Identity in the age of social media: algorithms, influencers and attention

How has social media reshaped modern identity? From the way we discover new information and form communities to how we present, curate and influence online, our digital lives are constantly evolving. Join our expert panel to explore whether we truly control our digital selves - or if algorithms, data and the attention economy are shaping us more than we realise. Speakers: Professor Rosalind Gill FBA Rosalind Gill is Professor of Inequalities in Media, Culture and Creative Industries at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her work focuses on questions of power, inequality and the relationship between culture and subjectivity. She is author of numerous books and articles including Mediated Intimacy: Sex Advice in Media Culture (with Meg-John Barker and Laura Harvey), Confidence Culture (with Shani Orgad) and Perfect: Feeling Judged on Social Media. Professor Yasmin Ibrahim Yasmin Ibrahim is a Deputy Dean for the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University London and is a distinguished scholar and thought leader whose interdisciplinary research explores the nexus of digital culture, migration, identity, and social justice. Internationally recognised for her pioneering work in digital sociology. Professor Ibrahim examines how digital technologies reshape contemporary societies - especially in terms of race, trauma, political engagement, and the reconfiguration of the self in digital spaces. Her research draws from sociology, social psychology, and technology studies, interrogating the power dynamics embedded in data-driven capitalism and algorithmic governance.