Liberation approaches to Technology: Interview

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

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

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Digital Archiving: How to Pick A Software

Photo by Chris Crisman

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:

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

Nov 7 class visit

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

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

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