Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Visual and Cultural Studies
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Chair: Professor Robert Foster
M.A. 2023, Visual and Cultural Studies
University of Rochester
M.S. 2017, Media Studies; Graduate Advanced Certificate in New Media and Culture
University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene, OR
Thesis: #RIP: Social Media and the Changing Experience of Life and Death
Chair: Professor Biswarup Sen
B.F.A. 2006, Cinema
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
University Appointments
Andrew W. Mellon Digital Humanities Fellowship 2020-22
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Graduate Assistantship 2018-2020
Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Graduate Teaching Fellowship 2016 – 2017
University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene, OR
Honors and Awards
Celeste Hughes Bishop Award for Distinction in Graduate Studies, 2020
T. Neil Taylor Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis, 2017
Official Selection: San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2008
Peer Reviewed Presentations at International Conferences
Keye, W. A., (December, 2022). A Special Kind of Stupid: “Boomer” Memes and Political Sensemaking. 4S Conference. Cholula, MX. [Forthcoming]
Keye, W. A., (November, 2022). The other side of Politigram: Psychedelic white supremacist meme worlds in the home of the selfie. Association of Internet Researchers Conference. Dublin, IE. [Forthcoming]
Keye, W. A., (October, 2021). Instagram and the Memed Self. Association of Internet Researchers Conference. Philadelphia, PA (Virtual).
Keye, W. A., (July, 2019). Grieving in the age of Facebook. Social Media and Society Conference. Toronto, Canada.
Keye, W. A., (June, 2018). Immaterial labor, data capture, and death on social media. International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference. Eugene, OR.
Peer Reviewed Presentations at National Conferences
Keye, W. A., (April, 2020). The Carceral Use of Information: Then and Now. What is Information? Conference. Portland, OR. [Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic]
Keye, W. A., (November, 2017). The persistence of data and the afterlife of Facebook. National Communication Association Conference. Dallas, TX.
Keye. W. A., (April, 2017). To toil and seek not for rest: The labor of the dead on social media. What is Life? Conference. Portland, OR,
Invited Publications
Introductory essay for InVisible Culture, Issue 34, Spring 2022.
Teaching
DMS 114: What does it MEME?
DMS 373: Digital Media Studies Capstone Project
Intro to Video Production (Retraining Program for Immigrant Engineers)
Teaching Assistance
Journ. 201: Media and Society
Journ. 387: Media History
Journ. 412: US Film Industry
Anth. 233: Cultural Politics of Prison Towns
Anth. 183: Incarceration Nation
Tutoring:
2021-Present: Retraining Program for Immigrant Engineers, Cooper Union.
2015-2018: College and High School level, Eugene, OR and online.
Subjects: Writing and Composition, Video Production, Graphic Design
Research Assistantships:
Research Assistant to Professor Joel Burges
Rochester Decarceration Research Initiative
Director, Visual and Cultural Studies
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Research Assistant to Dean Christoph Lindner
University of Oregon School of Art and Design, Eugene, OR
Research Assistant to Professor Kyu Ho Youm
University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene, OR
Editing Assistance
Lindner, Christoph, and Brian Rosa. Deconstructing the High Line: Postindustrial Urbanism and the Rise of the Elevated Park. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2017.
Service to Profession
Programming, organizing, and publicity; Downstream: A Symposium on Social Media and Democracy featuring Whitney Phillips, Rochester, NY, 2022
Peer review for Association of Internet Researchers, 2020-22
Website UX Design, Retraining Program for Immigrant Engineers, Cooper Union, New York, NY
Editorial and publication assistance, internal review; InVisible Culture Journal 2020-22
Conference planning, peer review; Visual and Cultural Studies Conference, 2019
Peer review for National Communication Association, 2018
Ongoing Digital Humanities Projects
How Was Rochester a Prison Town?
Lewis Henry Morgan at 200
Media Appearances
Connections with Evan Dawson. “How to Identify Misinformation Online.” May 5, 2022. WXXI.
Relevant Professional Experience
2021-Present, Writing Associate/Web Designer, Retraining Program for Immigrant Engineers, Cooper Union, New York, NY
2017-2018, Design and Admin assistant, Red Giant Media, Portland OR
2014 – 2016, Administrator, Division of Student Life, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2012 – 2015, Technology Journalist, IntoMobile.com, San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR
2005 – 2012, Documentary Filmmaker, K-Team Productions, Oakland, CA
Professional Affiliations
Association of Internet Researchers
International Association for Media and Communication Research
Rochester Decarceration Research Initiative
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