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Setsuko Yokoyama is an Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). She received her doctorate in English from the University of Maryland in 2020, becoming one of the inaugural graduates of the Digital Studies in Arts and Humanities program. Setsuko holds a master’s degree in Information Science from the University of Michigan School of Information, where she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship in 2015. Her current research focuses on the sociopolitical history of technology, examining how it relates to colonial histories and linguistic imperialism through projects like 'Visible Speech,' a physiological alphabet invented in 1867. Setsuko actively engages her students in analyzing the technologies and languages that can become tools of oppression, stressing the importance of centering humanity and social justice in the practice of information professions. She also collaborates with groups from multilingual Asian diasporas to tackle structural discrimination within their communities, drawing on anti-imperialist perspectives. Her commitment to public humanities is exemplified in her various projects and invited talks, including her leadership in the Digital Frost Project and co-founding the Digital Humanities Collective.
Singapore University of Technology and Design • Singapore
Teaching and conducting research in Digital Humanities.
This applies to PhD programs in Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD), Engineering Product Development (EPD), Engineering Systems and Design (ESD), Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD), Science, Mathematics and Technology (SMT), and Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS).