Hi, I am Aurélie.
I’m a social and visual researcher of animation and technology, with a focus on gender and sexuality. You can contact me here.
I’m a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chaire de recherche du Québec sur l'intelligence artificielle et le numérique francophones (IANF) in Montréal, Canada.
I have a PhD in Film and Moving Image Studies from Concordia University. In my doctoral thesis Of Tentacles and Men: How anime shaped the internet as we know it, I explore the role that Japanese animation fandom played in shaping the alternative web. I am currently looking for a publisher!
In 2024-2025, I was a PhD intern for Ariane Ollier-Malaterre and the Canada Research Chair in Digital Regulation at Work and in Life(UQAM) where I researched the tension between AI adult content creators and creative porn workers on monetization platforms under platform capitalism. In 2023-2024, I was a Doctoral Fellow in AI and Inclusionat the AI + Society Initiative (University of Ottawa) where I worked with Jason Millar on the ethics of moderating AI pornography. In the Summer 2023, I was a PhD intern in Sociotechnical Systems at the Social Media Collective (Microsoft Research), where I worked with Tarleton Gillespie on the limits of automated moderation for pornographic animation involving fictional children.
I work in both English and French. Before my PhD, I graduated with a BA and MA in Film and Media Studies from La Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris.
Contact