Intersectionality in the American South How Technological Advancements are Reshaping Higher Education
Sep 30, 2025
Dr. Kameelah Martin, a Professor of African American Studies, reveals how platforms like Instagram and TikTok can bridge diaspora cultures, enhancing student engagement with folklore through visual storytelling. Dr. Karen Jackson-Weaver, a global higher-education leader, discusses the importance of digital ethics in AI adoption, advocating for responsible use among faculty and students. Both guests highlight the dual role of technology in education: as a tool for advancement and a potential source of challenges, particularly for BIPOC communities.
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Social Media Reveals Diasporic Continuities
- Instagram and TikTok visualize cultural continuities across the African diaspora in real time.
- Dr. Kameelah Martin says this shifts students from intellectual knowledge to visceral understanding.
Algorithm Delivered Afro-Latinx Lessons
- Katie Acosta describes her Instagram algorithm pushing Afro-Latinx and Black women content about migration and resisting erasure.
- She uses that content to teach and widen students' understanding of Blackness across the Americas.
Digital Archiving Beats Static Texts
- Social media moves knowledge from textbook familiarity to lived, shared cultural memory.
- Dr. Martin reposts and amplifies content to resist erasure and educate her students.
