About

Jill Fredenburg (she/her) is a Doctoral student in the Communication and Film program at Memphis. Her research areas include media's effects on identify formation, documentary filmmaking methods, algorithmic biases, and Queer and Feminist technocultures.

Education

BA in Art from Rhodes College '17
MA in Communication, Culture, and Technology from Georgetown '20
PhD in Communication from University of Memphis (In Progress)

Publications

Fredenburg, J. (2023). “Camping” or abortion? Polyvarience and coded language on social media. New Media & Society, 14614448231207101.

Fredenburg, J. (2023). BIBLE BELT QUEERS. Global LGBTQ Activism: Social Media, Digital Technologies, and Protest Mechanisms, 259.

Fredenburg, J. (2020). Oral History as an Archive of YouTube’s Importance to the LGBTQ+ Community and the Platform’s Alleged Algorithmic Discrimination. Georgetown University’s gnovis Journal. https://gnovisjournal.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/325/2022/01/Gnovis-Journal-2020.-v2.pdf

 

Productions

Fredenburg, J. (2023). “Telekineticlickbait” – (original short fiction film) Director, Producer, Editor, Audio Recording, Videographer. 

Fredenburg, J. (2023). “Fat in Fantasy: A Video Essay on TikTok's Algorithmic Bias and Community Strength.” – (video essay for In Media Res) Director, Producer, Editor, Audio Recording, Videographer. 

Fredenburg, J. (2022). “Bible Belt Queers.” – (documentary short) Director, Producer, Editor, Audio Recording, Videographer. 

Fredenburg, J. (2020). “YouTube as an Ally of Convenience: The Platform's Building and Breaking with the LGBTQ+ Community.” – (documentary feature) Director, Producer, Editor, Audio Recording, Videographer.