Technowomanism
In her 1983 publication, In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens: Womanist Prose, Alice Walker defines the word “womanist” in four parts. From this quaternary definition, the theological ethic of womanism developed. Over the course of years and through theologians and thinkers such as Delores Williams, Emilie Townes, Melanie Harris, and more, womanism took shape by critiquing black liberation theology for its sexism, feminist theology for its racism, and both for their classism.
Now, after multiple iterations of womanism expanded the liberation theology beyond Black women and even theology specifically, there is technowomanism. The ethical framework is directed at technology while centering the lived experiences and wisdom of Black women and people from the global majority.
Below are personal, academic, and intellectual musings ranging from my time in seminary through my doctoral journey. There, you can learn more about technowomanism and its interdisciplinary leanings.
Ethical EdTech: Technowomanist Pedagogy
Nathan Schneider, a good friend and associate professor at CU Boulder's College of Media, Communications, and Information Science, invited me to share technowomanism as a tool for learning environments in an Ethical EdTech webinar. This talk is a compliment to the SITE talk which takes the next step in designing technowomanism for educators and learners.
Technowomanism: Examining Protest and Social Justice in the Technosphere
Technowomanism: Examining Protest and Social Justice in the Technosphere
Technowomanism at the 2019 SITE Conference
My first conference presentation on technowomanism occured at the SITE 2019 conference in Las Vegas, NV.
Why Everyone Should Care about Technowomanism
This video essay describes the inspiration for technowomanism and explains how it can be used to respond to social justice issues in the digital space.
Technowomanism and the Church at #UnCo2015
During the Unconference entitled UNCO2015 Open Space for and about the Future of the Church held in upstate New York, I bravely offered a discussion about the burgeoning ethical framework I was developing as technowomanism.
Technowomanism Thesis Drippings: A Moral Imperative for Social Justice, Faith, and the Digital Space
My master’s thesis was full of examples on how technowomanism could be used to make sense of social justice issues happening in 2015 digital spaces.
Technowomanism - An Introduction
Part of my masters thesis in seminary included a digital humanities component: a series of YouTube videos about technowomanism.
90 Second Sermon - Social Justice and the Digital Space
During my time as a seminarian at Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York, I was privileged to take a course on the 90 Second Sermon. Here is my take on social justice in the digital space in a minute and a half.