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CAPT Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology

CAPT promotes the study of American political history and its intersections with modern communications technology with a goal of utilizing the best insights of the humanities and social sciences to advance a better understandings of the past, present, and future of media, public discourse, and American democracy in the information age.

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OUR MISSION 

 

CAPT supports and helps disseminate research grounded in the humanities and social sciences that analyzes the intersections of politics and communicates technology in modern American history. While Americans have access to more information than ever before, the expansion of media options and advancement of disinformation and deep fake technology have changed the nature of political communication in society. This center will generate historically grounded conversations around these issues and forge enlightened present day solutions to address the challenges associated with increasing political polarization and partisan divides in modern America. 

 

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CAPT TO HOST A SEMINAR LECTURE FEATURING DATA & SOCIETY'S ALICE MARWICK 

On December 8, 2025, CAPT will feature a discussion with Data & Society's Alice Marwick, as part of the center's seminar lecture series. Dr. Marwick's presentation will draw from case studies on QAnon, TikTok conspiracy theorists, and Facebook Transvestigators to examine how online communities produce evidence for false and fringe beliefs.

Purdue faculty, postdocs, and graduate students are invited to attend. The lecture will take place in BRNG 1255 from 11:30am-1:00pm. Lunch will be provided for attendees.

For more information on Dr. Marwick's talk, please view this link.

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Sage Goodwin Co-Authors Piece for "The Conversation"  

Sage Goodwin, postdoctoral fellow at CAPT, co-authored a recent piece for "The Conversation" with Oscar Winberg, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Turku. Their work examines how today's TV networks remain even more vulnerable to political pressure than in years past.  

Check out their piece by visiting this link.

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TIME Magazine's "Made by History" publishes "How We Oversimplified the History of the Vietnam War" by Dr. Andrew Bellisari

Andrew Bellisari, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Faculty Fellow at the Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology (CAPT) is author of a recent piece in TIME Magazine's "Made by History." Dr. Bellisari's article, which explores the memory and legacy of the complex Vietnam War and its many different narratives, was presented and workshopped with faculty and graduate students as part of CAPT's seminar series.   

To read the article, visit this link.