Seyram Avle
Associate Professor
Note
Prof. Avle is on sabbatical untill fall 2025. Potential students should consult her personal website for information.
Interests
My research focuses on digital technology cultures and innovation across parts of Africa, China, and the United States. This work primarily takes a critical approach towards understanding how digital technologies are made and used, as well as their implications for issues of labor, identity, and futures.
Education
PhD University of Michigan
BA Brandeis University
Courses Taught
Undergraduate:
Comm 373: Global Media Flows
Comm 409: Communication, Technology, and Work
Graduate:
Comm 620: Qualitative Research Methods
Comm 797 U: Techno Imaginaries & the Global South
Publications
My website seyramavle.com has an updated list of my publications.