Advanced Seminar in Media Technology with Jakita O. Thomas, associate professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University, USA.

With a greater emphasis on historically marginalized communities, there has recently been a push for HCI research techniques to better understand and address the historical background of racism, sexism, gendered racism, epistemic violence, classism, and so on. An intersectional analysis of power enables HCI researchers, designers, and practitioners to identify and situate saturated sites of violence in a historical context, as well as transform the ways in which they engage with historically oppressed populations. In this lecture, by leveraging Black feminist thought (BFT) and intersectionality as critical social theories of design praxis, Jakita O. Thomas exemplifies how these analysis methods can be applied in research and teaching practice.

Jakita O. Thomas is a Philpott Westpoint Stevens associate professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University, USA. Her research interests include exploring the development of computational algorithmic thinking, Intersectional Computing, promoting access to healthcare information and services for under-served populations, improving reasoning using expert cases, scientific reasoning, complex cognitive skills learning, and computer-supported collaborative learning. She is a founder of Black ComputeHer which is an organization dedicated to supporting computing tech education and workforce development for Black women and girls.

Seminars will normally be held on-site. If marked as hybrid, contact Karin.hansson@sh.se if you wish to participate online.