Alex Borkowski (she/her) is a PhD student in the joint graduate program in Communication & Culture at York University and Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. Her current research seeks to address the gender politics of automated voice technologies, examining female-coded artificially intelligent virtual assistants and the history of women’s vocalic labour and performance in telecommunication systems. She completed her MA in Aural and Visual Cultures from Goldsmiths College, University of London, in 2013, with a dissertation exploring écriture feminine, vocal performance and technology in contemporary music and theatre. She is also a critical and creative writer, whose work has appeared in The Queitus, The Happy Hypocrite, this is tomorrow, KAPSULA, Canadian Art, and Prefix Photo, where she acts as Book Reviews Editor.

Contact: alex.borkowski@gmail.com