SELF-DEFINITION: Intoduction to 16 Questions to Consider re Feminist Online Spaces
16 associated questions (that help answer the question above through processes of self-definition) are asked and then also answered here by media from this archive:
What are our goals?
How do we show what we mean?
What formats do we use to communicate?
How do we communicate with each other?
How does the site look and feel? What does this tell us about our values and community?
How do we strive and maintain equal access and accountability?
Who is part of this group? What do we know of and owe each other?
What are the norms by which we regulate ourselves? How do we get things done?
What structures best facilitate our interaction?
Who is in control, when, and why?
What do we believe? What are our ethical standards?
What repeatable forms give us comfort?
How do we measure our success?
What words help us best understand ourselves?
What are the languages we are comfortable speaking in?
What makes this or any space safe? What does that safety enable and/or prohibit?
Pages with answers to these questions are listed below. You can view them in any order.