In this episode of Digital Alchemy, academic sisters and political allies, Dr. Beth Richie and Dr. Dána-Ain Davis join Professor Moya Bailey for a conversation about their academic production and social justice work as it pertains to Black feminism, gender-based violence, reproductive injustice, abolition, and medical racism. In the spirit of digital alchemy, which Professor Bailey defines as “black women transform[ing] everyday digital media into valuable social justice magic”, Dr. Richie and Dr. Davis discuss how new technologies can serve as a tool to foster international community and function as an alternate space to continue learning and producing social justice work outside of the confines of academia. 

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Featuring

Moya Bailey 

Beth Richie 

Dána-Ain Davis 

Sponsor:

Northwestern University School of Communication 

More from our guests: 

Moya Bailey

Associate Professor | Department of Communication Studies

Northwestern University

Digital Alchemist, Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network

Board President, Allied Media Projects

Twitter: @moyazb

IG: @transformisogynoir

Beth Richie 

Head of the Department of Criminology, Law & Justice | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

LAS Distinguished Professor & Professor of Black Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

University of Illinois-Chicago

Dána-Ain Davis

Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Psychology & Director and Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies | Graduate Center

Director | Center for the Study of Women and Society 

City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center 

Works Referenced in Episode: 

Bryant-Davis, T. (2019). The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema [Audio Podcast].

Lindley, T. (2022). Black Women's Dept. of Labor with Taja Lindley [Audio Podcast].

Copy and Audio Editors:  

Bennett Pack 

Sharlene Burgos 

Executive Producer:

DeVante Brown