture: Where old and new media collide. New York University Press.
Shirky, C. (2008). Here comes everybody: The power of organizing without organizations. Penguin Press.