Raven Maragh-Lloyd

Raven Maragh-Lloyd is an Associate Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, affiliated with the Department of African and African American Studies and Program in Film and Media Studies. She earned her PhD in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Iowa (2018), MA and BA in Journalism from the University of Missouri. Her research bridges critical race and gender studies with digital media practices, focusing on Black online publics and algorithmic culture.

Research interests include

• Black digital media practices
• Resistance strategies in networked spaces
• Racial identity and algorithmic bias
• Community care through social media
• Digital citizenship and surveillance
• Mixed-race identity in Caribbean diaspora

Her 15 most recent publications span 2025-2020, with a 2024 book Black Networked Resistance and work on algorithmic imaginaries, trolling dynamics, and digital care networks. Themes reflect intersections of African American studies, media theory, and computational bias.