Rachel E. Dubrofsky

Rachel E. Dubrofsky is professor and chair of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University. Her work is rooted in a critical cultural studies tradition with a focus on critical race, feminist media, and critical surveillance studies, with a recurring focus on authenticity and whiteness. Dubrofsky is regularly interviewed by the media for her expertise and has been quoted in, among others, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, TIME, Bitch Media, Salon.com, USA Today, and The Daily Beast. She is author of The Surveillance of Women on Reality Television: Watching “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” and coeditor of Feminist Surveillance Studies. Her work has appeared in such publications as Critical Studies in Media Communication; Communication, Culture & Critique; Feminist Media Studies; and Television and New Media.