Smita
Smita is a queer feminist based in Bombay, India. They hold a Master's degree in Media and Cultural Studies from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Their areas of interest include gender, queer studies, internet, technology, popular culture, films and TV shows, fandoms etc. Smita is currently working at Point of View, India, on gender, sexuality and technology. She can be generally found wandering the cyberspace, or hunting for good coffee.
Editorial
Are we just ticking boxes: Bringing up and expanding notions of gender in internet policy and governance
Can policy and law accommodate genders that are not confined by the binaries or are fluid? Spaces around governance often display an acute dysphasia and inability to comprehend what lies beyond and between categories, especially of gender.
Editorial
¿Se trata solo de marcar casilleros? Crear y ampliar nociones de género en las políticas y la gobernanza de internet
En los espacios de políticas de tecnologías y gobernanza de internet las conversaciones sobre la inclusión de género (léase mujeres) van en aumento, lento aunque progresivo, en un intento de cerrar la brecha digital de género. Pero esta conversación ¿acaso incluye a las personas transgénero y las personas no convencionales respecto del género?
Feminist talk
The nerdiest and most open of them all: Internet Freedom Festival 2017
Feminist talk
Defining their place: Gender at the Internet Governance Forum 2016
In depth
In Search of Allies: Interview with TBTT campaigners in India
In this set of interviews, Smita Vanniyar speaks to Japleen Pasricha of Feminism in India, and Divya Rajgopal of WhyHate. In separate ways, both these are projects of passion that find ways to reclaim technology for women and also others marginalised on account of gender non-conformity, sexuality, caste, religion and class. They discuss the pros and cons of anonymity, how to address online VAW…
Feminist talk
I delete myself: anonymity and sexuality online
