[1]Feminists in Games [1], funded by a Canadian SSHRC Grant is an endeavor created with the purpose of assembling an international research association of digital media researchers from a full range of salient disciplines to begin building ‘connective tissue’ between and among them, so as to better understand the origins and consequences of this gendered digital divide, and intervene in its reproduction. In the group’s second annual workshop [2], which will be held at the Centre For Digital Media this May 31st and June 1st, attendees will have two full days of panels, presentations and discussions on issues which impact women in technology and development. Tickets to this event are free, but space is limited. Early registration is recommended.
Event Details
Lunch on Friday and Saturday will be free for students and there is a suggested donation of $10.00 for professionals. Light snacks will be provided at the reception on Friday evening and there will be a cash bar. Below is the potential agenda schedule – please be advised, it is subject to change.
Friday, May 31st, 2013
8:30 – 9:00 | Coffee and Breakfast |
9:00 – 9:20 | Welcome to FiG Workshop 2013
Jennifer Jenson, York University Suzanne de Castell, University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
9:20 – 10:40 | Paper Panel I
#1ReasonWhy I Should Sue You for Sexual Harassment Nina Huntmann, Suffolk University
Representations of Feminism in Reddit Kelly Bergstrom, York University
Dear Ada: Reflections and Analysis Mitu Kandaker and Emily Flynn-Jones |
10:50 – 11:40 | Paper Panel II
The Gamer Girl Cyborg: Performance and Sexual Harassment within XBLN Halo and Call of Duty Communities Victoria Hungford, California Institute of the Arts
Girl Gamers and Gamer Girls: An Analysis of Girl Gamers’ Identity Enactment on Twitter Twitter Kari Storla, University of Southern California |
11:50 – 12:40
|
Paper Panel III
Dynamic insertion of a forgotten minority: online role-playing-game female players Jessica Soler-Benonie, Université Toulouse II le Mirail
Teaching with Games in a Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Classroom Samantha Leigh Allen, Emory |
12:40 – 1:40
|
LUNCH |
1:40 – 2:40 | Keynote
Athletes, Geeks, and Gamers: Exploring Gender and Professional E-sports T.L. Taylor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
2:50 – 3:40 | Paper Panel IV
“Unless she had implants, she must be Chinese”: A feminist analysis of players’ responses to representations of Chinese and Japanese female video game characters Sara Downing, York University
Devushki-geimeri and post-Soviet feminist discourse: a look at female representation on Russian gaming sites Catherine Goodfellow, University of Manchester |
3:50 – 4:40
|
XX-why?
Emma Westecott, OCAD University Hannah Epstein, Independent Game Designer Alex Leitch, Site 3 coLaboratory | OCAD University
|
4:40 – 5:00
|
BREAK
|
5:00 – 6:00
|
Keynote:
A Journey to the Moon Brenda Laurel, University of California Santa Cruz with Kirsten Forbes, Silicon Sisters |
6:00 – 8:00 | Cocktail Reception
Games Showcase |
Saturday, June 1st, 2013
8:30 – 9:00 | Coffee and Breakfast |
9:00 – 10:30 | Paper Panel V: FiG Game Incubator Reports
Jeuxly and Feb Fatale Cecily Carver, Dames Making Games
Bristol Incubator Helen Kennedy
Pixelles: Montreal Incubator Alison Harvey |
10:40 – 11:30 | Paper Panel VI
Chair: Helen Kennedy
Fashion & Design as Gateway Drugs: Women, Creativity and IT Celia Pearce, Georgia Institute of Technology
Personality Types and Women in Technology Frédérique Krupa, Paris College of Art |
11:40 – 12:30
|
Paper Panel VII
Cultural Change: Playing the Long Game Grace, Fat Ugly or Slutty Bending the Rainbow: How the Feminist Prism Reveals Gaming Solutions Katherine Cross, CUNY Hunter College
|
12:30 – 1:30
|
Lunch
|
1:30 – 2:30 | PANEL VII:
Erica Meiners, Northeastern Illinois University Harsha Walia, No One is Illegal
|
2:40 – 3:20 | Invited Speaker:
Anita Sarkeesian, Feminist Frequency |
3:30 – 4:30 | Roundtable:
Feminism in the Games Industry |
4:40 – 5:35 | Plenary Session:
FiG Folk Wrap-Up |
2 Comments To "2nd Annual Feminists in Games Workshop – Vancouver"
#1 Comment By Tami Quiring (@VillageGamer) On Tuesday May 14, 2013 @ 3:56 am
2nd Annual Feminists in Games Workshop – #Vancouver [3] #gamedev
#2 Comment By Vancouver Retweeter (@vancouver_rt) On Tuesday May 14, 2013 @ 4:00 am
RT @VillageGamer: 2nd Annual Feminists in Games Workshop – #Vancouver [3] #gamedev