Alexandra Ketchum, McGill University

Research

accessibility feminism technology social justice publishing machine learning queer speaker series

Latest funding

Digital Queers, TechnoDykes, Hi-Tech Gays, and Lavender Bytes: A History of Canadian, American, and British LGBTQ+ Cyber Activism 1992-Present
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,199
Against Algorithmic Harms: Speaker and Workshop Series
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$23,768
Disrupting Disruptions: The Challenge of Feminist and Accessible Publishing and Communications Technologies 1965-present
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$67,790

All 5 grants and awards

Digital Queers, TechnoDykes, Hi-Tech Gays, and Lavender Bytes: A History of Canadian, American, and British LGBTQ+ Cyber Activism 1992-Present

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ketchum, Alexandra D.

Keywords: tech; internet; queer; lesbian; gay; cyber; labour organizing; archives; ai; machine learning

$24,199

Against Algorithmic Harms: Speaker and Workshop Series

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021PCH-SSHRC Initiative for Digital Citizen Research (Connection)

Principal investigators: Ketchum, Alexandra D.

Keywords: AI; feminism; Big Data; algorithmic harm; technology; social justice; accessibility; speaker series; workshop series

$23,768

Disrupting Disruptions: The Challenge of Feminist and Accessible Publishing and Communications Technologies 1965-present

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ketchum, Alexandra D.

Keywords: technology; accessibility; publishing; public- facing; post-truth; feminism

$67,790

Sustainability, Maintenance, Repair, and Social Justice in Feminist and Accessible Publishing and Communications Technologies: A Speaker and Workshop Series

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019PCH-SSHRC Initiative for Digital Citizen Research (Connection)

Principal investigators: Ketchum, Alexandra D.

Keywords: social justice; accessibility; feminism; technology; sustainability; communications; publishing; maintenance; speaker series; workshop series

$23,455

The Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Technologies Practices Speaker and Workshop Series

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Ketchum, Alexandra D.

Keywords: social justice; accessibility; feminism; technology; communications; publishing; speaker series; workshop series

$14,012

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: accessibility Dear Professor Ketchum, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on accessibility connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Digital Queers, TechnoDykes, Hi-Tech Gays, and Lavender Bytes: A History of Canadian, American, and British LGBTQ+ Cyber Activism 1992-Present" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]