Frida Cerna

University of Toronto, Faculty of Information, iSchool Institute, Graduate Student

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Frida Cerna has an ALA accredited Master of Information degree from the University of To. She graduated from U of T in 2016 with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology & English. Frida is interested in scholarly communications, Indigenous data sovereignty, library services, environmental humanities, and the metaphysics of morality. She lives with her siamese cat Chico and enjoys making art with her friends.

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Incel-Pilled: Psychoanalysis of Involuntary Celibacy

Involuntary celibacy is a relatively new area of sex research, but few studies have dealt with th... more Involuntary celibacy is a relatively new area of sex research, but few studies have dealt with the psychoanalytic dimensions of incel behaviour. To understand the development and maintenance of incel psychology, this paper reviews the extensive literature on the psychological effects of romantic loneliness, poor body image and low social skills. These three main effects may form a trifecta in the development of incel psychology if they incels also actively engage in misogyny in online forums. Section one of the literature review focuses on the formation of incels, involving the trifecta of romantic loneliness, poor body image and social incompetence. Section two of the literature review investigates how misogyny can maintain incel behaviour using the framework of Social Dominance Theory.

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What is the Future of the Environmental Humanities? A Critical Framework Using the Romantic Philosophy of Novalis

Novalis’ Romantic philosophy is crucial to understanding how the environmental humanities can dis... more Novalis’ Romantic philosophy is crucial to understanding how
the environmental humanities can dismantle the harmful, subject-centred narrative of
anthropocentrism. Novalis’ text, The Novices of Sais lend us the language of poetics and the
unity between science and poetics as tools for a more object-centred relationship with nature,
which promotes an ecological community between humans and nature.

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Survival Stories in the Age of #MeToo

During the pivotal stages of the #MeToo movement, many sexual assault survivors came forward with... more During the pivotal stages of the #MeToo movement, many sexual assault survivors came forward with the names of their attackers, proving that names can be powerful markers of the ubiquity of sexual assault and the class/race privilege that follows. Since the movement went viral on October 2017, the names of countless sexual assault perpetrators have been revealed to the public, such as Cosby and Weinstein, starting a conversation on how class/race privilege can protect those in power from dealing with accountability for so many years. In this manner, the ubiquity of sexual assault and the consequences of class/race privilege in the legal system are all significant markers in the #Me Too movement. Chanel Miller, the survivor of the Brock Turner case, now casts her own name as a survivor of sexual assault in her memoir, Know My Name. In her memoir, Miller contributes to the #MeToo movement by highlighting the ubiquity of sexual assault in connecting her own individual experience to the experiences of other survivors, as well as by exposing how class/race privilege granted Brock Turner a lenient sentence in her trial.

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Policy Brief for Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Protecting the Rights and Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples in Smart Cities and Academic Research

As an Indigenous Mexican immigrant turned citizen through Canada's (colonial) citizenship process... more As an Indigenous Mexican immigrant turned citizen through Canada's (colonial) citizenship process, I want to acknowledge that this policy brief was written in Tkaronto, on the traditional land of the Mississaugas of the Credit, as well as the Chippewa, Anishinaabeg, and Wendat peoples. To support the work of Truth and Reconciliation, we must decolonize all spaces and actively support the self-determination of First Nations communities through direct action and policy-making measures.

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Incel-Pilled: Psychoanalysis of Involuntary Celibacy

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What is the Future of the Environmental Humanities? A Critical Framework Using the Romantic Philosophy of Novalis

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Survival Stories in the Age of #MeToo

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Policy Brief for Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Protecting the Rights and Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples in Smart Cities and Academic Research

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