Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Update: I’m now an Associate Professor with tenure and I’ll be relocating soon from the Boston campus to the Oakland campus. Bay Area I’m making my way back! 030
Reposted by Alexandra T.Lilly Irani @gleemie.bsky.social · 07/07/2026This affects all federal grants, not just for science! Local government folks where you at? 096
Reposted by Alexandra T.Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 20/06/2026We're partnering with @gamesforchange.bsky.social to send 10 scholars to their NYC festival this July 🎮 Free Standard Ticket ($825 value), GDoCExpo 2026 pass, our online dev community, and an onsite meetup with our squad. Apply by June 30: forms.gle/vKVDPfhb85mW... #gamedev #scholarship 02517
Reposted by Alexandra T.Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/05/2026NEW: A lot of bad has happened to American science over the last year but nothing comes even close to what’s about to happen if we don’t speak out in opposition to the OMB rule changes and I hope @aaas-socsci.bsky.social @apsphysics.bsky.social and others will launch public campaigns about this. 🧪🔭⚛️news.chanda.scienceIt's the End of American Science As We Know ItWe have 45 days to express our opposition to catastrophic changes. 91428938
Reposted by Alexandra T.prettysmart games @prettysmart.bsky.social · 06/05/2026You aren't seeing double! We are fortunate enough to be in two sales this week! Go to tinyurl.com/AAPISteamSale to access the whole list for the @aapiingaming.bsky.social sale! 052
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Catch @jailynz.bsky.social presenting “Learning Ecological Justice and Game Design by Creating Transformational Games“ on Thursday and… Natalie presenting our paper “I can take what I want and adapt as needed”: BIPOC Identity Making and Resistance Through Internet Aesthetics…” Friday! #CHI2026 0120
Reposted by Alexandra T.Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Enormously looking forward to this event on April 21 at 6:30pm ET (online!) with the amazing @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social talking about their new book, The AI Con. Register here: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...virginia.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The AI Con (with Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.Prof. Emily M. Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna will discuss their new book, The AI Con. 8277124
Reposted by Alexandra T.@but-im-kim-tran @but-im-kim-tran.bsky.social · 08/01/2026If you're in Oakland this weekend, I'm facilitating a FREE session on overcoming personal barriers to organizing. If you or a loved one, is unsure of what to do, how much risk to take, or generally has an aversion to thinking of themselves as an organizer. Everyone welcome! oacc.cc/event/activa... 075
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Come work with me! The DIS community is incredible and this is a great chance to engage with and shepherd really cool cutting edge critical computing work. The primary responsibilities fall roughly late-January to late-March. 000
Reposted by Alexandra T.Yoshi Yoshitani @yoshiyoshitani.bsky.social · 20/12/2025It’s that time of year~~ 12 month tarot spread. I know it looks really intimidating but it’s actually very very beginner friendly. #tarot 24525162
Reposted by Alexandra T.Designing Interactive Systems Conference @acm-dis.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Call for Papers/Pictorials for #DIS2026! Abstracts are due January 9th, and full papers/pictorials are due January 19th, 2026. 👉 Papers dis.acm.org/2026/papers/ 👉 Pictorials dis.acm.org/2026/pictori... Join us in Singapore 🇸🇬 #DIS2026 #HCI #DesignResearch #Singapore #BeyondInteraction 031
Reposted by Alexandra T.Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 04/12/2025I finally cut a clip of what multiple people told me was their favorite joke from this set. 211427
Reposted by Alexandra T.Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Do I add this to my CV as an invited lecture? 🤔 68011
Reposted by Alexandra T.Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/11/2025AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what." 248245184697
Reposted by Alexandra T.Jamaica Plain Progressives @jpprogressives.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Early Voting this weekend at the Margarita Muniz Academy in JP (20 Child St) from 11 to 7. Here's our updated endorsement flyer! 031
Reposted by Alexandra T.Chella Ramanan 🇬🇩 @chellaramanan.bsky.social · 16/10/2025A friend at EA asked me to share this. Time for solidarity... again 😞 actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...actionnetwork.orgMake EA Better for Workers and Gamers - Not BillionairesA group of investors - including the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners - wants to buy Electronic Arts, concentrating even more power and wealth into the hands... 02011
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 14/10/2025I assume you know but Ursula Le Guin has a great piece on tech that I break out for the lecture I give on critical computing. “As if paper, ink, wheels, knives, clocks, chairs, aspirin pills, were natural objects, born with us like our teeth and fingers.” www.ursulakleguin.com/a-rant-about...ursulakleguin.comUrsula K. Le Guin — Ursula on Writing: A Rant about "Techonolgy"Ursula K. Le Guin on the presence of technology in her work 120
Reposted by Alexandra T.Melissa Rogerson @melissainau.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share! Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp 149880
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Our paper, "Constructing a Community of Play: Black Sims Players and Game Modding," is up now on the ACM DL and won an Honourable Mention Paper Award at #CHIPLAY2025!! This paper was a huge labor of love and a bittersweet sendoff to the Sims. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...dl.acm.orgConstructing a Community of Play: Black Sims Players and Game Modding | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer InteractionVideo games are celebrated for providing unique interactive experiences that allow players to construct their own narratives through play. However, Black gamers have been repeatedly denied representat... 0112
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 04/10/2025We’re overdue for a catch up! But as a preview the number of completely dropped balls for very cool decolonial, anti-racist, and/or queer liberation alley-oops I’ve seen BIPOC GMs set up that yt players face plant at, followed up with the chaser of fans loudly celebrating makes me 😵💫😵💫😵💫 010
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Would love to see your take on this! AP is strictly hobby and not work for me because I have to draw a line somewhere around games-for-fun but I think about this (and subject my spouse to hot take rants about it) a LOT. 140
Reposted by Alexandra T.AAUP @aaup.org · 30/09/2025BREAKING: WE WON!!! 💥 💥 💥 Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment. Full ruling here:courtlistener.comFindings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.comJudge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J... 172649758
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Catch @jailynz.bsky.social tomorrow afternoon @qgcon.bsky.social talking about joy and play as resistance, TTRPGs, pleasure activism, and how spite motivates us to keep doing cool shit. ❤️ 051
Reposted by Alexandra T.Sarita @saritas.bsky.social · 15/09/2025University of Michigan School of Information has four faculty positions ranging from Presidential Postdoc to Full. They're all linked here. PPFP due Sep 26, the others Nov 1 or 15. www.si.umich.edu/people/facul...si.umich.eduFaculty recruiting | umsiLearn about open faculty positions at UMSI. 054
Reposted by Alexandra T.Raul Perez @raulperez.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Recent coverage in msm on the use of coded memes and humor by the far-right looks at this phenomenon as a new problem or development, a product of genZ or social media. But the far right has been weaponizing violent humor over the last 5 decades. And it has gone from the fringes to the White House 211948
Reposted by Alexandra T.Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/08/2025This is one of the ways that white supremacy weaponizes civility: by implying that certain people get to be served, and other kinds of people (you know what kinds) need to be grateful, without interrogating it. 532078577
Reposted by Alexandra T.Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 04/08/2025For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper 191712470
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Plus many more! My biggest project focuses on developing game design methods for engaging race. We’re 1 year into this 5-year NSF-funded project which supports students and pays game devs for their expertise collaborating with us on the future of games. Press: news.northeastern.edu/2024/05/31/n...news.northeastern.eduNortheastern computer scientist receives prestigious early-career award for game design researchAlexandra To has received an NSF CAREER Award for research that bridges game design with critical race theory. 150
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Research looking at how existing games can facilitate serious transformation in players. Paper on Papers, Please and critical consciousness led by @bethanymiatta.bsky.social and Alesandra Baca Vázquez with Angela D. R. Smith: dl.acm.org/doi/full/10....dl.acm.org“I want to let them in”: Exploring Critical Consciousness Development through Roleplay and Reflection in “Papers, Please” | Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on the Foundations of Digit... 140
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Experiences and algorithmic folk theories of Black femme content creators including differential content moderation as well as strategies for resistance and centering joy led by @giannawilliams.bsky.social with @michaelann.bsky.social and Natalie Chen. Awarded Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...dl.acm.orgWhy Can't Black Women Just Be?: Black Femme Content Creators Navigating Algorithmic Monoliths | Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 130
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Exploring queer TTRPGs led by @jailynz.bsky.social Press: news.northeastern.edu/2024/08/30/q... Paper on queer TTRPG themes: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1... Paper on queer TTRPG players: dl.digra.org/index.php/dl...news.northeastern.eduQueer tabletop roleplaying games provide valuable lessons that even ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ can learn from, new research findsResearchers looked at how game makers are designing queerness into their TTRPGs, making their games more inclusive for players. 140
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Intro thread! 👋🏼 I’m Alexandra, an Assistant Professor in Art+Design and Computer Science. I research transformational game design and racial justice & identity using human-computer interaction methods. I get to work with incredible students and collaborators! Some recent projects include… 2323
Reposted by Alexandra T.yuxi 👩🏻🏫 @yuxiwu.com · 14/08/2025presenting this work at #usesec25 friday morning at 11am! please come by and say hello to an academic job market candidate (me 👩🏻🏫) official link to paper: www.usenix.org/system/files... 031
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Crashed out and sought answers at the bookstore: The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine Why I’m no Longer Talking to White People About Race Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men The Selected Works of Audre Lorde The Origins of Totalitarianism 220
Reposted by Alexandra T.Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Are they able to diminish or nullify Gay Marriage rights? Yes.. here’s how - and what my wife Natalie and I did to prepare. youtu.be/hOhIHdmnBM0?...youtu.beHow To Save Gay MarriageYouTube video by Under The Desk News 17651147
Reposted by Alexandra T.Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11/08/2025Israel claimed responsibility for killing five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif, in a strike on their media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital, bringing the total journalists killed to 237 since the war began. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/1490et 29601445
Reposted by Alexandra T.Infinite Women @infinite-women.com · 30/03/2025Just finished @ijeomaoluo.bsky.social's latest, Be A Revolution: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World - and How You Can, Too. Brilliant as always and also incredibly important reading for folks who want to make a difference but aren't sure where to start.harpercollins.comBe A Revolution by Ijeoma OluoFrom Ijeoma Oluo, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism across Ame... 0259
Reposted by Alexandra T.Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 09/07/2025"Ideological Deportation": AAUP v. Rubio Trial Challenges Trump Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Studentsdemocracynow.org“Ideological Deportation”: AAUP v. Rubio Trial Challenges Trump Crackdown on Pro-Palestine StudentsThe first trial in a case challenging the Trump administration’s policy of detaining and deporting international students and professors who participate in pro-Palestinian activism is underway in Boston.... 19244
Reposted by Alexandra T.AAUP @aaup.org · 07/07/2025POWERFUL RALLY today in Boston at the conclusion of our first day of trial in our case against the Trump administration to end the practice of ideological deportations of students & faculty they disagree with. #DefendHigherEd 09725
Reposted by Alexandra T.Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Reshare to scare the data bros and popularism acolytes 101042427
Reposted by Alexandra T.IGN @ign.com · 06/06/2025This year's Summer Game Fest included the announcement of a brand new Wu-Tang Clan game from Brass Lion Entertainment: a cooperative action RPG called Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver. #IGNSummerofGaming #SummerGameFestbit.lyWu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver Announced at Summer Game Fest 0216
Reposted by Alexandra T.Brass Lion Entertainment @brasslion.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Battle the forces of a corrupting entity called the Deceiver as you harness the mythical abilities of the Wu-Tang Clan! Check out the trailer below, and wishlist Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver on the Steam & Epic Game Store! Steam – bit.ly/ROTDSTEAM Epic Store - bit.ly/ROTDEPIC 8275112
Alexandra T. @alexandrato.bsky.social · 02/06/2025I'll be speaking at this panel on "Academic Freedom & Research Ethics" this afternoon! In preparation I re-read Vannevar Bush's 1945 report, "Science, The Endless Frontier" - it's good reading, would highly recommend if you interact at all with the NSF! nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/Endl... 040
Reposted by Alexandra T.gianna ! @giannawilliams.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Excited to be presenting our latest work "Why Can’t Black Women Just Be? : Black Femme Content Creators Navigating Algorithmic Monolith” at @TheOfficialACM's #CHI2025 Conference in Yokohama, Japan on April 29th #HonorableMention dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...dl.acm.orgWhy Can't Black Women Just Be?: Black Femme Content Creators Navigating Algorithmic Monoliths | Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 052
Reposted by Alexandra T.Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 27/04/2025University leaders need to understand: they are holding INCREDIBLY good cards. It is so rare in today's polarized era to have the support of 70+ percent of the public against the Trump admiministration on anything. Universities have that—AND winning legal arguments. 4644101373