Hi, I'm happy you're here! I am

Gianna
Williams.

I am a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Northeastern University, advised by Professor Alexandra To .

My research interests are in Algorithmic Folk Theorization, Black Online Communities, Identity Formation and the Internet and Computational Social Science.

My work involves mixed methods research, as well as Critical Technocultural Discourse analysis. I have been interested in study Black Online Communities' relationship with the internet as well as creating for Black User experiences.

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Selected Publications

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Why Can't Black Women Just Be?: Black Femme Content Creators Navigating Algorithmic Monoliths
Gianna Williams, Natalie Chen, Michael Ann DeVito and Alexandra To
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Black Content Creators' Responses and Resistance Strategies on TikTok
Gianna Williams
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Mapping the Crowdsourcing Workforce in Latin America and the Caribbean
Gianna Williams, Maya De Los Santos, Alexandra To and Saiph Savage
Avances en Interacción Humano-Computadora (MexIHC 2024) ● ●

Current Projects

Black Digital Ethnography Study
Doing a digital ethnography in respect to Black girlhood and Afropessimism

BIPOC Games Ludogrpahy and Interview Study
Exploring BIPOC game designers relationship with the game industry and creating a framework to make more racially conscious games

Contact

williams.gia [at]northeastern.edu
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