Tag: feminism

Report from the Autonomous Infrastructures As Feminist Practices gathering

I won't share extensive notes here about the Femhack gathering on Autonomous Infrastructures as Feminist Practices, because I contributed to the more detailed piratepad notes. You can also read a shorter report on the gathering on the Femhack wiki. It was an interesting event which drew some important connections between feminist hacking practices, anti-capitalism, and … Continue reading Report from the Autonomous Infrastructures As Feminist Practices gathering →

On (re)reading bell hooks

I've been trying, lately, to fill the terrible holes in my knowledge that were left by my degree. I studied political science and international relations at a pretty conservative department. This has given me a strong grounding in stuff like, 'classical liberal thinkers who happen to be mostly white men (and Mary Wollestonecraft for 'diversity') … Continue reading On (re)reading bell hooks →

Our collaborative feminist organisations should be critical of capitalism or they will probably be bullshit

This is a response, kind of, to Amelia Greenhall's excellent post on Starting your own b(r)and, an incredibly detailed and useful outline of Greenhall's experience working with Model View Culture. This isn't meant to be a critique. Greenhall has been generous in sharing her knowledge, and I mostly just want to expand on the first … Continue reading Our collaborative feminist organisations should be critical of capitalism or they will probably be bullshit →

Anarchist perspectives on feminism: further reading

Several people requested more reading to accompany my talk on anarchist perspectives on feminism. This isn't intended to be a comprehensive list: the goal is just to provide a few starting points for reading, most of which can be found online. For explanations of anarchism and anarchafeminism: Emma Goldman's Anarchism: what it really stands for … Continue reading Anarchist perspectives on feminism: further reading →