Research summary
Across the Black diaspora, creative resistance practices—such as Black feminist art, writing and material culture—have long been used to challenge injustice and reclaim agency. As Canada Research Chair in Black Feminist Technologies and Artistic Praxis, Dr. Kristin Moriah is advancing knowledge about Black feminist methodologies and their wider cultural impacts—focusing specifically on these practices—to transform how we view the relationship between Black feminist creative arts and technology.
Moriah is using forms such as a monograph, an edited volume, and a special issue of an academic journal to theorize how Black feminist print and material culture—when pushed into the present and digitized—can help us better understand contemporary struggles for racial justice. Ultimately, she and her research team are re-envisioning ways for Black feminist archival materials to flourish digitally. Their research will connect the digital humanities to themes of race and anti-racism while drawing attention to practices of equity, anti-racism, inclusion and social justice.