Tiera Tanksley
Biographic Data
| ID | 5450554 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tiera Tanksley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tiera |
| FAMILY NAME | Tanksley |
| SIGNATURE | TANKSLEY T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Boulder |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6595-0440 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Algorithms of Injustice
This study explores the pervasive presence of racially traumatic content (RTC) on social media and its profound impact on the mental well-being of Black youth. Utilizing ethnographic content analysis and grounded in critical race technology theory (CRTT), the research identifies key manifestations of RTC, including Black death, digital harassment, deepfakes, and war content. Social media’s algorithmic structures amplify RTC, perpetuating systemic…
Race, Education and #BlackLivesMatter
Grounded in critical race theory and a burgeoning field of Black feminist technology studies, this article takes a techno-structural approach to understanding the promise and peril of internet technology to support activism, transformational resistance and counter-storytelling for Black college-agewomen. Qualitative interviews with 17 Black undergraduate women reveal multiple benefits of leveraging social media for racial justice, as well as the …
The Internet Doesn't Exist in the Sky
This article utilizes speculative and visual storytelling alongside interdisciplinary research on artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic oppression to engage in a thought experiment on how literacy studies might refuse the oppressionist logics currently undermining the possibilities of AI in literacy education. As technological advancements in education will only continue to increase and as society is yet to ascertain the parameters of an e…
Towards a Method of Black Feminist Archival Bricolage
This essay considers the erasure and visceral laceration of Black women’s herstories from white, masculinized archives, timelines, and cartographies of the past. It simultaneously centers the identity-oriented and historically anchored ways everyday Black women collect, curate, and pass down personal archives for the purpose of intergenerational survival and uplift. In centering the life writings and oral narratives of three Black women in the au…
Multiracial Faculty Members’ Experiences with Biculturalism
Framed by the concept of biculturalism this study explores how 26 Multiracial faculty members form and use biculturalism to navigate an academy steeped in monoculturalism, or the belief that all people should conform to a dominant white westernized worldview. Findings from this study suggest that many Multiracial faculty members form and use a unique form of biculturalism, borderlands biculturalism, to navigate postsecondary contexts. Study findi…
Race, Education and #BlackLivesMatter
Grounded in critical race theory and a burgeoning field of Black feminist technology studies, this article takes a techno-structural approach to understanding the promise and peril of internet technology to support activism, transformational resistance and counter-storytelling for Black college-agewomen. Qualitative interviews with 17 Black undergraduate women reveal multiple benefits of leveraging social media for racial justice, as well as the …
The Internet Doesn't Exist in the Sky
This article utilizes speculative and visual storytelling alongside interdisciplinary research on artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic oppression to engage in a thought experiment on how literacy studies might refuse the oppressionist logics currently undermining the possibilities of AI in literacy education. As technological advancements in education will only continue to increase and as society is yet to ascertain the parameters of an e…
Towards a Method of Black Feminist Archival Bricolage
This essay considers the erasure and visceral laceration of Black women’s herstories from white, masculinized archives, timelines, and cartographies of the past. It simultaneously centers the identity-oriented and historically anchored ways everyday Black women collect, curate, and pass down personal archives for the purpose of intergenerational survival and uplift. In centering the life writings and oral narratives of three Black women in the au…
Multiracial Faculty Members’ Experiences with Biculturalism
Framed by the concept of biculturalism this study explores how 26 Multiracial faculty members form and use biculturalism to navigate an academy steeped in monoculturalism, or the belief that all people should conform to a dominant white westernized worldview. Findings from this study suggest that many Multiracial faculty members form and use a unique form of biculturalism, borderlands biculturalism, to navigate postsecondary contexts. Study findi…
Multiracial Faculty Members’ Experiences with Biculturalism
Framed by the concept of biculturalism this study explores how 26 Multiracial faculty members form and use biculturalism to navigate an academy steeped in monoculturalism, or the belief that all people should conform to a dominant white westernized worldview. Findings from this study suggest that many Multiracial faculty members form and use a unique form of biculturalism, borderlands biculturalism, to navigate postsecondary contexts. Study findi…
Towards a Method of Black Feminist Archival Bricolage
This essay considers the erasure and visceral laceration of Black women’s herstories from white, masculinized archives, timelines, and cartographies of the past. It simultaneously centers the identity-oriented and historically anchored ways everyday Black women collect, curate, and pass down personal archives for the purpose of intergenerational survival and uplift. In centering the life writings and oral narratives of three Black women in the au…
Race, Education and #BlackLivesMatter
Grounded in critical race theory and a burgeoning field of Black feminist technology studies, this article takes a techno-structural approach to understanding the promise and peril of internet technology to support activism, transformational resistance and counter-storytelling for Black college-agewomen. Qualitative interviews with 17 Black undergraduate women reveal multiple benefits of leveraging social media for racial justice, as well as the …
The Internet Doesn't Exist in the Sky
This article utilizes speculative and visual storytelling alongside interdisciplinary research on artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic oppression to engage in a thought experiment on how literacy studies might refuse the oppressionist logics currently undermining the possibilities of AI in literacy education. As technological advancements in education will only continue to increase and as society is yet to ascertain the parameters of an e…
Algorithms of Injustice
This study explores the pervasive presence of racially traumatic content (RTC) on social media and its profound impact on the mental well-being of Black youth. Utilizing ethnographic content analysis and grounded in critical race technology theory (CRTT), the research identifies key manifestations of RTC, including Black death, digital harassment, deepfakes, and war content. Social media’s algorithmic structures amplify RTC, perpetuating systemic…
Sociology (3 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (2 works) · Media literacy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Media and Politics (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · algorithmic amplification (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)