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Tanya Kant is an Associate Professor in Media and Cultural Studies (Digital Media) at the University of Sussex’s School of Media, Arts and Humanities. Her research focuses on algorithmic personalization, digital identity, and the socio-economic implications of data-driven systems. She authored the influential book *Making It Personal: Algorithmic Personalization, Identity and Everyday Life* (2020) and co-manages REFRAME, an open-access publishing platform. Her work bridges qualitative cultural studies with critical political economy, examining how algorithmic systems shape identities, creativity, and socio-material realities.
Key research areas include generative AI ethics, algorithmic autobiographies, data profiling, and the impact of AI on PR/communications industries. Kant has collaborated with Ofcom, MIT, and Full Fact on data ethics and misinformation. Her teaching roles include convening MA Digital Media and supervising PhDs in critical AI studies. Recent grants include a £9,600 AHRC Impact Accelerator Award (2023) for studying ethical AI use in communications sectors.
Professional activities include advisory roles at Open Rights Group and Full Fact, as well as frequent media engagements discussing AI’s societal implications. Her work emphasizes creative resistance strategies against algorithmic systems, such as participatory methods for ‘writing with’ digital selves through algorithmic autobiography projects.
- Notable Grants: Sussex KE Fellowship (2025), AHRC Impact Accelerator Award (2023)
- Key Collaborations: MIT, Ofcom, Full Fact, Magenta Associates
- Teaching Portfolio: Convenes 10+ modules including ‘Digital Cultures’ and ‘Gender, Sexuality and Digital Culture’
