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வித்தியாசம் Viththiyaasam
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CFSHRC 2020: Intersectional Feminism and Digital Aggression – Research Experiences & Approaches
December 9, 2020
I was invited to participate in a roundtable discussion hosted by the CFSHRC on studying digital aggression as an intersectional…
C&W 2018: A Placebo-Controlled Rhetorical Trial to Treat Aca-Trolls
May 27, 2018
At this year's C&W, I presented a working theory on addressing trolls who specifically target academics, based on my own…
C&W 2017: “Maybe She Can Be a Feminist & Still Claim Her Opinions?”
June 4, 2017
Access copy of the talk below. "Maybe She Can Be a Feminist & Still Claim Her Opinions?" Vyshali Manivannan, Rutgers…
Playing Dead to Teach Open-Sourcing Horror
April 8, 2015
In any city, in any country, in any university in which you have been enrolled, go into any classroom and…
When Trolling Becomes an Umbrella Term – New York Times
August 20, 2014
I published a solicited opinion piece in The New York Times Room for Debate in response to questions about Internet…
C&W 2014: Autonomy in the Hivemind
June 5, 2014
Reasons I love C&W: I can come here brain-dead after qualifying exams, and everyone I talk to has advice to…
Oral Defense Incoming
May 7, 2014
My oral defense is on Monday, and because I'm terrified of revisiting my comps answers, I'm (productively?) doing nothing and…
AEJMC 2013: DDoS as Civic Protest
August 10, 2013
Produced for a grad school class on media ethics, law, and policy, I presented this paper at AEJMC 2013 in…
C&W 2013: Conducting Research in Transgressive Internet Environments
June 9, 2013
Access copy of the talk below. Lurk Moar: Conducting Research in Transgressive Internet Environments Vyshali Manivannan, Rutgers University School of…
Illustration, Comics & Animation 2013: Mobius Double Reacharound
April 20, 2013
I haven’t been back to my alma mater since graduating, so presenting at the Illustration, Comics, and Animation conference at…
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