Interdisciplinary Feminism Speaker Series Presents: Micro Counter Narratives with Aimée Morrison, University of Waterloo

The viral Twitter hashtag campaigns #DistractinglySexy, #StayMadAbby and #BeckyWithTheBadGrades respond to structural oppression in higher education and public culture by producing micro counter narratives to stereotyped characterizations of women in science, and race-based affirmative action in admissions, respectively.

This talk will discuss the productive social justice work that can come from this sometimes uncomfortable context collapse between humour and seriousness, between pop culture and matters of law and politics – as well as serious impacts participation in these informal platforms can bring to marginalized academics.

All are welcome

McLaughlin Library, THINC Lab