The fantastic author, librarian and activist Melissa Morrone [@InfAgit] interviewed me to discuss technology, feminism, decentralized networks of power, and liberation-focused approaches to teaching. quality content Read the whole interview here: http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=4778. A few choice quotes: MM: can you talk more about that in your approach towards technology and intimidation? HD: This plays into both… Continue reading Liberation approaches to Technology: Interview
Category: Design
WordPress, Web architecture, Content, Communications: workcollaboratively.com
Choosing a platform that works with a users’ skill and capacity is crucial for digital project success, so for the web presence and communications springboard for a consultant, Work Collaboratively, we chose a WordPress.com subscription and a simple theme and two-menu structure that’s easy to update. Content was scraped and adapted from a previous site, and… Continue reading WordPress, Web architecture, Content, Communications: workcollaboratively.com
Digital Archiving: How to Pick A Software
I’ve been building and teaching others how to build digital collections and archives for about three years now. Seeing that I often field questions from folks, here’s a starting list for those interested in creating online archives or collections. PLANNING YOUR DIGITAL COLLECTION Ask yourself the following questions, as a way to information-gather what you’ll… Continue reading Digital Archiving: How to Pick A Software
Femme Postcards, 2013-2014
Celebrating the sibling relationship of queer femmes and art fags: And a little something for the femme-for-femme crew:
Digital archive for a library using CollectiveAccess
Queer & Radical Cataloging Conferences
I’ll be speaking about the Interference Archive, disruptive cataloging, and technology that works with activist organizing tactics at two conferences in the coming weeks: April 4 at Queer Internet Studies workshop, and April 11 at the Radical Archives Conference.
Workshop 3/11/14: Digital Cataloging and Archiving with Open Source Software
Tuesday March 11, 2014, 6:30–10pm workshop @ Eyebeam Center for Art and Technology in NYC. Register online here. Creating and managing digital archives, catalogs, and collections is a growing concern as organizations seek to manage files and records, metadata-gather, and enable complex searches of their cultural production, ephemera, archives and/or born-digital assets. This one-evening, two-part workshop goes… Continue reading Workshop 3/11/14: Digital Cataloging and Archiving with Open Source Software
Political art and Examining an Archive
Reprinted from The Interference Archive, http://interferencearchive.org/examining-the-archive-lecture-on-activist-posters/ What makes art activist? What makes it political? Does who is using it matter? The Interference Archive is uniquely situated as both a living collection of activist cultures and ideas, and a site of popular education and engagement with these ideas. One way we integrate these facets is by… Continue reading Political art and Examining an Archive
How to Build a Fire: website, community engagement (2010)
Small artist groups and arts organizations need websites, too! For the How To Build A Fire 2010 art tour, I created a web presence, a PDF one-sheet, and curated and produced booking engagements in Texas and Montreal.
Sites for Community Organizations
I’ve made full sites for several community organizations*, working with them to determine the important content, message, and look of their site — and to ensure that they can use it after I’ve moved on to the next project. 2012 Femme Conference, WordPress + Buddypress, 2012 [image forthcoming] Idyll Dandy Acres, HTML/CSS, 2011 Femme Family,… Continue reading Sites for Community Organizations