Theorizing the Web and conferences as technology

Theorizing the Web was an amazing conference: the organisers and volunteers did a great job of finding a diverse mix of speakers and putting together a well-run event with a minimal budget. As my voluminous notes suggest, I came away with a bunch of new ideas and information which I'm sure I'll be processing for … Continue reading Theorizing the Web and conferences as technology →

Theorizing the Web Day 2: here comes every body + h8 + lockscreen + algorithms + technologies and pathologies

The second day of Theorizing the Web was as intense as the first, and many of the presentations discussed potentially-distressing issues, including anti-fat prejudice, online harassment and abuse, police violence against people of colour, suicide, and transmisogyny. This post will only give a short overview of the presentations (and conversations) that happened. My notes from … Continue reading Theorizing the Web Day 2: here comes every body + h8 + lockscreen + algorithms + technologies and pathologies →

Theorizing the Web, Day 1: cache flow & code queering & racial standpoints & magic & music & concrete dust

Theorizing the Web has been fascinating, but a bit of a shock to the system after AdaCamp. TtW is gloriously DIY, which has a lot of benefits: it's particularly great to see an academic(ish) conference that's open to activists and artists, and not hideously expensive to attend. I did miss the efforts AdaCamp went to … Continue reading Theorizing the Web, Day 1: cache flow & code queering & racial standpoints & magic & music & concrete dust →

Upcoming events: Femhack Montreal, AdaCamp, Theorizing the Web, and Circuits of Struggle

I've got a few (un)conferences coming up, and I'm looking forward to opportunities to connect with academics, activists, and others working at the intersection of politics and technology. My presentations for Theorizing the Web and the Union of Democratic Communications conference, Circuits of Struggle, are focusing on some of the challenges that geek feminism raises … Continue reading Upcoming events: Femhack Montreal, AdaCamp, Theorizing the Web, and Circuits of Struggle →