Security for the real world

I'm kicking myself for missing Observe. Hack. Make. - it sounds like it was an amazing event that brought together geek and activist communities in a really interesting and valuable way. Coverage coming through on Twitter also suggested that #OHM2013 hosted political discussions that were informed by a more complex political analysis than the ones … Continue reading Security for the real world →

Ecofeminism and rhetoric: Critical perspectives on sex, technology and discourse

My review of Ecofeminism and rhetoric: Critical perspectives on sex, technology and discourse is now available on Anthropological Forum. Unfortunately I forgot to check whether the journal was open access before agreeing to do the review, but I've made a pre-publication copy available for download here. Ecofeminism and Rhetoric is helpful as an introductory text … Continue reading Ecofeminism and rhetoric: Critical perspectives on sex, technology and discourse →

The protections of statehood and hacker armies

This has also been posted to the Geek Feminism blog. Lately, I've seen quite a few claims that hackers are persecuted minority floating through my streams. It's not hard to believe, when we've seen the affects that the aggressive prosecution of Aaron Swartz had, that one of the hackers who helped to bring attention to … Continue reading The protections of statehood and hacker armies →

Upcoming talk at Bfest

B-Fest, run by the Babylonia media collective, is a three-day event bringing together music and discussions. There are some amazing acts and speakers lined up, and I'm happy to say that I've been invited by the Digital Liberation Network to run a discussion about my work. I'll talk in English, but Greek translation will be … Continue reading Upcoming talk at Bfest →

MOOCs: thinking about context

Recently, professors at a San Jose State refused to use a lecture series by Michael Sandel at their university: it's well worth reading their explanation of this decision. After a long and somewhat frustrating discussion about this, I think it's worth teasing out some of the issues surrounding MOOCs. Much of this draws on the … Continue reading MOOCs: thinking about context →