Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab

Amy Hasinoff is this week’s revolutionary. Amy is an assistant professor within the communications department at the University of Colorado, Denver. She works on gender, sexuality, and new media. She joins us for a radical conversation about her feminist upbringing, academic prowess and privilege, and along with her work around consensual social media and sexting. Born in Winnipeg to parents with PhDs, higher education and academia are in her blood. Through years of academic success, Amy found what she was truly passionate about: communication, cultural studies, and all things feminism.Amy shares with us some fascinating stories that led to where she is today. She takes us through her entire academic journey—from undergraduate to Ph.D. status—and how it influenced her feminist views and activism. She shares her experiences of realizing and fully acknowledging her privilege in academia, and how that’s influenced her work as a whole. In addition, Amy also shares with us her views on the development of communica