Dr. Moya Bailey

Professor

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Biography

Moya Bailey is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. Her work focuses on the use of digital media by marginalized groups to promote social justice, with interests in how race, gender, and sexuality are represented in media and medicine. She is recognized for her contributions to feminist theory, queer theory, and social activism. Bailey is a digital alchemist who collaborates with the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network and serves as the Board President for Allied Media Projects, a Detroit-based movement media organization that supports a network of activists and organizers. She is the co-author of '#HashtagActivism: Networks of Race Gender Justice' published by MIT Press in 2020 and the author of 'Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women’s Digital Resistance' published by New York University Press in 2021. Additionally, she was a MLK Visiting Scholar at MIT during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Research Interests

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.