By Nidhi Goyal. As I walked into the conference room at YMCA, Mumbai to attend the Digital Storytelling Workshop, I realised I was one among fifteen participants who were excited, curious and eager to embark on the five-day journey. I had read the communications and Googled the concepts of digital storytelling, but I wondered how […]
Tangled, Like Wool – Sex, Sexuality and the Internet in India
“Online” and “offline” are no longer binaries or opposed actions, like flipping a switch on and off; today, they’re as tightly tangled as a ball of two-skeined wool. First published on July 9, 2013, on Genderit.org (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0) On June 13, the Indian government blocked 39 websites which allow users to share porn, among other […]
Five Principles For a Feminist Approach To Technology
This is the second in a series of ten blog posts reporting on the EroTICs India workshop held in New Delhi in March 2013. Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right – Ani DiFranco, singer-songwriter When most people think about women and technology, the two things may seem incongruent: a cartoon visualisation […]
EroTICs India New Delhi Workshop: Meet the Participants
This is the first in a series of ten blog posts reporting on the EroTICs India workshop held in New Delhi in March 2013. For boys it’s like, “Take it apart, put it back together, play with it,” but for girls it’s like, “Don’t touch it, you’ll break it!” – Jac sm Kee, APC […]