Doing Feminist Activism and Research Digitally

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Abstract

This roundtable demonstrates how new technologies can be powerful tools for expanding feminist research, knowledge production, and praxis. We focus on two successful classroom projects aimed to engage students more deeply into spaces of online research and activism and to teach them to be participants in feminist digital knowledge production.

Faculty and students will present together and discuss the possibility of using new digital tools to challenge and transform feminist pedagogies. This roundtable addresses the scholarly and activist potential – and problems - of using new digital tools in women’s studies classes.

Sub Unit

• General Conference / Theme 3: Technologizing Futures

Presenters

• Marla Jaksch, The College of New Jersey

• Kim Miller, Wheaton College

• Rebekah Howland, Wheaton College

• Alexandra Natale, Wheaton College

• Aman Gill, The College of New Jersey

• David Sanchez, The College of New Jersey