Tue. August 5, 2025
CSER Professor Sayantani DasGupta featured in CNN, People, and more

CSER’s Sayantani DasGupta was featured in several major news outlets for her take on the controversial American Eagle ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. Professor DasGupta posted a viral TikTok analyzing and historicizing the ad based on her expertise.

Read the CNN article here: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/02/entertainment/sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-ad-dunkin-drama-cec

Watch the Anderson Cooper 360 segment here: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/business/video/sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-ad-digvid

Read the People article here: https://people.com/sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-ad-explained-11781702

Read Professor DasGupta’s piece in MedPage Today here: https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/popmedicine/116839?trw=no

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