Understanding Algorithmic Folk Theories
Tracing Community-Based Knowledge on TikTok
How are disempowered or under-resourced communities negotiating the constraints and shortcomings of social media—particularly those produced by racial capitalism—to create pockets of solidarity, change, and social action?
This project, a 2023 NEH grant recipient for the Dangers and Opportunities of Technology program, takes community-based understandings of algorithms as a starting point for co-creating a shared vocabulary across university-community partnerships.
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Leads
Sarah Florini
Liz Grumbach
Erica O'Neil
2022 Experiences on TikTok Panels
The "Experiences on TikTok" panel series highlights the voices of content creators from marginalized communities—Black creators, disabled creators, fat creators, and queer creators.
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