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Dr Zoe Hurley

Dr Dr Zoe Hurley

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Zayed UniversityUnited Arab Emirates
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Research focus

Zoe teaches undergraduate courses in social media and new media writing. She is interested in questions of power, postcolonial feminism and the postdigital condition. She has published academic papers on Arab women’s social media, postdigital living and online learning during Covid-19. She has also coordinated exhibitions in Dubai on social media and digital art.

SDG targets

4.3

Equal access to affordable technical, vocational and higher education

4.5

Eliminate all discrimination in education

4.6

Universal literacy and numeracy

4.7

Education for sustainable development and global citizenship

4.C

Increase the supply of qualified teachers in developing countries

5.1

End discrimination against women and girls

5.2

End all violence against and exploitation of women and girls

5.3

Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation

5.4

Value unpaid care and promote shared domestic responsibilities

5.5

Ensure full participation in leadership and decision-making

5.6

Universal access to reproductive health and rights

5.A

Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services

5.B

Promote empowerment of women through technology

5.C

Adopt and strengthen policies and enforcable legislation for gender equality

Projects

Arab women's social media and empowerment