Erique Zhang

Doctoral Candidate, Media, Technology & Society

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Erique Zhang (they/she) is a PhD student in the Media, Technology, and Society program at Northwestern University’s School of Communication. Their research interests include the cultural production of women of color and transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals. Erique is especially interested in the beauty, lifestyle, and fashion communities on video-sharing and social media platforms such as YouTube and Instagram, and the ways in which women of color and TGNC content creators in these communities engage with questions about race, gender, and representation. Erique holds a BFA in Studio Art and MA in Visual Culture: Costume Studies, both from New York University.

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