We will sort out a timeline from the NYT article while learning about a prototyping tool, Miro. While making the timeline, think about:

1. General impressions and favorite quotes.
2. How have women’s position in programming changed in the past decades? What factors lead to the change?
3. How has the narrative of gender and programming changed?

The Secret History of Women in Coding (Published 2019)

A private Miro board

What did people think about the history of Cyberfeminism? Any artists or scholars you found inspiring?

A Brief History of Cyberfeminism | Artsy

Before next meeting:

• Please spend some time exploring the Cyberfeminism Index and identify 1-2 artists you want to share with the group. In addition, try to find out how the index was made and how itself works as a cyberfeminist practice. We will make another Miro board to share our findings!
• If you have time, please read THE HOT, WET, VERY ONLINE HISTORY OF CYBERFEMINISM, an interview with Mindy Seu, and think about how it might have changed your perspective or addressed your concerns of cyberfeminism.

Optional: If you are interested and want to go ahead, take a look at these two pieces and see if they respond to some of your questions about (early) cyberfeminism being hyper-focused on (physical) sexuality and femininity. Don’t worry if you have no time - We will likely read them together in the upcoming weeks.

• https://rhizome.org/editorial/2013/mar/12/glitch-body-politic/
• https://laboriacuboniks.net/manifesto/xenofeminism-a-politics-for-alienation/

Tomorrow we will also talk about research tools and platforms so that you can have more initiative in your upcoming research journey. 🌟