Nneoma Onwuegbuchi
Department of African Cultural Studies, UW-Madison
In conversation with
Tyrone Creech, Jr.
Executive Director of GSAFE
Talk Description
In this talk, Nneoma Onyinye Onwuegbuchi and Tyrone Creech will explore the risks and rewards of utilizing social media platform for social advocacy. These platforms offer new opportunities to traditionally marginalized communities to organize and advocate. At the same time, social media platforms can expose vulnerable populations to state surveillance and violence. The discussion will explore this tension using examples from gender and sexual minority communities in West Africa and Madison.
Speakers Bios
Nneoma Onwuegbuchi’s research focuses on gender and sexuality in West African media cultures, particularly Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon. Her dissertation project examines the representation of gender and sexual minorities in various forms of media, including films, novels, and social media. Through her transnational work, she aims to explore the connections between gendered body politics in West Africa and broader global issues such as neoliberalism and consumerism all within the context of diverse media capitalism. Various awards from institutions such as the UW-Madison African Studies Program and the CUNY Graduate Center have provided research support for her work. Onwuegbuchi holds a B.A. in Literary Studies from the University of Nigeria Nsukka and an M.A. in African Cultural Studies with a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies from UW-Madison. Onwuegbuchi’s dissertation advisor is Dr Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué.
Tyrone Creech, Jr. is the Executive Director of GSAFE.
Location: Goodman South Library, 2222 South Park St., Madison, WI 53713