Monthly Archives: March 2013

Linguistic Analysis with Digital Tools

Tools in the digital humanities, each time I write “tool” I think “who is going to write that analysis of phallogocentric language in DH?”  However using the master’s tools has been necessary over the past year as I attempted  to … Continue reading

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Emotion work, cognitive capitalism, and digital labor

In The Managed Heart (1983), Arlie Russell Hochschild detailed situations in which smiling, welcoming, and genuinely caring are part of a job. Taking Delta flight attendants as her case study, Hochschild showed how this gendered but increasingly common demand in … Continue reading

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Aesthetics

Could we perhaps have a conversation about feminist ways of thinking and doing (or also maybe undoing) aesthetics, in various digital media/fields/projects?  I am wondering about: concepts of the beautiful, looking/gazing relationships and power, embodiment, ephemerality, iconography, taste, value, utility, accessibility, … Continue reading

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THATCamp Feminisms Tweets

As many of you know, THATCamp Feminisms East is happening simultaneously with THATCamp Feminisms West at Scripps College and THATCamp Feminisms South at Emory University. We are very excited about the opportunity to follow and connect with these sister events … Continue reading

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Building and Cultivating Online Communities for College Students

Many of us are part of strong, online communities that help us in our personal and professional lives. As a participant–and grateful beneficiary–of several online networks, I’m motivated to try to build and cultivate online communities for two new projects … Continue reading

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Session Proposal: Speaking Silence: Race, Racism, and Feminism in the Academy

Michelle Moravec and I are interested in a discussion of the risks of speaking and silence when race, racism, and feminism are the topics of conversations.  The starting point for this conversation will be a few blog posts that exemplify … Continue reading

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