Michael L. Wayne is a lecturer in the Department of Media & Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Virginia.
From 2015 to 2018, Michael was a Kreitman Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Communication Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
His work has appeared in a variety of journals including Television & New Media, Media, Culture & Society, Journal of Popular Culture, and Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture.