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\nJulie Bates, Illinois State University
\nSarah Warren-Riley, Illinois State University<\/p>\n
\n@francismacarthy<\/a> @juliecbates<\/a> & @sjwarrenriley<\/a> remind us of why techno- cyber- feminsms are still so important to #cwcon<\/a> #g6<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/maxXjwLx9Y<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Angela Haas (@angela_haas) June 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Review<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The most important and valuable aspect of C&W for me is the awareness of and purposeful moves toward social justice being made by digital rhetorics researchers in this community. This panel was no exception. The research being conducted by Frank Macarthy, Julie Bates, and Sarah Warren-Riley at Illinois State University is rigorous, thought-provoking, and most importantly, justice-centered.<\/p>\n
The panel began with Frank Macarthy’s intricate discussions of cyberfeminist interventions in\u00a0augmented reality technologies. As a self-identified techno-feminist, Macarthy explained that technology designers, marketers, researchers, and users can benefit from intricately recognizing the power structures embedded in all tools and technologies, even (and perhaps more importantly) when these technologies intend to simulate human activity.<\/p>\n
\nIf technologies do not make issues of power visible, they are contributing to inherent hegemonic structures @francismacarthy<\/a> #cwcon<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Laura Gonzales (@gonzlaur) June 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Macarthy presented\u00a0examples of the latest augmented reality technologies, showing us how these tools position human bodies in relation to each other and to their surrounding material environments as they allow humans to virtually “switch bodies,” visit new places, and gain new experiences. Through these examples, Macarthy presented both a feminist rhetorical analysis and a call to action–urging digital rhetoricians to not lose sight of feminist epistemologies when engaging in digital simulation. By keeping feminism at the forefront of technology design, Macarthy argued, we can continue building new and exciting experiences while purposely fighting against\u00a0harm and misrepresentation.<\/p>\n
\n@francismacarthy<\/a> preaches the affordances of technofeminist digital rhetoric approach to studying augmented reality technologies. #cwcon<\/a> #g6<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Angela Haas (@angela_haas) June 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Next, Sarah Warren-Riley described a course that she designed under the guidance of Dr. Elise Verzosa Hurley at Illinois State. In this course, Warren-Riley drew on her background as a non-profit director and community organizer to help students think about how advocacy plays out in digital spaces. Using examples ranging from cat videos to digital social movements, Warren-Riley made a powerful statement that continues to stick with me much after the conference:<\/p>\n
“There’s a difference between advocacy and activism. All texts advocate for something; activism is intentional action for change”–Sarah Warren-Riley<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In thinking about what our digital conversations advocate for, Warren-Riley helps her students understand how digital advocacy contributes and shapes to material representations of (and consequences for) different groups of people. Spreading and sharing information online may seem like a meaningless activity that many people engage in daily, but, as Warren-Riley reminds her students (and attendees at her panel), these digital\u00a0conversations\u00a0contribute to broader perceptions of issues like race, class, ability, sexual orientation, and difference. Therefore, Warren-Riley designed a course to help students interrogate what makes information “go viral,” and what assumptions, perceptions, and prejudices may be extended through a simple “share,” “like,” or comment.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0panel concluded with Julie Bates’ powerful discussion of community activists fighting for justice in Flint, Michigan. Through a discussion of what she terms “An Interventionary Rhetoric,” Bates illustrated the different tactics used by Flint organizers to amplify the embodied oppression and violence being enacted on their bodies throughout the ongoing water crisis.<\/p>\n
\n@juliecbates<\/a> proposes an interventionary rhetoric for environmental rhetorics–and rhetorical and tech comm work, really. #cwcon<\/a> #g6<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4P9jkB0LJI<\/a><\/p>\n