alba clevenger
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bio
Alba holds an undergraduate in Gender Studies from the University of Victoria in Canada. For her Capstone project she studied the affective resonances of feminist witchcraft techniques through phenomenological and interview based methodologies. Her previous research has also engaged with post-feminism in digital spaces through an analysis of Audrey Wollen’s Sad Girl Theory, Canadian media’s racialiazation of cannabis legalization, and the affective qualities of feminist anger. Alba facilitates commoning in the form of collective study through pandemic reading groups on a variety of topics including sound studies, the undercommons, and love as a close reading. Non-academically she has a background in community radio, podcasting, and both live and virtual event production. She’s drawn towards deepening her understanding of sound, commoning practices, and ritual as it intersects with the technological and the digital.
areas of interest
- sound studies
- affect theory
- friendship
- commoning practices
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education
University of Victoria: Bachelor of Arts, Major in Gender Studies (9/2014 - 6/2019) Victoria, CA
- Graduate with distinction
- Capstone Project – Affective Resonances of Feminist Witchcraft
- Cumulative GPA: 7.5, Major GPA: 7.8
International exchange at Utrecht University (9/2016 - 6/2017) Utrecht, NL
- Gender and Postcolonial Studies GPA: 8.1
work experience
- Library Clerk & Programs Assistant: The Banff Centre, Banff, CA, 7/2022 - Present
- Support Advisor & Business Coach: Shopify, Victoria, CA, 3/2021 - 4/2022
- Co-Founder & Operations Manager: hotspot, 3 - 5/2020, Vancouver, CA
- Local Producer: Boiler Room, Vancouver, CA, 12/2019 - 03/2020
- Social Media & Bookings Intern: OUTER Agency, Remote, 11/2019 - 03/2020
- Production Assistant: VILA Presents, Victoria, CA, 1 - 9/2019
- Co-Founder and Event Producer: FX Productions, Victoria, CA, 6 - 7 2019
- Research Assistant: Dr. Laura Parisi, University of Victoria, Victoria, CA, 5 - 7/2019
- Gender and Equity Producer: CFUV 101.9 FM, Victoria, CA, 9/2017 - 4/2018
- Production Assistant: Partycipation Festival, Vienna, AU, 5 - 6/2017
- Merchandiser: Online Radio Festival Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL, 5/2017
- Bartender: EKKO: Utrecht’s Poppodium, Utrecht, NL, 12/2016 - 5/2017
- Distributor: Paradiso Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL, 11/2016 - 1/2017
volunteering
- Facilitator & Co-Founder: Love As A Close Reading Group, Online, 4/2021 - Present
- Participant: November 28th Reading Group, Zoom, 5/2020 - Present
- Facilitator & Co-Founder: Sounds Studies Reading Group, Online/Discord, 12/2020 - 2/2022
- Facilitator & Co-Founder: Undercommons Reading Group, Online, 1 -4/2021
- Advisory Board Member: New Forms Media & Arts Festival, Vancouver, CA, 6/2020 - 7/2021
- General Volunteer: Open Space, Victoria, CA, 9/2018-2019
- Radio Host & Music Assistant: CFUV 101.9 FM, Victoria, CA, 2/2016 -9/2019
- Radio Host: Stranded FM, Utrecht, NL, 9/2016 - 6/2017
- Gallery Host: Casco Art Institute, Utrecht, NL, 10/2016 - 6/2017
public speaking
Lecture: Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft: For a course on Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft at
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Vancouver, CA, 11/4/2020
advocacy and community work
- KT Camp Tent City, Vancouver, CA, 6 – 12/2020
- CRAB Park Water for Life Society, Vancouver, CA, 6 – 12/2020
- SOFAR – Student Forum Against Racism, Victoria, CA, 4/2018 - 6/2019
- The Anti Violence Project, Victoria, CA, 5 – 9/2019
- CFUV's Women's Radio Collective, Victoria, CA, 1/2015 – 7/2019
- UVic Gender Studies Student Union, Victoria, CA, 9/2015 – 6/2019
- UVSS Women's Center, Victoria, CA, 12/2015 – 4/2016
workshops, training & certifications
- Foundations of Therapeutic Touch, 3/2020
- The Anti-Violence Project at University of Victoria Volunteer Training, 5 – 7/2019
- Ladies Learning Code HTML & CSS for Beginners Workshop, 3/2019
- Naloxone Administration, 1/2018
- Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group: Shut Up And Listen: An Anti-Racism
Workshop for White People, 2/2016
- The Anti-Violence Project: Understanding Consent Culture, 11/2014
competencies
- Fluent in English, Spanish and French
- Citizenship: Canada, France, Spain, USA
- 3 Minute Typing Test: 59 wpm, 99% accuracy.
- Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Slack, Discord, Canva, Gimp, Adobe Audition, Logic, and Hindenburg
- Digital marketing and promotion using Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Eventbrite,Mailchimp, and Substack
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