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Matthew Hannah

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2012
Misinformation and Its ImpactsGender, Feminism, and MediaDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementSociology and Education StudiesSocial Media and Politics

Publications

33

Citations

161

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

14

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
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Matthew Hannah studies how misinformation, conspiracy theories (such as QAnon), and online communities shape public understanding of information in the digital age. His work also touches on digital archives, feminist approaches to preserving historical materials, and literary/cultural studies topics like modernist publishing. Overall, his research bridges information science, media studies, and the humanities to examine how people find, trust, and interpret information online.

Misinformation and conspiracy theories (e.g., QAnon)Information literacy and epistemologyDigital archives and feminist archival practicesSocial media and public discourseLiterary/cultural studies (modernism, periodicals)

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a notable increase in 2025, following a period of more moderate, steady activity averaging about 3 publications per year over the last 5 years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 4 publications242025: 7 publications72526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • transcript Verlag eBooks×3
  • Journal of Information Literacy×2
  • First Monday×1
  • Social Media + Society×1
  • Collection Management×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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