Hello, Nerd Nite A2 Friends! Join us Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 pm at LIVE on First St. for NNA2 #48!!

LET’S GET CRITICAL: The extreme effects of commentary from the worlds of architecture, online harassers, and Gilded Age shut-ins



Join us as architecture expert Jessica Letaw takes us on a tour of the landscape famed critic Ada Louise Huxtable built, or, well, influenced. U-M School of Information Ph.D. student Lindsay Blackwell returns to NNA2 to reveal new research on what happens when online critique goes bad – like, harassment-and-doxxing-bad. Finally, NNA2 co-boss (and pinch hitter) Sara Wedell will tell the surprisingly sweet story of our much-overlooked 21st president and his relationship with his greatest critic. It’s going to be a great night! Bring a friend, a sense of curiosity, and plenty of constructive feedback and join us as we GET CRITICAL!

Jessica A.S. Letaw – Architecture Throwing Shade

Jessica is a marketing consultant for architects and builders, a freelance writer and speaker on green building and diversity in architecture, and spends most of the rest of her time…talking about architecture and the built environment. She is a board advisor for several Ann Arbor nonprofits, has led the AADL’s Building Matters Workshops conversation series for the past two years, runs the “Ann Arbor Architecture” and “Ann Arbor YIMBY” Facebook pages, and as of this summer can say that she has successfully organized an architecture scavenger hunt. She lives in the Mighty Fifth Ward with her rescue hound, Henry, and enjoys reading, gardening, good conversations, and well-made White Russians. Follow her on Twitter @jasletaw.

Lindsay Blackwell – An Eye For An Eye: When Online Harassment is Perceived to be Justified

Blackwell is a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan School of Information’s Social Media Research Lab. Her research explores misbehavior in online communities, including trolling and online harassment. Prior to graduate school, Lindsay enjoyed a career in social media marketing, where she won several awards for her work with clients like I Love New York. You can follow Lindsay on Twitter (@linguangst) or by visiting Lindsayis a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan School of Information’s Social Media Research Lab. Her research explores misbehavior in online communities, including trolling and online harassment. Prior to graduate school, Lindsay enjoyed a career in social media marketing, where she won several awards for her work with clients like I Love New York. You can follow Lindsay on Twitter (@linguangst) or by visiting www.lindsayblackwell.net







Sara Wedell – Arthurian Legend: The Story of Our 21st President