Abstract: Advancements in AI and other digital technologies have significantly altered not only how we perform daily interactions but also, they have shifted our conception of reality and the hyperreal. In this heightened attention economy and post privacy era, social justice activists continue to attempt to navigate the chaotic digital political landscape. Much of this work requires them to misstep the increased potential for doxing, unending streams of disinformation, and rising threats of misrepresentations via AI generated content. Throughout the talk I explore how marginalized communities have continued their ideological resistance work through the forging of discursive and rhetorical virtual spaces, while navigating through the aforementioned technological driven destabilizing obstacles and hindrances.
Joseanne Cudjoe is an Assistant Professor of Critical Digital Media Studies in the Department of Arts, Culture, & Media at University of Toronto Scarborough. She is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research focuses on Digital humanities, alternative media production and Women and Gender Studies. Her research interests lie in the intersection of Black female body politics, digital social movements, counter-hegemonic media production, social reproduction, and collective identity formation.
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