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Setsuko Yokoyama is an Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), affiliated with the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS). Her work bridges sociopolitical critiques of technology with intersectional feminism and public humanities. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Maryland (2020) and an MS in Information from the University of Michigan (2015), supported by a Fulbright Scholarship. Her research interrogates the colonial legacies of technologies like Visible Speech, focusing on linguistic imperialism and technosolutionism. She advocates for socially just digital practices through projects such as the Digital Frost Project and transpacific multilingual collaborations.
Education:
- PhD in English, University of Maryland, College Park, USA (2020)
- MS in Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (2015)
Research Interests:
Yokoyama’s work centers on the sociopolitical dimensions of technology, particularly speech-to-text systems and language diversity. She employs digital humanities methods to critique historical and contemporary injustices, emphasizing anti-imperialist frameworks inspired by figures like Yuri Kochiyama. Her projects include reimagining technologies as tools for social justice and fostering global solidarity among marginalized communities.
Awards:
- American Council of Learned Societies Emerging Voices Fellowship (2020-2021)
- Carl Bode Dissertation Prize (2020)
- Fulbright Scholarship (2013-2015)
Key Projects & Grants:
- Founder/P.I. of the Digital Frost Project (2015–present)
- Co-founder of the Digital Humanities Collective (2013–2015)
- Contributor to Redefining Doctoral Education in the Humanities (2020–2021)
Public Engagement:
Yokoyama leads initiatives such as multilingual diaspora collaborations addressing structural discrimination and participatory VR projects for disability activism. Her work emphasizes intersectional pedagogy and community-driven scholarship.
