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Visual Representations of Race and Gender: Analyzing “Me” in #IfTheyGunnedMeDown on Tumblr

MIT Building 56, Room 114 Access via 21 Ames Street, Cambridge

Jenny Korn uses critical race theories and intersectional feminist theories to analyze the visual and textual content of the blog #IfTheyGunnedMeDown to reveal constructions of social justice, respectability politics, media biases, racial stereotypes, viral popularity, and hashtag activism on Tumblr.

Barbie and Mortal Kombat 20 Years Later

MIT Building 56, Room 114 Access via 21 Ames Street, Cambridge

Yasmin Kafai and Gabriela Richard expand the discussions on gender, race, and sexuality in gaming.