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About Me

back in the day

Hi, my name is Kui Kihoro Mackay aka Mama JunkYard.

I describe myself as a US born, London raised Kenyan living in the North West of England.  At the moment I am a PhD student at the ICT4D Research Centre, Royal Holloway, University of London. You can find out more about my research interests here.

I started this blog in 2004 and while I don’t blog as often as I used to back in the day, I still use this site as a space to think out loud, mainly about race, gender and occasionally reality TV.

 

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From my PhD Blog: Digital Race

#KOT, digital Black joy and Moi’s accidental & actual death

#KOT, digital Black joy and Moi’s accidental & actual death

My writing is featured in this month’s The Sociological Review. The theme for the May issue is Digital Social Life. The title of my contribution is Digital Black Lives: Performing (Dis)Respect and Joy Online. I write about #KenyansOnTwitter (#KOT) and I explore how former Kenyan president Moi’s legacy and eventual death in 2020 was discussed […]

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