This group is designed to support the ongoing efforts of HASTAC Scholars and affiliates interested in queering the field of Digital Media & Learning.
Queer DML
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Digital Humanities Caucus Meet-up at American Studies Conference
Topic:Will you be at the American Studies Association conference this year? If so, please join us for the ASA Digital Humanities Caucus Reception! When? Thursday, November 17, 7.30pm Where? Paramount Café, 519 16th St, Denver, CO We hope to see you and your colleagues, students, and friends there! Please...Paramount Café519 16th St.Denver, CO 80202United StatesOnline Misogyny (Special Issue of Feminist Media Studies)
Topic:In recent years, online misogyny has become a major concern for women. As a new wave of feminist / female bloggers, journalists, activists and gamers have attempted to assert their presence on the internet, there has been a concerted backlash against both feminism and women generally. This special...Sexuality Studies: Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health (Tenure-Track Assistant Professor)
Topic:San Francisco State University, Department of Sociology and Sexuality Studies invites applicants for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in the discipline of Sexuality Studies, with expertise in Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health. This position be-gins in August 2017. The mission of...SAGE Handbook of Web History (Call for Papers)
The web has now been with us for almost 25 years: new media is simply not that new anymore. It has developed to become an inherent part of our social, cultural, political, and social lives, and is accordingly leaving behind a detailed documentary record of society and events since the advent of...Digital Humanist focused on Technology and Diversity in Historical Context
Topic:San Diego State University seeks a Digital Humanist at the rank of assistant or associate professor who can lead and develop our Area of Excellence in “Digital Humanities and Global Diversity” to pursue and foster intersectional, interdisciplinary, collaborative research, and teaching. (For more...Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)
Topic:The Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis seeks a scholar trained in social science methods whose research is non-US based. We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose work focuses on the global south and is interdisciplinary in...United StatesThe Surgery Issue (Transgender Studies Quarterly)
Topic:This special issue of Transgender Studies Quarterly explores the vital and contested place of surgical intervention in the making of trans* bodies, theories, and practices. Trans* surgery has been an object of fantasy, derision, refusal, and triumph. Surgery has been a specter and a savior,...The Sexual Offences Act: 50 years on / What is & How to Do LGBT History 2017
Topic:Part of the UK National Festival of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans History Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th March 2017 @ Blue Coat School, Liverpool, England 2017 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised private homosexual acts in England and Wales...United KingdomMaking and Doing Program, International Communication Association Conference, San Diego, 2017
Topic:What’s in a form? This year, the ICA extends basic questions about communication research and practice to an opportunity to combine forms of inquiry, expression, and exhibition. We have long diversified forms and formats for talk—from classical panels to high-density roundtable sessions or Blue Sky...AlterConf NYC - on diversity in tech and gaming culture
Topic:" With the AlterConf Sessions we move beyond the 101 discussions and limited definition of diversity, covering all aspects of diversity - race, gender, sexuality, ability, class, language, country of origin, immigration status, and more. These micro events feature speakers from the surrounding area...New York, NYUnited StatesAlterConf Boston - on diversity in tech and gaming culture
Topic:" With the AlterConf Sessions we move beyond the 101 discussions and limited definition of diversity, covering all aspects of diversity - race, gender, sexuality, ability, class, language, country of origin, immigration status, and more. These micro events feature speakers from the surrounding area...Boston, MAUnited StatesCall for Submissions: Gender and sexual diversity in games history (Memory Insufficient - the games history ezine)
This looks awesome! Call for Submissions: Gender and sexual diversity in games history Memory Insufficient - the games history ezine To accompany the LGBT pride festivals celebrated in many countries during the month of June, the next issue of Memory Insufficient takes up histories of gender and...United KingdomSuper Love Jam: a Game Jam about Gender, Sexual Identity & Relationships (Brooklyn)
Looks awesome -- you can either participate or attend the unveiling of the games. Here's the description by Brooklyn Gamery: Games are at a cultural tipping point. The lack of gender representation and variety when it comes to sexual expression in games and the media at large is a serious problem...2 Metrotech Center8th FloorBrooklyn, NY 11201United StatesCFP: Future Internet Journal - special issue on "Digital Inequalities"
Topic:Hi All -- I thought this CFP sounded great. Here's the original communication received from the Code4LIB listserv: The journal /Future Internet/ is accepting submissions for a special issue on "Digital Inequalities" ( http://www.mdpi.com/journal/futureinternet/special_issues/digital-inequa... ). We...United KingdomCFP - Trans_ : An Anthology of Trans People & the Internet
Topic:Submissions are sought for a new anthology on trans people and the Internet. The working title at this time is Trans_ : An Anthology of Trans People and the Internet . Editors: Mitch Kellaway, Harlan Kellaway , TBD Proposal Deadline: August 1st, 2014 Final Submission Deadline: January 1st, 2015...United KingdomTrans*H4CK @ #DML2014 - 'Trans*H4CK Reboot: A Workshop on Trans People and Tech Inspired by the First Hackathon for Trans Empowerment'
I will be doing a cafe talk at this year's Digital Media Learning conference! I wanted to take the opportunity to invite you all to that. Here's the original proposal -- and I aim to also discuss collectively how the hackathon model might be used to think and learn about social issues: Trans*H4CK...138 St. James AvenueDML 2014Boston, MA 02116United States
