Natalie H. Coulter

Natalie Coulter’s research investigates consumer culture, media, and digital media, with an emphasis on youth engagement. Her projects address topics including children’s digital cultures, family media practices, and Canadian media, currently culminating in a book on digital capitalism.

Keywords: consumer culture; digital capitalism; children’s media; Canadian media; family practices

Recent publications:

Coulter, N. (2018). My Moshi Monster Is “Desolate”: Digital Games and Affect in Neoliberal Capitalism. In Youth Mediations and Affective Relations (Vol. 1–Book, Section, pp. 107–118). Springer International Publishing.

Coulter, N. (2020). Book Review: Manufacturing Happy Citizens: How the Science and Industry of Happiness Control Our Lives. Cultural Sociology, 14(4), 461–463.

Coulter, N. (2021). “Frappés, friends, and fun”: Affective labor and the cultural industry of girlhood. Journal of Consumer Culture, 21(3), 487–500.

Coulter, N. (2021). Stop telling girls to smile—It pressures them to accept the unjust status quo. The Canadian Press.

Coulter, N., & Moruzi, K. (2020). Woke girls: From The Girl’s Realm to Teen Vogue. Feminist Media Studies, Journal Article, 1–15.

Driver, S., & Coulter, N. (2018). Youth mediations and affective relations. Springer.

Gasher, M., Skinner, D., Coulter, N., & Lorimer, R. (2020). Media and communication in Canada: Networks, culture, technology, audiences (Ninth). Oxford University Press.

Kennedy, M., & Coulter, N. (2018). Introduction: Locating Tween Girls. Girlhood Studies, 11(1), 1–7.

Mauk, M., Willett, R., & Coulter, N. (2020). The can-do girl goes to coding camp: A discourse analysis of news reports on coding initiatives designed for girls. Learning, Media and Technology, 45(4), 395–408.  

Sample of supervised ComCult projects:

2021 - Ashley McClintock; Project-Paper: re:TO: Pursuing urban re-imaginaries through an affected ontological inquiry into the Capitalocene in Toronto

2021 - Meredith Burling; Project-Paper: How Can Instagram Be a Better Space for You?

2019 - Anastazya Vydelingum; Major Research Paper: Barbie Savior: Politicizing Voluntourism Through Instagram Parody

2019 - Erni Suparti; Major Research Paper: Gender construction in Muslim Tween Stories:  A Discourse of Intersectionality of Religious and Gender Representations

2015 - Natasha Collishaw; Major Research Paper: Immigrant Teenagers: Rebellious and Free Or Occupied With Responsibilities?