Author: Jen England

Jen England is an assistant professor of English at Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN, where she teaches a range of courses in professional writing and rhetoric. Her research interests include environmental/sustainability rhetorics, community writing, technofeminism, and game studies.

I want girls to be empowered and to stand up for what they believe in … to be confident in who they are and [not] to care about what others say about them. — Clarivel, 14 I hear them thundering down the hallway to the computer lab. Something clinks as it hits the ground, then there’s giggling. I hope it isn’t a flash drive loaded with projects. In the lab, I can feel the excitement. These girls are energetic. They’re smart. They’re creative. And they’re the next wave of technofeminists primed to make a difference in the world. These are…

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