Dr Aleesha Rodriguez
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education
Biography
Dr Aleesha Rodriguez is a 'tech-sociologist' who explores the ways in which people and technology shape each other. Their background is in digital media communication and Science and Technology Studies (STS), and they are currently a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child at QUT, exploring public imaginaries about future digital media technologies for children.Aleesha’s experience researching the social relationship between people and technology includes close examination of (big) batteries, digital platforms such as TikTok, Twitter, and Reddit, and broader practices on the Internet. Their research is published in leading international media and communication journals as well as The Conversation, and they have presented on ABC Radio, TEDx, and national cultural events such as the Woodford Folk Festival. Aleesha welcomes new connections and collaborations.
Personal details
Positions
- Research Fellow
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education
Research field
Communication and media studies, Cultural studies, Sociology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours I) (University of Queensland)
Publications
- Rodriguez, A. & Levido, A. (2023). 'My little influencer': A toy ringlight as proxy to media practices and technopanics. M/C Journal, 26(2). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/239329
- Matamoros Fernandez, A., Rodriguez, A. & Wikstrom, P. (2022). Humor That Harms? Examining Racist Audio-Visual Memetic Media on TikTok During Covid-19. Media and Communication, 10(2), 180–191. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/229982
- Levido, A. & Rodriguez, A. (2022). Relax, it's just a ringlight for kids. Toys like the 'vlogger set' prepare them for a digital world. The Conversation. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/232991
- Graham, T. & Rodriguez, A. (2021). The Sociomateriality of Rating and Ranking Devices on Social Media: A Case Study of Reddit's Voting Practices. Social Media and Society, 7(3). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/214063
- Valdovinos Kaye, D., Rodriguez, A., Langton, K. & Wikstrom, P. (2021). You Made This? I Made This: Practices of Authorship and (Mis)Attribution on TikTok. International Journal of Communication, 15, 3195–3215. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/206098
- Rodriguez, A., (2021). Technological agnosticism and climate change: Platform culture on technology forum Whirlpool. Selected Papers in Internet Research 2021: Research from the Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211987
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Aleesha, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Children representing learning with technologies: See me using technology to learn
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2022005
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
- Title
- Speculating my digital future: Children, parents, and practitioners (co)creating design fiction
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- APF22013
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Community-in-the-loop: exploring community experience of artificial intelligence for social good and the implications for ethical development and accountability in developing contexts
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Michael Dezuanni - PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Erin O'Brien, Associate Professor Hope Johnson
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.