Biography
Camryn "Cam" Burkins is a second-year student in the joint Library and Information Science (MSLIS) and History (MA) degree programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Cam has a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on water resources and development services. At the University of Illinois, Cam is investigating the legacy of Black-American people post-Great Migration and how new technology enables old forms of violence. Cam's is advised by Dr. Erik McDuffie.
Research Interests
Black-American Diaspora Post-Great Migration
Black Champaign-Urbana
Black Feminism
Black Transnationalism
Critical Race Theory (CRT)
Critical Technocultural Discourse Analysis (CTDA)
Epistemicide
Information Access
Information Experience
Information-Seeking Behavior
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Paris, France Post-Harlem Renaissance
The Spectacle of Black Death
Transnational Feminism
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering; The University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Grants
Awards and Honors
American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholar, 2023—2024
Additional Campus Affiliations
M.S. Library and Information Science; The School of Information Science (iSchool)
Graduate Research Assistant; School of Art + Design
Preprofessional Graduate Assistant; Grainger Engineering Library Information Center