I’m someone who’s curious about everything, but am especially drawn to language, and more recently, images. I tend to conduct interdisciplinary research (and also believe interdisciplinary work yields the best results).
For the last few years, I’ve been interested in measuring hateful and unfair language as output by large generative AI models, measurement theory and its relation to materiality and Peircean semiotics, and speech act theory. I’ve also recently been drawn to aesthetics and will be producing some pseudo-armchair-theoretic writing on touch and modern conceptualizations of the senses. (I told you, I’m curious about everything!)
In 2021, I conducted research on “accent challenges” on Instagram and representations of New York City English (NYCE). Additionally, you can read some of my thoughts on materiality and semiotics in this paper on the infamous Sonic Harry Potter Obama backpack. You can watch me talk about it here.
I’ve conducted a lot of research on trash talk in the WWE on topics like white wrestlers’ use of African American English and the discursive/performative effects of using third-person self-reference while trash talking. You can hear me talk about the anthropological importance of wrestling after enjoying lots of tequila on Drinks with God here (pt 1) and here (pt 2). Please also ask to see my Ric Flair graphs.
For the last few years, I’ve been interested in measuring hateful and unfair language as output by large generative AI models, measurement theory and its relation to materiality and Peircean semiotics, and speech act theory. I’ve also recently been drawn to aesthetics and will be producing some pseudo-armchair-theoretic writing on touch and modern conceptualizations of the senses. (I told you, I’m curious about everything!)
In 2021, I conducted research on “accent challenges” on Instagram and representations of New York City English (NYCE). Additionally, you can read some of my thoughts on materiality and semiotics in this paper on the infamous Sonic Harry Potter Obama backpack. You can watch me talk about it here.
I’ve conducted a lot of research on trash talk in the WWE on topics like white wrestlers’ use of African American English and the discursive/performative effects of using third-person self-reference while trash talking. You can hear me talk about the anthropological importance of wrestling after enjoying lots of tequila on Drinks with God here (pt 1) and here (pt 2). Please also ask to see my Ric Flair graphs.
