“Women and Pop Culture” Class Visit at SMC

July 12, 2010

[tweetmeme] Earlier this year, Melanie Klein of Feminist Fatale invited me to speak to her Women and Popular Culture class at Santa Monica College in California.  I spent the hour talking about how powerful Political Remix Video and Vidding are for critiquing media messages and fostering a talk back culture.  We also discussed the legal [...]

The First Canadian Video Game Awards

May 6, 2010

[tweetmeme]Yesterday may have been the first Canadian Video Game Awards but I doubt they are the first instance of overt sexism in the Canadian video game industry. Last night I attended the first Canadian video game awards and minus the bad dialogue, the sexist jokes and the glorified “booth babes” as stage candy it wasn’t [...]

WAM! 2010 Video and Playlist

March 26, 2010

I had such a fantastic time presenting at Women, Action and Media (WAM) in Los Angeles on March 25th, 2010.  I curated a show of online videos including remixes, vlogs, vids and short documentaries made by women.  Staying true with WAM‘s mission, these videos represent women taking action through media to talk about issues important [...]

WAM! Event in Santa Monica, CA

March 10, 2010

March is certainly a busy month for me but I’m thrilled to be participating in a WAM! sponsored event. After Remixing Pop Culture at Cal State Northridge on Thursday March 25th, I’ll be heading straight over to Santa Monica to present a series of online videos made by women. I will celebrate women’s use of [...]

Event: Remixing Pop Culture

February 25, 2010

I have been busy organizing this great event coming up in March at California State University, Northridge.  If you live in or are visiting the Los Angeles area you should come out and watch some of the most intriguing remix videos that subvert traditional gender and sexuality norms.  The videos will be curated and presented [...]

Video Blogging Workshop with Reel Grrls

February 25, 2010

I’m excited to be leading a workshop about video blogging at Reel Grrls on Saturday March 13th, 2010 (the workshop in December was rescheduled). We’ll be learning the process of putting a video blog together from conception to distribution as well as the fun of media literacy! Reel Grrls is a great organization dedicated to [...]

Video Blogging Workshop with Reel Grrls

December 5, 2009

I’m excited to be leading a workshop on video blogging at Reel Grrls this coming Saturday December 12th, 2009.  We’ll be learning the process of putting a video blog together from conception to distribution as well as the fun of media literacy!  Reel Grrls is a great organization dedicated to providing media literacy and filmmaking [...]