Abstract:Purpose
This paper aims to demonstrate how Alayah, a 16-year-old African American girl, leverages multiple expressive modes for intersectional self-representation as speculative design. Here, speculative design refers to a multimodal composition (i.e. digital collage) which leverages multiple expressive modes for intersectional self-celebration in possible futures.
Design/methodology/approach
Informed by intersectional multimodal literacy frameworks and analyses, this paper addresses the question, “How does … Show more
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