Mythology
the Week of March 17, 2014
We explore how startup culture fetishizes founders and male programmers, and discuss the role of early operations employees in tech companies. We deconstruct IT tropes and fallacies of software development, and discover the problem with “Feel Good” stories about marginalized and underrepresented people in tech. Later in the week, we cover tech hubs outside of Silicon Valley, how gendered stereotypes shape our careers, and the first Lesbians Who Tech conference in San Francisco – plus a new art startup, the genealogies of hashtags, unpopular opinions on the internet and more. CC-BY junctions, cropped and filtered.
Hashtags as Decolonial Projects with Radical Origins
Twitter activism is not to be dismissed. Although Twitter exists to generate revenue off advertisements and corporations, it can also be used subversively - to go beyond imperial timelines.
Data Scientists
And other made up titles...
The Lesbians Who Tech Summit is the First Of Its Kind
Start Somewhere founder Leanne Pittsford dreamed of being able to network openly with other queer women in the tech industry.
The Startup Mythologies Trifecta
They work together in concert, and in practice, function to exclude and marginalize minorities in tech.
Dissent Unheard Of
Perhaps the scariest part of speaking out is seeing the subtle insinuation of consequence and veiled threats by those you speak against.
There and Back Again
Or, how I quit programming and returned.
Towards an Afrofuturist Narrative: Tech, Mythology and the Africas
Behind-the-scenes with stealth startup Curatoric, and conversations with creators, historians and curators of African and Diasporic African art.
Chattanooga and Kansas City: New Tech Towns on the Gigabit Frontier
The emergence of tech industry in cities outside of Silicon Valley is an opportunity for conversation.
Tech in Underserved Communities: Beyond Feel Good Stories
It’s hard not to miss the sentimental value in the stories of those whose lives were changed by tech’s opportunities. But something is missing.
The Making of Myths
Questioning claims that are widely accepted in the technology industry.
Sex and the Startup: Men, Women, and Work
All of the efforts to get more women into tech will fail as long as the culture assumes that their labor is less valuable.
