Black Thought 2.0 will focus on the roles of digital technology and social media in furthering the mission of Black Studies. The conference will specifically explore how scholars are using technologies to further their research, do collaborative forms of scholarship and activism, and to reach broadeā¦
African & African American Studies
From Jena Louisiana to Tahrir Square: Activism in the Age of Social Media Jasiri X (Pittsburg based artist & activist) Alexis Pauline Gumbs (Broken Beautiful Press/Mobile Homecoming Project) Moya Bailey (Emory University/Crunk Feminist Collective) Kimberly Ellis aka Dr. Goddess (artist, activist, historian) Salamishah Tillett (University of Pennsylvania) Treva Lindsey (Moderator, University of Missouri)
Panel #1 9-10:15 am The Chocolate Supa Highway: Precursors to Black Social Media Abdul Alkalimat (University of Illinois) Michelle Ferrier (Elon University) Lynne d Johnson (Director of Strategy & Engagement at Whisprgroup) Lee D. Baker (Moderator, Duke University)
On the Grid: Teaching and Researching in the Digital Age Allison Clark (Founder AMedia1/HASTAC) Kim Pearson (College of New Jersey) Simone Browne (University of Texas at Austin) Howard Rambsy II (Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville) Thomas F. DeFrantz (Moderator, Duke University)
S. Craig Watkins studies young people's social and digital media behaviors. He teaches at the University of Texas, Austin, in the departments of Radio-Television-Film, Sociology, and the Center for African and African American Studies. Craig is also a Faculty Fellow for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement and a Global Fellow for the IC2 at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan.