Linguistics
<p>Kendra Calhoun's research is based in linguistics and draws heavily on research and theories from Black Studies, Communication, and Media Studies, in addition to other disciplines. Her interdisciplinary research centers around language and race and language on social media, with a focus on humor and other discursive forms of social activism on different social media platforms. Her M.A. thesis analyzed racial humor on Vine as a genre of sociopolitical critique, and my current research analyzes "everyday activism" and the construction of Black identity and Black womanhood on Tumblr. She completed her B.A. in English Language & Literature and Psychology at the University of South Carolina, and she is a Ph.D student in the department of Linguistics., where she completed my M.A. in Fall 2016.</p>