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Speaker Event: Rowan Ellis

Speaker Event: Rowan Ellis

Writer, video essayist, and LGBTQI+ advocate Rowan Ellis speaks on analyzing media and shares her journey as a queer creator. Followed by Q&A.

Register to watch online or join us for an in-person watch party in the Newman Library Multipurpose Room (101). Refreshments provided. Co-sponsored by University Libraries and the LGBTQ+ Resource Center.

Rowan Ellis is a writer, video essayist, and LGBTQI+ advocate who creates content around queer history, pop culture, and activism. Her YouTube channel has over 230,000 subscribers and her videos have a collective total of nearly 8 million views. Her work has been covered in publications including Forbes, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, Elle UK, and BBC, and she is the co-founder and co-organiser of Ruckus Retreat, a residential retreat for creatives. She lives in London with her two cats-Persephone and Ichabod-and an oven perpetually full of baked goods.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact digilit-g@vt.edu as soon as possible. 

Date:
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Online, The Goodall Room (Newman 101)
Campus:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
    Faculty/Staff       Graduate Students       Public       Undergraduates  
Categories:
    Event  

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Julia Feerrar

Head, Digital Literacy Initiatives