Cyberfeminism Index maps more than 700 entries of radical techno-critical activism — from hackerspaces and bio-hacktivism to feminist net art — constructing an anti-canon that forces internet history to reckon with the practitioners it has systematically overlooked.
About This Book
The received history of the internet centres engineers, military funding, and a narrow cast of founding fathers. Cyberfeminism Index refuses that framing. Edited by Mindy Seu, this 608-page volume assembles hackers, scholars, artists, and activists across regions, races, and sexual orientations to demonstrate that the internet is an environment shaped by its inhabitants — not merely a infrastructure built by its architects. Drawing on academic texts, descriptions of digital rights groups, and documentation of feminist new media art, the Index functions simultaneously as an introductory primer and a serious reference for researchers, educators, and practitioners working at the intersection of technology, feminism, and political agency.
Key Features
- 608 pages of annotated entries spanning academic excerpts, activist group profiles, net art documentation, and new media criticism
- Edited by Mindy Seu, designer, professor, and researcher
- More than 700 short entries covering hackerspaces, digital rights activist groups, bio-hacktivism, feminist net art, and new media art
- Published by Inventory Press, ISBN 9781941753514
What You'll Discover
- How the concept of cyberfeminism functions as an imperfect but productive umbrella term — one the Index deliberately complicates rather than resolves
- The long-suppressed origins of feminist engagement with networked technology, restored to visibility through primary documentation and scholarly excerpts
- The breadth of techno-critical activism: from bio-hacktivism and digital rights organising to speculative net art practices that reimagine bodily and political reconstruction through technology
- Why the act of compiling and circulating such an index is itself a social and political gesture — an argument about whose knowledge counts as internet history
About the Author
Mindy Seu is a designer, professor, and researcher whose practice spans critical digital history and archival methods. She edited the Cyberfeminism Index, bringing together an expansive range of voices to challenge the dominant narratives of internet culture and governance.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 608
- Dimensions: 150 x 230 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781941753514
- Publisher: Inventory Press
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Designers, researchers, and educators working at the intersections of technology, feminism, and digital culture; new media scholars and practitioners; anyone building a serious library in critical internet studies or techno-political activism.