Some Geek Feminism folks will be at the following conferences and conventions in the United States over the next several weeks, in case contributors and readers would like to have some informal get-togethers to reminisce and chat about inheritors of the GF legacy: PyCon North America in Cleveland, Ohio, May 11-13 — we/you could organize […]| Geek Feminism Blog
We’re bringing the Geek Feminism blog to a close. First, some logistics; then some reasons and reminiscences; then, some thanks. Logistics The site will still be up for at least several years, barring Internet catastrophe. We won’t post to it anymore and comments will be closed, but we intend to keep the archives up and […]| Geek Feminism Blog
This weekend, April 28-30, people coming to Penguicon in Southfield, Michigan can catch a number of sessions of interest to Geek Feminism readers.| Geek Feminism Blog
A sort of topic-specific collection of links from about the last year, broadly talking about inclusion in communities, online and off, especially in geek(y) spaces. What kind of discourses and conversations do we want to encourage and have? Nalo Hopkinson’s WisCon 2016 Guest of Honor speech: “There are many people who do good in this […]| Geek Feminism Blog
Today we remember: Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968), civil engineering student Hélène Colgan (born 1966), mechanical engineering student Nathalie Croteau (born 1966), mechanical engineering student Barbara Daigneault (born 1967), mechanical engineering student Anne-Marie Edward (born 1968), chemical engineering student Maud Haviernick (born 1960), materials engineering student Maryse Laganière (born 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique’s […]| Geek Feminism Blog
Two different feminists I know recently brought my attention to “On the Design of Women’s Spaces” by Kat Marchán, and I’m grateful to them and to Marchán. The essay provides a useful “hierarchy of exclusivity” that helps all of us think about how our feminist spaces — geeky or otherwise — could make sure that […]| Geek Feminism Blog
I haven’t been writing very much on Geek Feminism in the last year – most of us haven’t. I’ve also slowed down on posting to my personal blog. And one reason is that when I think about writing anything longer than a couple of paragraphs, anything particularly nuanced, I need to budget the time and […]| Geek Feminism Blog
Over at The Recompiler, I have a new essay out: “Toward A !!Con Aesthetic”. I talk about (what I consider to be) the countercultural tech conference !!Con, which focuses on “the joy, excitement, and surprise of programming”. If you’re interested in hospitality and inclusion in tech conferences — not just in event management but in […]| Geek Feminism Blog
Kameron Hurley is the author of the nonfiction collection The Geek Feminist Revolution, which contains the Hugo-Award winning essay “We Have Always Fought.” Her epic fantasy series, the Worldbreaker Saga, is comprised of the novels The Mirror Empire (2014), Empire Ascendant (2015), and The Broken Heavens (April 2017). Her first space opera, The Stars are Legion,will be published from Simon and […]| Geek Feminism Blog
HBX Final Reflections: Economics for Managers – Economic Consent and Willingness to Pay or Sell (#BusinessyBrunette HBX Week 10) | Creatrix Tiara at medium (20 March): “How different wo…| Geek Feminism Blog
