Category: Activism & Civic Engagement
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Conclusion: Bigger than a Hamburger
Growing up in a rural, predominantly white community, food options, including grocery stores and fast food restaurants were at least a 20-minute drive away. Despite their distance, fast food restaurants still have a prominent place in my childhood and teen memories; albeit, these memories are intertwined with my racial and socioeconomic privilege. In elementary school, […]
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Scholar Spotlight: Monique Kampherm
Hi there! I am Monique Kampherm and I am a PhD candidate in English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, researching the rhetorical intersection of politics and social media. 1. Why did you apply to HASTAC? I applied the HASTAC scholars fellowship because of the extensive knowledge-network of collaborative thinkers […]
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Introduction: From Sit-In to Drive-Thru
In the introduction of Franchise, Marcia Chatelain uses the tagline “From Sit-In to Drive-Thru” to illustrate how fast-food restaurant franchises such as McDonald’s have been central to black capitalism in the United States since the 1960s. Chatelain suggests that black capitalism is “[t]he notion that black liberation can come through black control of the […]
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How to Change Our Classrooms (and Digital Spaces) to Empower Girls: Insights from Dr. Urvashi Sahni
We are excited to share the inspiring words and expertise of Dr. Urvashi Sahni, founder and CEO of the Study Hall Educational Foundation based in Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Sahni’s work centers on classrooms as “radical spaces of possibility” (a phrase she quotes from bell hooks). She weaves in critical and feminist pedagogies to integrate […]
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Neighborhoods of Refuge – PhotoVoice
Hi everyone! I am working on a website to showcase ta PhotoVoice project titled “Neighborhoods of Refuge.” The projected was carried out by faculty and students from Florida International University and Miami Dade College, alongside the organization Camillus House in Miami. Project participants attended photography workshops and debriefing sessions where they discussed issues related to homelessness. […]
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Introduction to Kathryn McDonald — First Time HASTAC Scholar 2019-2021
Hello, everyone! My name is Kathryn McDonald, and I am in the first year of my Master’s in Library and Information Science through the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I am an online student and live on the north Oregon coast. I am excited to meet everyone in this program, and I think that the best […]
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Numbered Lives: Kick Off Interview with Jacqueline Wernimont (Nehal El-Hadi and Jon Heggestad)
This post is part of the HASTAC Scholars Collaborative Book Discussion on Numbered Lives: Life and Death in Quantum Media (MIT Press, 2018), by HASTAC Co-Director Jacqueline Wernimont. — By Nehal El-Hadi & Jon Heggestad To kick off the HASTAC Scholars collaborative book discussion on Professor Jacque Wernimont’s Numbered Lives: Life and Death in Quantum […]
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Navigating my way through Public Scholarship
I am sure I am not the only one here who started her PhD program thinking about all the impact this intellectual pursuit will have in solving some of the word’s most impressing issues. Sounds idealistic? I agree! Prior to pursuing my PhD in Islamic Civilizations Studies, I was working with an NGO that that […]
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Social Media and Animal Activism
Introduction and Background Information: Before the Internet, activism in general was somewhat limited in comparison to what is achievable today. I say “somewhat limited” very lightly because this is not to discredit what activists in the past have accomplished and history proves that activism is successful, with or without technology. An example of this is […]
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Facebook Live: Love it or Lose It?
Facebook Live: Love it or Lose It? By: Cameron B. White Introduction Social media has long been a great influence in our current day, from quick fads to motivational videos; much of our entertainment comes from our social media platforms. Due to the raving success, ease of access, and diversity of content, many activists […]