Volume 46, Issue 4 p. 806-809
THEMED INTERVENTION

Black digital outer spaces: Constellations of relation and care on Twitter

Victoria Ogoegbunam Okoye

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Victoria Ogoegbunam Okoye

Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

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Victoria Ogoegbunam Okoye, Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.

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First published: 13 September 2021
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Abstract

In this short contribution, I witness the underrepresentation of Black PhD students and scholars in the UK academy, and I reflect on my use of Twitter to build a constellation of connections to Black PhD researchers, academics, and activists to think with and learn with. I write this in the form of a tweet thread, a method of scholarly writing that I learned from Black activists, students, and academics on Twitter, and I use this space to mention meaningful learnings from individuals in my own constellation of connections.

Abstract

In this short contribution, I witness the underrepresentation of Black PhD students and scholars in the UK academy, and I reflect on my use of Twitter to build a constellation of connections to Black PhD researchers, academics, and activists to think with and learn with. I write this in the form of a tweet thread, a method of scholarly writing that I learned from Black activists, students, and academics on Twitter, and I use this space to mention meaningful learnings from individuals in my own constellation of connections.

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