@BlackAtAuburn

A Preliminary Content Analysis of Social Media Counterspaces

Authors

  • Alethia Russell Indiana University- Bloomington

Keywords:

social media, counterspaces, microagressions, COVID-19, racial justice

Abstract

Following the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial justice movement spurred by the police-involved murders of unarmed Black individuals in the summer of 2020, Black students and alumni of predominantly white institutions (PWIs) began to share personal narratives of their experiences with racial trauma on their campuses. In this preliminary analysis, I examine the posts of the @BlackAtAuburn Instagram account to explore themes that may illuminate why these students organized an online counterspace to navigate racial trauma at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. I explore preliminary findings pointing to student distrust in using university resources during heightened racial tensions. 

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Published

10/31/2022

How to Cite

Russell, A. . (2022). @BlackAtAuburn: A Preliminary Content Analysis of Social Media Counterspaces. Journal of Trauma Studies in Education, 1(2), 25–32. Retrieved from https://journals.library.appstate.edu/index.php/JTSE/article/view/246

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022): Special Issue on Critical Perspectives on Online Trauma

Section

Research in Progress

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