Brienne Adams

Brienne Adams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Black Studies at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on Black feminisms, queer, and affect theories within digital and social media contexts, examining how Black communities build intimacy and knowledge through fandom engagement with popular culture.

• Educations:
• Ph.D., American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park
• MA, African American Studies, UCLA
• BA, Literature Studies, Beloit College

Her work bridges digital humanities with Black cultural studies, analyzing platforms like social media as sites of Black digital knowledge production. She has published in Digital Humanities Quarterly and participated in prestigious institutes including the AADHum program and DISCO Network's Digital IDEAS.

• Awards: 2019-2020 AADHum Scholar

Dr. Adams has presented at major conferences such as ASA, SCMS, and NWSA, emphasizing anti-racist critical digital studies frameworks. Her research intervenes in understanding Black digital intimacy and public scholarship.