[Air-L] Searching for Mentor: Twitter API//Data Collection

[Radhika G]

Here's an invitation list if you have discord

https://discord.gg/vvFGWe

email me or some of the others (primarily - Giulio Andreotti ) who set it
up if you have questions




Radhika Gajjala
Managing Editor: Fembot Collective
Co-editor of Ada: Journal of Gender and New Media (adanewmedia.org)

Professor,
School of Media and Communication
and
American Culture Studies Program

Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green Ohio
http://www.radhikagajjala.org


On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 11:02 AM Andrea Flores <fl.andrea at utexas.edu> wrote:

> i'd also love to be added to this group.
> i'm a phd student @ UT austin studying us-based latinx communities use of
> social media.
> thanks!
> andrea
>
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 5:39 PM Radhika G <gradhika2012 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Piggy backing on all this activity as I have my discord continually
>> pinging...
>>
>> I've been working on having a "Desi" server on discord for researchers
>> looking at issues of gender, caste, class , religion, labor, etc and South
>> Asia - whatever the app or platform - (diasporas and in the region)
>>
>> so.... if you are working on issues to do with all of the above any of the
>> above - feel free to hop in on discord.
>>
>> Also - I see several researchers here who seem to be interested in gender
>> and south Asia - feel free to connect to my server (desi divas) - and I
>> can
>> connect you to other networks and resources related to different ways to
>> research different topics. - https://discord.gg/UcTZeX
>> YOU SENT AN INVITE TO JOIN A SERVER
>> d
>> desi_divas
>> 1 Online1 Member
>> Joined
>>
>>
>> ___
>> Radhika Gajjala
>> Managing Editor: Fembot Collective
>> Co-editor of Ada: Journal of Gender and New Media (adanewmedia.org)
>>
>> Professor,
>> School of Media and Communication
>> and
>> American Culture Studies Program
>>
>> Bowling Green State University,
>> Bowling Green Ohio
>> http://www.radhikagajjala.org
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 12:15 PM Heather Walker <hgabel3 at uic.edu> wrote:
>>
>> > To all those looking to join this buzzing collaboration, please use the
>> > following link to join the Discord group
>> >
>> > https://discord.gg/MEkZHtz  <https://discord.gg/MEkZHtz>
>> >
>> > Happy collaborating and peer mentoring!
>> >
>> > Sincerely,
>> > Heather R Walker
>> >
>> > On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 9:31 AM Heather Walker <hgabel3 at uic.edu> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hello Esteemed Internet Researchers,
>> > >
>> > > My name is Heather Walker and I am a PhD candidate at the University
>> of
>> > > Illinois at Chicago. For my dissertation project, I am taking a
>> > > netnographic approach looking at Twitter and Instagram data. I applied
>> > for
>> > > access to the Twitter API via their developer site, was approved, and
>> now
>> > > have an access key. I've been trying to learn Python by taking free
>> > online
>> > > courses and watching a million youtube videos. However, I hit a snag
>> > every
>> > > time and usually can't figure out how to fix it.
>> > >
>> > > I also have been using DiscoverText (incredible tool), but have
>> already
>> > > exceeded the data limit, making continued data collection there
>> > impossible.
>> > >
>> > > I am reaching out via this listserv to see if there are any lovely
>> > > researchers with experience using the Twitter API to aggregate data
>> who
>> > may
>> > > be willing to mentor me? I am working on several manuscripts right now
>> > > using Twitter data, so can offer co-authorship through the
>> partnership.
>> > My
>> > > interests and collected data thus far revolve around disability,
>> rights,
>> > > access, and civic participation, diabetes cultural groups, social
>> > movements
>> > > using hashtags, and social movement hijacking.
>> > >
>> > > I am also hoping some of you might know about any potential
>> United-States
>> > > based workshops that provide hands-on training using big-data digital
>> > > methods?
>> > >
>> > > Thank you for your consideration and shared resources.
>> > >
>> > > Cheers!
>> > >
>> > > Heather Walker
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > *Heather Walker (Gabel), MS*
>> > > Disability Studies Ph.D. Candidate (ABD)
>> > > College of Applied Health Sciences
>> > > University of Illinois, Chicago
>> > > hgabel3 at uic.edu : 503.755.7673
>> > > 1919 W. Taylor Street, Chicago IL
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > --
>> > *Heather Walker (Gabel), MS*
>> > Disability Studies Ph.D. Candidate (ABD)
>> > College of Applied Health Sciences
>> > University of Illinois, Chicago
>> > hgabel3 at uic.edu : 503.755.7673
>> > 1919 W. Taylor Street, Chicago IL
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