- Apr 11, 2022
- Megan Douglas
I did my PhD field research in Nairobi, Kenya, over the period of about nine months over 2019 and 2020. I was doing a qualitative study of strategies for wellbeing among Congolese refugees in the city and met some of the most incredible people I’ve ever known. Unfortunately, my time was also peppered with experiences of sexual harassment, particularly at the hands of two of my male informants. These men were both leaders in their respective communities and acted as ‘gatekeepers,’ controlling the level of access I had to large numbers of participants.
- Apr 11, 2022
- Margaret Speer
This piece is written to capture the shifting norms, language, and anxieties surrounding relationship visibility and privacy boundaries. This autobiographical blog is designed to read as a casual social media post guided by memories of identity crises, bullying, homophobia, and doxxing. The piece also captures how power dynamics in the virtual space create very real consequences in life offline.
- Apr 11, 2022
- christian scott
It all started with the ‘fire emojis’ on Instagram.
I would post a selfie or a somewhat intimate story, and a couple of minutes or hours later, I would get the fire emojis. In other words: Hottie. Cutie. Babe.
And I mean, isn’t it amazing to get attention and a digitally mediated dopamine shot? To be desired? Well actually not so, I realized. Not always, at least. The particular situation/context matters. The who, the what, the how. You know?
- Apr 06, 2022
- Dr. Erin Pritchard
I am a lecturer in Disability studies. I am also a woman with dwarfism, who since childhood has been called ‘midget’ by strangers who find my dwarfism funny and unacceptable within society. Here, I explore the online harassment I received as a disabled, female academic after successfully campaigning to remove the word midget from a popular brand of sweets.
- Mar 30, 2022
- Megan Thomas
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Supporters are invited to participate on social media and share a photo wearing teal on the April 5th Day of Action
- Mar 23, 2022
- JL Heinze
While online spaces can play a role in healing, they can also be spaces of abuse and harassment.
- Mar 23, 2022
- JL Heinze
Being trauma-informed means taking into consideration a person’s experience of trauma and their reactions to it.
- Mar 23, 2022
- JL Heinze
A disability-informed future requires more awareness, education, and standardized implementation of accessible technologies.
- Mar 15, 2022
- Melissa Powers
Children’s books, adult non-fiction, and film capture the essence of Women’s History Month.
- Mar 02, 2022
- JL Heinze
The following resource helps victims of online bullying, harassment, or hate speech connect with resources to document, report, and heal from cyber-related harm.