Harmony Bench is an Assistant Professor of history and theory in the Dance Department at OSU. Coming from a background in Media and Performance Studies, Harmony researches the impact of media technologies on movement, gesture, and choreography--namely in social and screen media. In addition to publishing essays on viral videos, flash mobs, mobile media, and dance video games, Harmony is working on a book manuscript tentatively entitled Connectivity and Belonging: Dance, Digital Cultures, and the New Sociality.