Talk will explore the forces in your social media feed
February 4, 2019
Mandy Harris Williams will examine why we follow what we do on social media, and how
it is serving us, during a talk from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in Wood Center.
Williams is a theorist, multimedia conceptual artist, writer, educator, and internet
and community academic. She'll explore how images work against our self-esteem and
value systems and discuss how we can redesign our followed media.
The free public presentation is sponsored by UAF's Nanook Diversity and Action Center.
Williams is from New York and now lives in Los Angeles. She earned a master's degree
in urban education from Harvard University. She studied the history of the African
diaspora, as well as mass incarceration and other contemporary black issues. She worked
as a classroom teacher for seven years. Her creative work has been presented at Paula
Cooper Gallery, Navel Gallery, Knockdown Center and Women's Center for Creative Work.
Williams has contributed writing work to Dazed Magazine, MEL magazine, ForHarriet
and The Grio, and is a frequent radio and podcast guest. Follow her at @idealblackfemale
on Instagram.
Call 474-6311 or email uaf-ndac@alaska.edu for more information.