The Hesitant Feminist's Guide to the Future
The Journal of Futures Studies was proud to host the Hesitant Feminists Guide to the Future with Ivana Milojević . Despite some technical issues and switching back and forth between which hosting site for the event, we got started a mere half hour late. Apologies for those who fell through the cracks and were not able to get connected, steps are being taken to ensure there are no further embarrassments coming to this writer!
Here’s a recap of the session
The event was held in anticipation of the forthcoming monograph from the Journal of Futures Studies, “The Hesitant Feminist’s Guide to the Future,” authored by Ivana Milojević, to announce the symposium designed to expand and explore the themes of Feminism and Futures discussed in her extensive work in this area over her career. This monograph synthesizes three decades of Milojević’s scholarship in futures studies and gender studies, with a particular focus on her extensive work in exploring feminist futures and related themes. The symposium served to introduce the call for papers for the upcoming special issue of the Journal of Futures Studies, with the hopes of receiving enough high-quality submissions to publish a book of the collected essays and articles brought together in what will undoubtedly be a unique and powerful collection of work on Feminism, Futures, and Feminist Futures.
After the ‘technological glitch’ a following set of questions and topics of discussion emerged:
The role of speculative fiction
The issue of feminist international politics
Localized narratives that challenge universalizing of terms such as ‘women’ and ‘feminism’
Other worldviews, philosophies, and ideologies that work towards gender equality (e.g., humanism, socialism, or specific religions)
What would a feminist digital space look like?
How would it enable communities of practice rather than individuals?
Would we still need a 'person in charge', and individual account holders to let people in, or would it run more like a cooperative?
Would there be a division between free and paid plans, privileging those who can afford the latter?
What would a society where women are not spread so thin look like?
What is a true life-work-community-body-mind-emotions-technology balance, if imagined from within a feminist lens?
Are such digital spaces perhaps already in existence, and if so, how do they differ from mainstream platforms, and why are they marginalized?
We’re looking forward to all the great submissions for this fantastic project.
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Reach out directly to our editing team, Nur Anisah PhD or Lavonne Leong, DPhil with any inquiries, they will be glad to answer any questions and offer guidance and insights on topic ideas and meeting the goals of participation.
Co-Editor "The Futures Triangle Reader: Theory and Practice" Managing editor for the World Futures Review and Technology Culturalist, dyslexic
2wGood example of the futures triangle at work