Posts tagged ‘science fiction’

Color Lines gives us The Ultimate 21st Century People of Color Sci-Fi List It seems that when it comes to sci-fi, cultural experiences of the melanin-inclined are merely reserved for exotic backdrop (ahem, “Stargate”) and ...

This is a guest post by Debbie Notkin. Debbie is, among other things, the chair of the James Tiptree Jr. Award motherboard. Wearing another hat, she blogs at Body Impolitic. Here’s the back story: The ...

Google Summer of Code applications are open, closing this week (Friday April 8). Check our project advertisements and application tips. Google Announces HITB2011AMS Conference Grant for Women Hackers: This grant is set up to enable ...

I think I’m going to start a new segment here, because I’ve just found another bit of awesome, nerdy stuff on the internet that would at very least amuse many geek women. I shall call ...

In this week’s WisCon newsletter comes news which seems relevant to the science geeks among us: the strain of norovirus which hit the WisCon feminist science fiction conference in 2008 has been officially named after ...

Wednesday Geek Woman submissions are currently open. A version of this post appeared a few weeks ago at Hoyden About Town. A little capsule summary for people who haven’t read her work: Ursula K. Le ...

(Warning: intersectionality problems.) Feminism is no longer about sexism at all: It’s fascinating the extent to which women have been shamed out of even claiming a movement to address sexism. We just aren’t allowed to ...