Almost two years ago, Facebook waved the rainbow flag and metaphorically opened its doors to all of the folks who identify outside of the gender binary. Before Facebook announced this change in February of 2014, users were only able to select ‘male’ or ‘female.’ Suddenly, with this software modification, users could choose a ‘custom’ […]
Rena Bivens
Rena Bivens is an Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University (CA). Her research interrogates normative design practices that become embedded in media technologies, including social media software, mobile phone apps, and technologies associated with television news production. Rena is the author of Digital Currents: How Technology and the Public are Shaping TV News (University of Toronto Press 2014). Her work has also appeared in the International Journal of Communication, Feminist Media Studies, and Journalism Practice.
rena.bivens@gmail.com
