Savannah Badalich

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Publications

  • Online Radicalization of White Women to Organized White Supremacy

    Master's Thesis

    Since its early mainstream adoption in the 1990s, the Internet has been leveraged by white supremacist groups to recruit and radicalize individuals. Twenty years later, social media platforms, like YouTube, reddit, and Twitter, continue to further this practice. The attention of researchers has been primarily centered on white supremacist men, and this focus on white men erases white women’s roles as active agents in the spread of white supremacy, skewing our understanding of white supremacy as…

    Since its early mainstream adoption in the 1990s, the Internet has been leveraged by white supremacist groups to recruit and radicalize individuals. Twenty years later, social media platforms, like YouTube, reddit, and Twitter, continue to further this practice. The attention of researchers has been primarily centered on white supremacist men, and this focus on white men erases white women’s roles as active agents in the spread of white supremacy, skewing our understanding of white supremacy as a whole. This study used digital ethnography and interviews to examine the ways white women are radicalized to organized white supremacy through popular social media platforms YouTube, reddit, and Twitter. The study found white women were radicalized by engaging with posts and joining communities focusing on beauty, anti-feminism or “The Red Pill,” traditionalist gender values or #TradLives, and alt-right politics. White supremacist recruiters leveraged gendered topics and weaponized platform features – likes, sharing, comments, recommendation algorithms, etc. – to cultivate a sense of community. Through involvement with these communities, women were introduced to racialized perspectives on each topic, usually after a catalytic pop culture or newsworthy event, and slowly radicalized to organized white supremacy.

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  • Ending the Epidemic of Sexual Assault

    The Huffington Post

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Honors & Awards

  • NextGen@ICANN61

    ICANN

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)'s NextGen program selects the next generation of individuals who are interested in becoming actively engaged in their regional communities and in shaping the future of global Internet policy. Successful candidates present a current project they are working on related to Internet governance at their regional ICANN meeting. I was one of fifteen participants selected to attend ICANN61 held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 10 to 15 March…

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)'s NextGen program selects the next generation of individuals who are interested in becoming actively engaged in their regional communities and in shaping the future of global Internet policy. Successful candidates present a current project they are working on related to Internet governance at their regional ICANN meeting. I was one of fifteen participants selected to attend ICANN61 held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 10 to 15 March 2018.

  • Rhize Emerging Catalyst

    Rhize

    The Emerging Catalyst Network is made up of 100 exceptional youth leaders from around the world who are challenging existing norms, bringing new vision about a better world to their work, life and community and embodying what real change looks like. These youth leaders are using their voice to encourage organizations to move from a framework of aid towards working in solidarity with youth leaders and movements.

  • UCLA Gender Studies Department Community Engagement Award

    UCLA Gender Studies Department

    Recognizing outstanding achievements in practical applications of feminist theory through community service.

  • University of California President's Award for Outstanding Student Leadership

    University of California

    The award recognizes undergraduate, graduate and professional students, as well as campus-based student organizations, for outstanding efforts in promoting and supporting multi-campus initiatives. Nominations for this year’s awards were solicited from the chancellors at all 10 UC campuses and from the UC Student Association.

Organizations

  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

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  • Trust & Safety Professional Association (TSPA)

    Member

    - Present

  • Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)

    Member

    - Present

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