Yale Postdoctoral Trainees

seven methods of killing kylie jenner by Jasmine Lee-Jones

When Cleo uses her anonymous Twitter account @INCOGNEGRO to ignite an online protest against cultural appropriation, threads of overwhelming digital backlash quickly ensue. As the lines between virtual identities and real lives begin to blur, the mounting pressure threatens to unravel Cleo and Kara’s friendship. seven methods of killing kylie jenner, by Jasmine Lee-Jones, blends theatre with the online language of Twitter and the 21st Century—memes, gifs, and emojis—to explore the complexities of Black identity, white exploitation, and the volatile nature of social media activism.

seven methods of killing kylie jenner by Jasmine Lee-Jones

When Cleo uses her anonymous Twitter account @INCOGNEGRO to ignite an online protest against cultural appropriation, threads of overwhelming digital backlash quickly ensue. As the lines between virtual identities and real lives begin to blur, the mounting pressure threatens to unravel Cleo and Kara’s friendship. seven methods of killing kylie jenner, by Jasmine Lee-Jones, blends theatre with the online language of Twitter and the 21st Century—memes, gifs, and emojis—to explore the complexities of Black identity, white exploitation, and the volatile nature of social media activism.

seven methods of killing kylie jenner by Jasmine Lee-Jones

When Cleo uses her anonymous Twitter account @INCOGNEGRO to ignite an online protest against cultural appropriation, threads of overwhelming digital backlash quickly ensue. As the lines between virtual identities and real lives begin to blur, the mounting pressure threatens to unravel Cleo and Kara’s friendship. seven methods of killing kylie jenner, by Jasmine Lee-Jones, blends theatre with the online language of Twitter and the 21st Century—memes, gifs, and emojis—to explore the complexities of Black identity, white exploitation, and the volatile nature of social media activism.

seven methods of killing kylie jenner by Jasmine Lee-Jones

When Cleo uses her anonymous Twitter account @INCOGNEGRO to ignite an online protest against cultural appropriation, threads of overwhelming digital backlash quickly ensue. As the lines between virtual identities and real lives begin to blur, the mounting pressure threatens to unravel Cleo and Kara’s friendship. seven methods of killing kylie jenner, by Jasmine Lee-Jones, blends theatre with the online language of Twitter and the 21st Century—memes, gifs, and emojis—to explore the complexities of Black identity, white exploitation, and the volatile nature of social media activism.

BIOMES: The Atlantic Opportunity presented by Dr. Jonathan Howard

About the Seminar:
This talk interrogates the environmental implications of Europe and Africa’s transatlantic crossings, through the lens of Thoreau’s musings on the former in his essay “Walking.” Broadly, I will argue that these crossings give rise to two radically diverging interfaces with the planet: whiteness’ stand your ground subjectivity and blackness’ ongoing inhabitation of the deep.

Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer: Film screening and community conversation with filmmakers Yee Won Chong and Brooks Nelson

What are the chances that two transmasculine people living under the same roof would be diagnosed with “lady cancer” in the same month—one with breast cancer and the other with ovarian cancer?

Join filmmakers Yee Won Chong and Brooks Nelson for a public screening of Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer, followed by a panel discussion. This courageous short film documents the personal journey of the filmmakers, their family, and their community as they navigate a medical system that is scrambling to figure out how to provide affirming care for transgender people.

An Inclusive Future for Scientific Fieldwork Day 2: Workshop

Fieldwork is an integral part of the earth, life, and social sciences, but has unique logistical constraints, opportunities, and impacts. These considerations affect who becomes a part of field-based science. There are growing efforts to make scientific fieldwork more inclusive, but these are often siloed or institution-specific, limiting their potential to solve problems that cross-cut disciplines.

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