Loud misogyny in gaming is widespread, despite the fact that 48% of gamers are female. (Original post by Glen Hunter.) Before I begin, I’m gonna be straight up and say, publicly for the first time on my blog (outside of poetry or spoken word) I am gender fluid: “Gender Fluid is a gender identity best… Continue Reading Gamergate: Rise of the Undead Trolls
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Rather than be gently prompted or decide to get there “some day”, I challenge video game companies to take the lead on instigating a change in their CIS, straight, male privilege-based culture from the inside. NOW. Continue Reading Why the video game industry needs to take the initiative in gender equality
Diversity in media pays dividends creatively and financially. Shouldn’t it be built into the process? Continue Reading Building diversity, equality, and representation into large media production
Diversity has a long way to go in film, media, and gaming, but companies are becoming more aware of the benefits of building it into both staffing and end product. Some more successfully than others. Continue Reading Making connections: diversity in media
Blog Action Day: Stories engender not only empathy, but value. Continue Reading Lurching toward equality
Have you heard of the Great Wikipedia Hoaxes of 2008 and 2012? Continue Reading Fools, tricksters, iconoclasm, and culture jamming
“This Week in What Katrina Finds Interesting That Is Sort of Related to Digital Humanities!” Among other things. Continue Reading Humanitize me!
We are dipping our collective toes into several software applications. Sharing is fun. Continue Reading Sharing is fun.
The quiet that seeped in to fill the void was only disconcerting in that it was …not at all disconcerting. Continue Reading A-blogging we will go.