Women in Games Conference: Call for Papers and Participation

Date: 31 May 2008
Venue: University of Warwick, UK
Website: www.womeningames.com

The Women In Games conference encourages research and seeks to promote careers for women within the games industry. If games are to become a true sibling medium to music and cinema, the industry needs greater balance in its audience and its workforce. The Women In Games conference takes place from 10-12th September 2008 and welcomes participants from both industry and academia, providing a forum for presentation and discussion of issues relating to all aspects of women's involvement in games, including game development, game playing and women as portrayed within games.

Although this conference is concerned with women and games please note that men are also very welcome to participate! The industry needs a meaningful dialogue between the sexes as it moves forward.

Founded in 1995, Studio XX is Montreal's foremost women's digital resource centre. Through a variety of creative activities and initiatives, the Studio works with women to demystify digital technologies, to critically examine their social aspects, to facilitate women's access to technology, and to create and exhibit women's new digital art.

Bitch | Feminist Response to Pop Culture is a print magazine devoted to incisive commentary on our media-driven world. We feature critiques of TV, movies, magazines, advertising, and more—plus interviews with and profiles of cool, smart women in all areas of pop culture.

Today I read "Grassroots - a field guide for feminist activism" by Jennifer Baumgardner & Amy Richards. It's a DIY feminist activism book that gives examples of how everyday women can perform activist activities without having to be too radical. Examples are from high school, university students, women at work and in their local communities. Baumgardner and Richards speak about and provide contact details for many organisations performing and supporting feminist activism projects. I've included some links in the feminism and activism links on this site if you are interested in finding out more, otherwise track down the book from your local bookstore..

The authors, who also co-wrote "Manifesta", define activism (page xix, Prologue) as:

B-Girl Be History of Women in Hip Hop 3/2005

This resource list was compiled by Rachel Raimist, Miranda Jane, Monalisa Murray, and Desdamona. One of our goals for B-Girl Be is to unite women of all ages from all walks of life --- academics, activists, aficionados, and beginners --- to experience the elements of Hip Hop.

To bring everyone up to speed, we've compiled this comprehensive list of links, broken down by subject.

Over the last two years, a group of Twin Cities women have been getting together weekly at Intermedia Arts to develop the idea and concept for B-Girl Be. This winter, they finally raised enough money through fundraisers, sponsors and foundations to take a chance and produce the first-of-its-kind Women in Hip-Hop summit in the Twin Cities.

From April 22 to June 11, 2005, the doors will open for the Twin Cities community of all ages and cultures to celebrate women's accomplishments in all elements of hip-hop.

NABFEME is the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment; a non-profit professional organization dedicated to the support and empowerment of women of color in recorded music, the media and related entertainment industry fields.

NABFEME is committed to the development of support programs and the creation of alliances that will assist our members in achieving their personal and professional goals.

Interview
Soul Perspectives
CKUT Montreal 90.3 FM
(April 5, 2005)

Interview
In recent years, there has been an uproar within the hip-hop generation about women, respect and equal recognition. An e-zine (electronic magazine) has dedicated itself to representing not only the accomplishments of female emcees, b-girls, graffiti artists and DJ's, but it dives into the world of women promoters, managers and key players of the game. In addition, it dissects how we arrived at this point.

Femalehiphop.net is a platform and a network for all female hip-hop activists and intends to call females from all over the world to get in touch with each other, to exchange ideas and to support the movement. - Your participation is welcome! Just log in as a user and post dates, news, links. visit http://www.femalehiphop.net for details

Can a sista rock a film? which is part of a week long music festival called can a sista rock a mic? has extended it's submission for shorts & films... Mini dv preferred, but will convert dvds to dvcam for broadcast. Your project will air on Comcast Channels 5 & 6 and Starpower Channels 10 & 11 in Washington, DC. during the month of June (every Thursday) while the week long festivals is happening and after. So get your works in! This is a great chance to have your project broadcast on cable television. No submission fees at all. It's free. More details on the whole "Can A Sista Rock A Mic? week long festival next week at http://www.bgirlmanifesto.com