Biography
Yasmine Adams (she/her) is a PhD student in Sociocultural Anthropology. Yasmine received her B.A. in English with a double minor in African American studies and anthropology from the University of Florida in Gainesville. Her current research interests include how storytelling, cultural performance, and imagery on social media have been used to define Black humanity and explore Black futurity—from everyday online interactions to viral instances of anti-Blackness.
Research Interests
Black Futurity, Race and Racism, Imagery, Social and Traditional Media, Cultural Performance, Memory, Semiotics, Visual Culture, Digital Ethnography, and Digital Activism.
Education
Graduate Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Ph.D., Anthropology | In Progress
Undergraduate Education | University of Florida, Gainesville
- B.A., English | May 2022
- Minor in African American Studies | Department of African American Studies
- Minor in Anthropology | Department of Anthropology
Awards and Honors
2023: Summer Predoctoral Institute Fellowship
2023 - Present: Aspire Doctoral Fellowship
2024 - 2025: HRI Interseminars Fellow