‘Mapping Feminists Coding Practices’, a one-day symposium at the Sussex Humanities Lab, University of Sussex, is the first event of our ‘Feminist Approaches to Computational Technology: Read, Write, Code’ programme that explores feminist coding practices and the historic context of feminism and technology. It also seeks to investigate some of the affordances and resistances of computational technology. Its aim is to develop a wider understanding of current practices and research which make positive interventions into and within computation, in its widest possible interpretation, from a feminist perspective. The event is supported by the CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership and the Sussex Humanities Lab, University of Sussex.

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FACT///.PROGRAMME [full abstracts available here]

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10.00-10.15 FACT///.coffee and registration
10.15 – 10.30 FACT///.welcome and introduction
with Cécile Chevalier & Sharon Webb

10.30 – 11.30 FACT///.panel_histories
Chair: Kate O’Riordan, Professor of Digital Culture, University of Sussex

Zines as History
Lucy Robinson, Professor of Collaborative History, University of Sussex
Website: https://proflrobinson.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfLRobinson

Working Towards More Inclusive Tech Communities
Suze Shardlow, Full-Stack Software Engineer and Director @WomenWhoCode
Website: https://suzeshardlow.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuzeShardlow

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11.30 – 11.45 pause

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11.45 – 13.00 FACT///.panel_coding & hacking
Chair: Annika Richterich, Maastricht University, Netherlands

Alt Text
Judith Ricketts, Independent researcher and artist
Website:http://lovespictures.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/judithricketts

Title and Abstract [coming soon]
Phoenix Perry, Researcher and founder of Code Liberation, University of the Arts London
Website: http://phoenixperry.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/phoenixperry

Feminist Algorithmic Music Practices
Shelly Knotts, Research Fellow and artist, Music Dept, Durham University
Website: https://soundcloud.com/shelly-knotts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shelly_knotts

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13.00 – 14.00 Lunch with Cashew (Gluten free & vegan friendly)

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14.00 – 14.45 FACT///.panel_performance & practice

Chair: Irene Fubara-Manuel, Sussex Humanities Lab, University of Sussex

This lecture will speak for itself
Elly Clarke, Performer and Ph.D. candidate Goldsmiths, University of London
Website: https://ellyclarke.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/elly_clarke

SP WiMLDS case study: storytelling, transmedia and human-computer interaction relation to female collective activism in technology
Renata Frade, Ph.D. candidate, Information and Communication in Digital
Platforms at Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal)
Website: youtube.com/punchcom Twitter: https://twitter.com/renatafrade

Surviving through Hood Feminism, Negritude, and Poetics
Clareese Hill, Ph.D. candidate, Goldsmiths, University of London
Website: www.clareesehillstudio.com

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14.45 – 15:00 pause

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15.00 – 16:15 FACT///.round table discussion

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16:30 - 17:00 Transgender Day of Remembrance

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17:00 - 18:30 Social, Pizza and Beer!