Cate Alexander

Cate Cleo Alexander (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. Prior to U of T, Cate obtained a BA Combined Honours in History and Classics and a MA in Digital Humanities at the University of Alberta. Her lifelong passion for history has taken her from archaeological field digs in Kastro Kallithea (Greece) and Roccagloriosa (Italy) to the digital realms of online archives. Her dissertation examines digital history content creation in order to establish a better understanding of how social media platforms and content creators influence cultural memory. When she is not studying cultural heritage, digital humanities, or media theory, Cate can be found social dancing or watching old movies at The Revue.