Emily Lynell Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 4207731 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emily Lynell Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emily Lynell |
| FAMILY NAME | Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | EDWARDS E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Francis College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3388-559X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Digital pioneers
Get the hammer out
This paper focuses on revealing how the interplay between algorithmic interactions and the intuitive ways humans navigate digital environments can be researched through a multi-method approach to collecting and critically examining data from online platforms. We use a case study that looks at the role that social media engagement by transnational activists, local activists and celebrities played in amplifying an offline protest by group of women …
Transnationalising Dadis as Feminist Political/Activist Subjects
This article examines Twitter publics to map how the ‘ dadis of Shaheen Bagh’ (grandmothers of Shaheen Bagh) emerged as political subjects through transnational media space even though they themselves did not directly access social media. A team of feminist media researchers examine how social media networks were mobilised strategically to gain international visibility and traction. Through a feminist close reading of Twitter data and a select fe…
Hash)tagging intersection(ality)
In this article, we examine how Twitter users discuss intersections of the Black American and Palestinian experience in 2021 through the lens of intersectionality. We explore two questions; how is intersectionality discussed and performed by Twitter users in relation to the Palestinian and Black experience against the backdrop of this particular crisis in Gaza? And how do users engage with the language of intersectionality to either reify, contra…
A multi-faceted evaluation of the impact on students of an Australian university-wide academic language development program
Books Aren't Dead
This article explores how the podcast medium as a form of audio technology has facilitated the reimagining of academic publication and feminist praxis. In this case study, we situate the podcast Books Aren’t Dead (BAD), an affiliate of the Fembot Collective, within a broader context of digital humanities scholarship and the field's potential to utilize audio technology to realize feminist approaches. BAD, as a podcast, serves as an open-access me…
Shaheen Bagh
In this article, we examine protest of India’s passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Registry of Citizens (NRC) which spurred instances of physical and digital protest. We study the intersections of gender, political subjectivities, and digital activism among anti-CAA-NRC activists, specifically the “Women of Shaheen Bagh.” We discuss our data collection methods, description, and analysis of the protests in the context of la…
Searching for a Room of One’s Own
For diasporic communities created through violence or forcible resettlement, home transcends physical boundaries and becomes a blend of past experience and future imagination. Iranians displaced after the 1979 Revolution have imagined home through various cultural mediums, such as, television, film, and literature. Three cultural texts produced by Iranian women, (Persepolis, Shahs of Sunset, and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), in particular, o…
Get the hammer out
This paper focuses on revealing how the interplay between algorithmic interactions and the intuitive ways humans navigate digital environments can be researched through a multi-method approach to collecting and critically examining data from online platforms. We use a case study that looks at the role that social media engagement by transnational activists, local activists and celebrities played in amplifying an offline protest by group of women …
Shaheen Bagh
In this article, we examine protest of India’s passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Registry of Citizens (NRC) which spurred instances of physical and digital protest. We study the intersections of gender, political subjectivities, and digital activism among anti-CAA-NRC activists, specifically the “Women of Shaheen Bagh.” We discuss our data collection methods, description, and analysis of the protests in the context of la…
Searching for a Room of One’s Own
For diasporic communities created through violence or forcible resettlement, home transcends physical boundaries and becomes a blend of past experience and future imagination. Iranians displaced after the 1979 Revolution have imagined home through various cultural mediums, such as, television, film, and literature. Three cultural texts produced by Iranian women, (Persepolis, Shahs of Sunset, and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), in particular, o…
Books Aren't Dead
This article explores how the podcast medium as a form of audio technology has facilitated the reimagining of academic publication and feminist praxis. In this case study, we situate the podcast Books Aren’t Dead (BAD), an affiliate of the Fembot Collective, within a broader context of digital humanities scholarship and the field's potential to utilize audio technology to realize feminist approaches. BAD, as a podcast, serves as an open-access me…
Shaheen Bagh
In this article, we examine protest of India’s passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Registry of Citizens (NRC) which spurred instances of physical and digital protest. We study the intersections of gender, political subjectivities, and digital activism among anti-CAA-NRC activists, specifically the “Women of Shaheen Bagh.” We discuss our data collection methods, description, and analysis of the protests in the context of la…
A multi-faceted evaluation of the impact on students of an Australian university-wide academic language development program
Transnationalising Dadis as Feminist Political/Activist Subjects
This article examines Twitter publics to map how the ‘ dadis of Shaheen Bagh’ (grandmothers of Shaheen Bagh) emerged as political subjects through transnational media space even though they themselves did not directly access social media. A team of feminist media researchers examine how social media networks were mobilised strategically to gain international visibility and traction. Through a feminist close reading of Twitter data and a select fe…
Hash)tagging intersection(ality)
In this article, we examine how Twitter users discuss intersections of the Black American and Palestinian experience in 2021 through the lens of intersectionality. We explore two questions; how is intersectionality discussed and performed by Twitter users in relation to the Palestinian and Black experience against the backdrop of this particular crisis in Gaza? And how do users engage with the language of intersectionality to either reify, contra…
Digital pioneers
Get the hammer out
This paper focuses on revealing how the interplay between algorithmic interactions and the intuitive ways humans navigate digital environments can be researched through a multi-method approach to collecting and critically examining data from online platforms. We use a case study that looks at the role that social media engagement by transnational activists, local activists and celebrities played in amplifying an offline protest by group of women …
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Social Media and Politics (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works)