[JoPP-Public] Updates about JoPP special issue on Feminism and (Un)hacking

[Dr. Peter Troxler]

Nice one  :)


On 27 Apr 2015, at 05:28, sophie toupin <stoupin at riseup.net> wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> I hope this email finds you well.
> 
> I would like to briefly update you on where we are at with the Special
> Issue on Feminism and (Un)hacking and some of the thought provoking
> reflection we are having with this issue currently. At a more mundane
> level, we are pleased to inform you that the first round of peer review
> has been completed and we should start the second round in May. So all
> is good on that front.
> 
> On a more thought provoking aspect, we have been pondering for quite
> some time now on how to handle the order of editors. So far in our
> communication we have been using a standard alphabetical order. Lilly in
> our group suggested to create a pen name out of our three names to have
> a single editor for the Special Issue. The idea of a pen-name is
> inspired in part by the work of radical feminist geographers J.K.
> Gibson-Graham who did just that a few years ago. We all feel our special
> issue is perfect for such experimentation as it is a hack on the
> academic publishing system and the hierarchical order it imposes on
> researchers. Our introductory article to the Special Issue will probably
> begin with an explanation of our own contribution to feminist hacking:
> That is a “HowTo” on how to hack academic standards and traditions from
> a feminist and queer perspective, while giving equal recognition to all
> for their work. Also, we feel that the choice of a pen-name does not
> erase our identities as individuals, but rather aim at questioning and
> initiating a discussion about the nature of work, scholarship,
> expertise, and authority from a feminist and queer framework. We are all
> super enthusiastic about the idea of resisting the traditional
> authorship structure in our special issue. We hope you will be as
> excited as we are about this experimentation.
> 
> Very best,
> 
> SSL Nagbot
> 
> (SSL= Secure Sockets Layer, or if you prefer, Shaowen, Sophie, Lilly)
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