by Alicia | Jun 14, 2021 | Collaborative Essays, Culture Essays, Hyperallergic, Writing
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but on social media it might feel like it is. In the United States, the happy, smiling faces of recently vaccinated friends and family members offer a slice of hope, but the vaccine selfie can elicit a mix of reactions. It’s...
by Alicia | Sep 27, 2017 | Collaborative Essays
From The New Inquiry, January 14, 2016: Tinder’s binary mechanisms can be a template for a whole way of life in which everything is an option and processing beats choosing LIVING with a sense of overwhelming choice means exerting an insane amount of emotional energy...
by Alicia | Sep 27, 2017 | Collaborative Essays
From The New Inquiry, August 26, 2015: Tinder involves managing the vulnerability of “putting oneself out there” by playing it like a video game. “We saw some beautiful things here. Things we’ll never forget … Everyone was just trying to find themselves. God it was so...
by Alicia | Jun 20, 2015 | Collaborative Essays
By Alicia Eler and Brannon Rockwell-CharlandNo: 32 Queer Networks Abstract Naming a Radical Queer Girl Tumblr Aesthetic focuses on Tumblr as a space of safety, creativity, self-expression, and escape for young queer women and women of color while considering...
