POSPONED: This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled.
Artists and activists who identify as women, non-binary, trans, queer, Black, Indigenous, or People of Color only make up a fraction of contributors and content subjects in Wikipedia. Don't miss this panel of independent and avant-garde game designers, artists, and academics whose work specifically addresses the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality in digital art, design, and code.
Please register: https://myumi.ch/Pr9g1
If you can't join us in-person, the registration site includes information for livestreaming the event.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
* Amanda Phillips (Georgetown University), author of Gamer Trouble: Feminist Confrontations in Digital Culture
* Emilia Yang (University of Michigan), artist, activist, designer, researcher and creator of Downtown Browns
* Diamond E.B. Porter (Washington State University) game developer, artist, critical maker
* Moderator: Tony Bushner (University of Michigan)
* More speakers to be announced!
Following the panel, join us for a social Wikipedia editing session at the Digital Studies Institute, complete with editing mentors, food, swag, and a DJ: https://myumi.ch/y2m3n
Sponsored by the U-M Library, Stamps Gallery at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, Digital Studies Institute, University of Michigan Museum of Art, and LSA Technology Services.
Artists and activists who identify as women, non-binary, trans, queer, Black, Indigenous, or People of Color only make up a fraction of contributors and content subjects in Wikipedia. Don't miss this panel of independent and avant-garde game designers, artists, and academics whose work specifically addresses the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality in digital art, design, and code.
Please register: https://myumi.ch/Pr9g1
If you can't join us in-person, the registration site includes information for livestreaming the event.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
* Amanda Phillips (Georgetown University), author of Gamer Trouble: Feminist Confrontations in Digital Culture
* Emilia Yang (University of Michigan), artist, activist, designer, researcher and creator of Downtown Browns
* Diamond E.B. Porter (Washington State University) game developer, artist, critical maker
* Moderator: Tony Bushner (University of Michigan)
* More speakers to be announced!
Following the panel, join us for a social Wikipedia editing session at the Digital Studies Institute, complete with editing mentors, food, swag, and a DJ: https://myumi.ch/y2m3n
Sponsored by the U-M Library, Stamps Gallery at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, Digital Studies Institute, University of Michigan Museum of Art, and LSA Technology Services.
| Building: | Museum of Art |
|---|---|
| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Art, Culture, Free, Library |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from University Library, University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), CEW+, Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design, LSA Technology Services, Digital Studies Institute, Stamps Gallery |
To submit an event to our calendar, please send an e-mail to dsi-administration@umich.edu.
