Feminist Scholars of Science & Technology Network Making Meeting
April 13-14, 2012
University of Southern California
Annenberg Innovation Lab
Room 104
Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism Building
Hosted by:
Alex Juhasz, Pitzer College
Anne Balsamo, USC
TWITTER TAG: #FemTechNet
PARTICIPANTS:
Alex Juhasz (Pitzer College)
Anne Balsamo (USC)
Sarah Benet Wiser (USC)
Wendy Chung (Brown University)
Kathleen Fitzpatrick (MLA, Washington DC)
Lisa Cartwright (UC San Diego)
Jack Halberstam (USC )
Kara Keeling (USC)
Liz Losh (UC San Diego)
Tara McPherson (USC)
Lisa Parks (UC Santa Barbara)
Kavita Philip (UC Irvine)
Carole Stabile (ADA, U of Oregon)
Jacquie Wernimont (Scripps)
AGENDA: Saturday, April 14, 2012
9:30 am
Coffee & Rolls Breakfast
10-12:30 Session 1
1) Introduction
2) Creative Inventory of Feminist Sci/Tech Network activities already going or inprogress
3) Discussion of what is already out there, what’s missing
4) Strategies for expanding the network: conferences, networks
12:30-1:30
LUNCH
1:30-4:30
Session 2
1) Overview of the objectives of course: Fall 2013
2) Description of how it might work
a. On-line at some university: provides the digital materials
b. Embodied courses around the world (5 campuses)
c. 28 discussants (on-line or in the presence of the classes)
d. Independent Studies (instructors to run independent studies)
e. 100 bloggers, content produce
f. 1000 people at-large participants
3) Course topics and list of Key People (14 weeks of topics—but ongoing list)
a. Dialogues among 2-3 discussants/teachers
b. Discussion about logistics
c. Course activities: Storming Wikipedia, Interfacing with ADA, Creating
content for Video Channel
4) Preparation of course materials:
a. Feminist SCI/TECH video keywords and/or biographies
b. Collaborative Topic-based Bibliography
c. Collaborative Topic-based Webography (web archeology summer effort)
d. Logistics
e. Templates for Video Archive
5) How to solicit participation in the course from people across the globe
6) Mapping the infrastructure of resources already available
a. Copenhagen Meeting (Oct 2012)
b. ADA Contribution (from Anne & Alex; Carole describe) (Due date?)
c. Empyre forum (May 2012)
d. Other venues to disseminate ideas and recruit participants
7) NEXT STEPS