Caitlin Donnelly, a Master’s student in Communication and Culture, joins the team with a focus on fan studies, particularly textile-based fan practices like cosplay. With a background in arts marketing and a passion for fandom and community building, her research explores fan creativity, maker culture, and accessibility in textile and fashion arts. Welcome, Caitlin!
Silja Mitange, a Master’s student in Communications and Culture at Toronto Metropolitan and York University, joins the team with a focus on digital redlining, Black data governance, and AI’s impact on marginalized voices. With a background in corporate communications and UX design, she explores technology, policy, and digital culture. Outside academia, she enjoys slam poetry. […]
Ana Hermeto Kubrusly, a PhD candidate in Communication Sciences at NOVA University of Lisbon, joins the team as a visiting researcher at York University’s Institute for Research on Digital Literacies. Her work explores children’s and adolescents’ relationships with digital environments, focusing on literacy, skills, well-being, and digital cultures. She has contributed to projects like ySKILLS […]