In Focus: Activism and Achievements
We invite you to join us for a book talk and dialogue about transgender activism & join us in acknowledging achievements in our affiliate community!
Spotlight on Transgender Equality & Activism
Don't miss out on a transformative and enlightening event next week! Join us on February 8th at 3:30 pm in the Freedom Forum Conference Center (or remotely via webinar) as CITAP hosts TJ Billard for a compelling book talk on their "Voices for Transgender Equality: Making Change in the Networked Public Sphere."
This is a unique opportunity to engage with a passionate advocate and gain valuable insights into “an insider's view into transgender activism during the first two years of the Trump administration” (Oxford University Press).
Whether you choose to attend in person or virtually, this event promises to be informative & inspiring. Register now to secure your spot and be part of an important conversation that shapes the future of equality and understanding.
Affiliate Highlights
🎉Congrats to Kirsten Eddy, former CITAP graduate research fellow and Senior Researcher at the Center for News, Technology & Innovation, for joining the Pew Research Center as a senior researcher on their news and information research team!
📚Pranav Malhotra, faculty affiliate and Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Department of Communication and Media, is a co-editor on “Women’s Agency and Mobile Communication Under the Radar”, which releases on February 1st.
“This volume maps the role of mobile communication in the daily lives of women around the globe, shedding light on “under-the-radar” use of mobile communication to display a nuanced understanding of social impacts that may affect the gender construction processes of women at the individual, institutional, and societal levels.
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This comprehensive and interdisciplinary volume will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, new and digital media, mobile communication, gender studies, sociology, anthropology, political science, and cultural studies.”
Publications and appearances
“X’s user base and monthly visits have declined somewhat since the takeover, but the magnitude of those declines has been moderate… Some evidence suggests that the declines are mostly due to fewer new users joining the platform as opposed to longtime users abandoning it. X still seems to have quite a vibrant Black community, and I can’t say I’ve noticed fundamental shifts in its collective behavior.” Deen Freelon spoke with Wired about how “Black Twitter Remains Unbothered in Elon Musk's X.”
Coming soon
February
February 5th @ 12pm: The UNC Center on Technology Policy is hosting a webinar, “How Should We Regulate Generative AI in Political Ads?” featuring Dara Lindenbaum, Erin Maye Quade, and Ari Cohn. Register here!
February 8th @ 3:30pm in the Freedom Forum Conference Center: CITAP is hosting TJ Billard for a book talk on their “Voices for Transgender Equality”.
Register to join online or join in-person. UNC Students are eligible for CLE credit.
March
March 20th @ 12pm in the Freedom Forum conference Center: UNC Sociology and CITAP are co-hosting speaker, Forrest Stuart. Lunch will be provided! More details to come.