Alexandra Gessesse

<p><em>Alexandra’s research explores the ways in which social media websites target advertisements that centralize race, causing inequalities amongst accessible housing opportunities. Her project(s) examines how race is used in the current era of technology through exploitating users’ extensive personal data and characteristics protected by law — i.e. race, color, national origin, religion, familial status, sex and disability — as determinants for who can view housing ads, even when it is not the advertiser’s intent. Frequently characterized as “users’ data content,” Alexandra explores how these discriminatory practices and procedures skew opportunities in housing, health, education, employment, and transportation along racial lines.</em></p>