As some of you may know a harassment campaign is being waged against me because of my Tropes vs Women in Video Games project on Kickstarter. This coordinated attack was launched by various online video game […]
Author Archives: Anita Sarkeesian
Harassment, Misogyny and Silencing on YouTube
Here is a very small sample of the harassment I deal with for daring to criticize sexism in video games. Keep in mind that all this is in response to my Kickstarter project for a video […]
Help Fund Tropes vs Women in Video Games
NOTE: The Kickstarter campaign has ended. Thank you everyone for all your support! See the final results here. Earlier this year, I was invited to speak about developing female characters in video games at the […]
Fanpires: Audience Consumption of the Modern Vampire
I contributed a chapter to the anthology FANPIRES: Audience Consumption of the Modern Vampire edited by Gareth Schott and Kirstine Moffat. The chapter that I co-wrote with Jennifer Jenson entitled “Buffy vs. Bella: The Re-Emergence […]
Women’s Media Center Social Media Award
I’m honored to be nominated for the Women’s Media Center Social Media Award “As part of this year’s Women’s Media Awards, the Women’s Media Center is opening voting to the public. Cast your vote for […]
Create Your Own Web Show with Reel Grrls
I spent the past weekend at the Reel Grrls office leading a workshop to an all ages group of women and girls. The intensive two day workshop covered everything from how to research and write […]
Geek Girl VLogging Workshop at Geek Girl Con
I’m thrilled to be apart of the first Geek Girl Con coming up this weekend in Seattle. On Sunday, I have two sessions I’m participating in: Geek Girl Vlogging Vlog your way to a better […]
I Watched the Fall Premieres So You Don’t Have To
[tweetmeme]It’s that time of year again when we get excited for all the new TV shows only to be terribly disappointed that they’re basically the same stories and characters recycled and repackaged. This year’s fall […]
FemFreq on KUOW’s The Conversation
I was interviewed on KUOW in Seattle. Since Pixar has announced it’s upcoming film Brave will star the animation studio’s first ever female lead, some attention has been placed on the role women play in […]
Link Round Up: Feminist Critiques of SlutWalk
Below is a collection of articles and blog posts from feminists who are critical of the current SlutWalk phenomenon from various points of view. If you’ve been following the feminist blog-o-sphere there has been a […]
WonderCon 2011
At this year’s WonderCon 2011 (a giant comic book convention taking place every year in downtown San Francisco) I got to check out some interesting panels such as “Comics for Social Justice: The Making of […]
Remix, Vidding & Social Media Playlist & Resources
This week I spoke at two different Los Angeles colleges about Political Remix Video, Vidding and ways that social media have been used by feminists to talk back and make change. Below you will find […]