Image taken from the recording of event no. 185 of the Open Practice Committee
May 24, 2021
Zoom, University of Chicago
“Tactical Embodiment”
During her talk, Angela Washko will present several different strategies for performing, participating in and transforming online environments that are especially hostile toward women. In addition to presenting her video game based works and online interventions, she will talk about her new documentary film: Workhorse Queen.
As a feminist media artist working in a variety of forms, Angela Washko is committed to telling complex and unconventional stories about the media we consume from unusual perspectives. She is the founder of The Council on Gender Sensitivity and Behavioral Awareness in World of Warcraft, a long-term intervention inside the popular online video game.