M 4 September - Labor Day, no classes
W 6 September - Introduction

Cybergrrls

M 11 September - read 1 ) Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the New Computer Age and2)"Why Girls Don't Compute" by Kendra Mayfield. presenters/discussion facilitators for intro. and chap. 1: LIZ, chap. 2: ANNETTE, chap. 3: ROBYN, chap. 4: DEBBIE, chap. 5: MARIAM
W 13 September - meet in ECS 104; read OldPuebloMOO 1) Basic Guide to MOOing and  2) Policies; also read 3) "MUDder? I Hardly Know 'Er! Adventures of a Feminist MUDder" by Lori Kendall and 4) "Like Magic, Only Real" by Tari Lin Fanderclai (*handouts*)

M 18 September - visit www.meetRIA.com - just visit the site, and see what you think. Then read about Simon & Schuster's Panty Raider Game: 1) a game review by Alex Navarro, 2) protest from Dads & Daughters, 3) more discussion at Urban Legends Reference Pages: Inboxer Rebellion

W 20 September - meet in ECS 104; critical response #1 due - 2-3pp hard copy, double-spaced, 12 pt. font. Critically respond to the two articles on the MOO (Lori Kendall and Tari Lin Fanderclai). Try to summarize the main point of each piece in one or two sentences. Then focus on a few points that intrigued you - did you agree/disagree and why? Critical responses do not need to be coherent argument pieces but are meant as a way for you to engage with the material.
 

MOOing: Play one of the games below for about 30 minutes. Then logon to OldPuebloMOO and discuss your experience with others who visited the same site. Discuss Josie True in City Cafe; Club GirlTech in Fells Point; gURL in Digital Harbor; Purple Moon in Softshell Cave; and Barbie in Blue Heron Inlet.

M 25 September - Cassell, chapter 1, "Chess for Girls? Feminism and Computer Games"; critical response #2 on Tech-Savvy
W 27 September - Cassell, chapter 2, "Computer Games for Girls: What Makes Them Play?"
MOOing: We'll discuss Chapter 2 on the MOO and spend some time building our rooms. Before class, please do some free writing and brainstorming about how you'd like to describe your virtual space on the MOO. (I'll have a hand-out on basic building commands.)

M 2 October - Cassell, chapters 3 - 6 (72-150)
W 4 October - Cassell, chapters 7 - 10 (152-228);critical response #3on chapters 7-10
MOOing: We will discuss chapters 7 - 10 on the MOO.

M 9 October - Cassell, chapters 13 (298-326)
W 11 October - project proposals posted to class list ***We meet in Social Sciences 110, NOT ECS 104.
Click here for assignment description.
 

M 16 October - Frankenstein - Introduction (vii-xliii) and Volume I (5-86)
W 18 October - Frankenstein - Volume II (87-144 ) meet on MOO (I'll be in ECS 104, but please try to connect from someplace else so we can experiment with coMOOnication on the MOO) - I will post discussion groups, facilitators, and suggested topics on the class list and on the PleaseRead board in the CWIT Classroom on the MOO.

M 23 October - Frankenstein - Volume III (145-215); critical response #4 on Frankenstein
W 25 October - webweaving workshop in ECS 104 for those who wish to participate - we'll try for one-on-one peer tutoring; ATTEND CWIT LECTURE WITH JUSTINE CASSELL, Library Gallery, 4-6pm; be sure to research MIT Media Lab
Video/audio of "(En)gendering IT: Lessons from Videogames for Girls (If you are unable to attend lecture, please listen to it online.)

Wired Women

M 30 October - discuss Justine Cassell's lecture; read Balsamo (1-40)
for reference: The Cyborg Manifesto by Donna Haraway
W 1 November - MEET in SOCIAL SCIENCES 110; read Balsamo, chapters 2 & 3; discussion facilitators: chapter 2 - Sue; chapter 3 - Erin

M 6 November - read Balsamo, chapters 4 & 5; discussion facilitators: chapter 4 - Achaia; chapter 5 - Robin
W 8 November - meet in ECS 104 to work on class projects

M 13 November - read Balsamo, chapter 6 and epilog; critical response #5 on chapter 6
     14 November - attend CWIT lecture with Anne Balsamo, 4-6pm, Library Gallery
W 15 November - meet in ECS 104 and discuss lecture and reading on MOO

M 20 November - Cyberfeminism (Introduction, and Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5)
W 22 November - work on projects/ no class

M 27 November - Cyberfeminism - Chapters 6, 7 (SUE), 8 (ACHAIA), 9 (ROBIN)
W 29 November - EVERYBODY please meet in ECS 104 for MOOing. discuss Cyberfeminism - Chapters 11, 12 (CHARLES), 17 (LIZ), 19 (SAM)

M 4 December - He, She and It (Chapters 1-15); HELPFUL LINKS  Yiddish and Hebrew Words in Marge Piercy's He, She, and It;  Background on the Golem Legends
W 6 December - He, She and It (Chapters 16-24)

M 11 December - He, She and It (Chapters 25-39)
W 13 December - He, She and It (Chapters 40-49)
 

first published: march 2000
last revised: 16 november 2000
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