Dr. Kishonna L. Gray (@kishonnagray) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Gender and Women’s Studies. She is also a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. She also previously served as a MLK Scholar and Visiting Professor in Women and Gender Studies and Comparative Media Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Dr. Gray is an interdisciplinary, intersectional, digital media scholar whose areas of research include identity, performance and online environments, embodied deviance, cultural production, video games, and Black Cyberfeminism.

With tons of on air hosting experience for the likes of ESL, Twitch Charity Zone, XSplit, Devolver Digital and most recently Loto-Quebec (in French ), Monkeyism’s real passion comes alive when she’s on Twitch. From covering new gaming releases, to streaming the great Montreal outdoors ( Cat Cafe anyone? ), to coffee time and a growing your brand segment – the motto here is – if it’s fun, I’m going to try it on camera.

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Katharine is an independent game developer and a member of the Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo in France. Since entering the games industry 20 years ago, she has alternated between various development roles, including sound design, programming, game design and narrative design. In the distant past she co-founded Australia’s independent games festival Freeplay and directed the social impact game Escape From Woomera.

Having obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Université de Montréal, Anna Scollan went on to work at Ecojustice before joining ACTRA Montreal in 2012. In her capacity as National Industry Relations Rep, Anna has been at the forefront of numerous organizing and lobbying initiatives; helping to develop partnerships, encourage work opportunities, and negotiate collective agreements in various areas of the union’s jurisdiction, particularly video games.