In this talk, Amber Hamilton, of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Department of Sociology, will examine Black Twitter as a case study to understand how Black users do race, express and construct what it means to be Black, resist racial oppression, and engage in cultural conversations on social media platforms. Similar to traditional Black spaces such as churches or barbershops, digital platforms have provided Black people the means to openly challenge oppressive structures and to render themselves visible in the public sphere in new ways.

In this talk, Amber Hamilton, of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Department of Sociology, will examine Black Twitter as a case study to understand how Black users do race, express and construct what it means to be Black, resist racial oppression, and engage in cultural conversations on social media platforms. Similar to traditional Black spaces such as churches or barbershops, digital platforms have provided Black people the means to openly challenge oppressive structures and to render themselves visible in the public sphere in new ways.