About the Author:

Anita Sarkeesian is a feminist cultural critic who produces an ongoing web series of video commentaries from a feminist/fangirl perspective. She has earned her bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and her Master’s degree in Social and Political Thought.  Anita’s research interests are on privilege and systems of oppression specifically focusing on representations of race, gender, sexuality, class and ability in popular culture. She has organized and spoken at various events including: “Remixing Popular Culture: Subverting Gender and Sexuality Through Online Video”, “Women, Media and Action” (WAM!), and has lead workshops on media literacy, videoblogging, political remix video and fair use.

Contact Information:

anita [at] feministfrequency.com

About Feminist Frequency:

Feminist Frequency is an ongoing web series of video commentaries from a feminist/fangirl perspective created by Anita Sarkeesian.  Feminist Frequency looks at, critiques and occasionally celebrates representations in popular culture specifically looking at gender, sexuality, race, class and ability in the mass media.

Presentation/Workshop/Lecture topics:

• Political Remix Video
• Fair Use
• Videoblogging
• How Videoblogging is Different for Women
• “Media Literacy: Deconstructing Representations in Popular Culture” Workshops
• “How to Make Political Remix Videos” workshops

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