Hi, I am Aurélie.
I’m a social and visual researcher of animation and technology.
I’m a PhD Candidate in the Film Studies department at Concordia University, Montréal. In my doctoral work From Usenet to 4Chan: Online anime fandom and the Alt-right, I theorize the discriminatory digital practices experienced by women and gender-diverse people in the U.S. online Japanese anime fandom during the right-wing shift of web cultures.
I’m also a Doctoral Fellow in AI and Inclusion at the AI + Society Initiative (University of Ottawa). My research examines the intersection of technology and animation, with a focus on gender and sexuality. I’m particularly interested in ethical debates about non-realistic adult media, whether these be cartoons or AI-generated.
In the Summer 2023, I was a PhD intern in Sociotechnical Systems at Microsoft Research New England, where I worked with Tarleton Gillespie on the limits of automated moderation for adult animation.
Before my PhD, I graduated with a MA in Film and Media Studies at La Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris.
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08/2024
Check out my new interview with TURBODRIVER, creator of the Sims 4 WickedWhims adult mod. We discuss content creation, the ethics of adult modding, and how to make responsible design decisions when you can represent anything. Later this month, I will present my Generative AI art project at the MUTEK Forum.
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