Nisa Asgarali-Hoffman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4266712 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nisa Asgarali-Hoffman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Asgarali-Hoffman |
| SIGNATURE | ASGARALI-HOFFMAN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7159-4796 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Archipelago of Signifiers
This article presents an analysis of YouTube videos wherein creators reveal the results of their direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry tests. I analyze these reveal videos, their comment threads, and the role of YouTube in hosting these videos, to capture the popular discourse around the relationship between DNA and racial identity. By employing critical technocultural discourse analysis (CTDA), I explore how Caribbean content creators discuss raci…
Community laboratories in the United States
Informal learning environments play a critical role in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning across the lifespan and are consequential in informing public understanding and engagement. This can be difficult to accomplish in life science where expertise thresholds and logistics involved with handling biological materials can restrict access. Community laboratories are informal learning environments that provide access to the r…
Examining vulnerability in youth digital information practices scholarship
An Archipelago of Signifiers
This article presents an analysis of YouTube videos wherein creators reveal the results of their direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry tests. I analyze these reveal videos, their comment threads, and the role of YouTube in hosting these videos, to capture the popular discourse around the relationship between DNA and racial identity. By employing critical technocultural discourse analysis (CTDA), I explore how Caribbean content creators discuss raci…
Examining vulnerability in youth digital information practices scholarship
Community laboratories in the United States
Informal learning environments play a critical role in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning across the lifespan and are consequential in informing public understanding and engagement. This can be difficult to accomplish in life science where expertise thresholds and logistics involved with handling biological materials can restrict access. Community laboratories are informal learning environments that provide access to the r…
An Archipelago of Signifiers
This article presents an analysis of YouTube videos wherein creators reveal the results of their direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry tests. I analyze these reveal videos, their comment threads, and the role of YouTube in hosting these videos, to capture the popular discourse around the relationship between DNA and racial identity. By employing critical technocultural discourse analysis (CTDA), I explore how Caribbean content creators discuss raci…
Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Archipelago (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Biology (1 work)