Girl Employee

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Girl Employee. In this episode, Carmen speaks with Una Gjerde, a producer, critic, editor, and curator based in Oslo, Norway. Together, they discuss Una's practice and their respective experiences as curators. https://www.instagram.com/unagjerde/ https://curatorlab.se/una-mathiesen-gjerde/ https://indexfoundation.se/talks-and-events/breaking-the-course-of-t...

On 7 February, we live-recorded an episode of our podcast @Pluto as part of a curated series of performances by @Mantis. Here, you will find a re-recorded version of the episode in English. A variation of this performance will be printed in the upcoming edited volume, The GIRL READER, edited by Mela Miekus and Mita Medri, soon to be published by SET MARGINS.  GIRL EMPLOYEE is a podcast about techn...

Welcome back to Girl Employee! Today, we are in conversation with artist Ruba Al-Sweel, talking about art and film-making, research on hardware supremacy, and the ecologies of scaled-up technologies, specifically e-waste.  You can find out about Ruba's work on her Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/rrrrrruuuuuubbbbbbzzzzzz/ 

Welcome back to Girl Employee ! In today’s special episode, Ester Freider talks about the online community she built through her Instagram account 'EveryoneIsaGirl', as well as some of her experience with community theory and her love of the network.  Thanks for listening to Girl Employee.  *Matt Colquhoun now refers to themselves as Mattie * and with they/them. EIAG: instagram.com/every...

Welcome back to Girl Employee ! In today’s special episode, Carmen presents some of her research and insights on LLMs as tools to process heartbreaks, or, perhaps, linger in nostalgia and melancholia. Thanks for listening to Girl Employee. 

Welcome back to Girl Employee ! In today’s special episode, Carmen discussed XenoVisual Studies with Mar Osés, Pilar del Puerto, and Esther Rizo-Casado, a collective network for artistic experimentation and critical thought that examines how emerging technologies redefine visual aesthetics, influencing our perception of reality, identity, and society. - XenoVisual Studies, 2024, www.xenovisualstud...

Welcome back to Girl Employee ! In today’s special episode, Sophie Publig and Mikkel Rørbo share their recent research on the language of occultism and its pervasive online presence. You can find more about the research and their work here : https://www.are.na/mikkel-rorbo/digital-occultism-klm4eqbcq8k https://www.instagram.com/publig.enemy/ https://www.instagram.com/nonstalgianonsense/

Welcome back to Girl Employee ! In today’s special episode, Morgane shares research on The Marketization of the Occult Online , illustrated through her project Gifted , filmed in 2023. https://vimeo.com/727564540 Thanks for listening to Girl Employee.

Welcome back to Girl Employee! In today's special episode, Carmen will share some research on trad wives and feminine lifestyle aesthetics.  Thanks for listening to Girl Employee.

Welcome back to Girl Employee! Today's special episode is an interview with Muj Abdulzade on corporate aesthetics, performativity in the workplace, and graphic design as an investigative practice. You can learn more about Muj's work: Slow Mondays: https://substack.com/@slowmondays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imujabd/ Office Aesthetics, Paola Jalili: https://paolajalili.xyz/offic...

Welcome back to Girl Employee ! Today's special episode is an interview with Anan Fries and their research on technology, spirituality and digital rituals.  You can learn more about Anan's work:   https://ananfries.net/ https://www.instagram.com/hairygaze/ https://www.plurality.net/ https://www.meghanogieblyn.com/events Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to Girl Employee ! Today's special episode is an interview with Lua Vollaard and her fascinating research on women and work, women and computing, and much more.  You can learn more about Lua's Work through her Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/fangedluamena/  In general, you can support the research, find bibliographies, and make recommendations through patreon.com/GirlE...

Welcome back to Girl Employee ! Today's special episode is about Social Media Love Gurus and our experience with those... You can find more recommendations on our Patreon reading list! https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-20-media-123226336?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link In general, you can support the research,...

Welcome back to Girl Employee ! Today's special episode wraps up 2024 as we share insights on two pieces of writing we particularly enjoyed. You can find more recommendations on our Patreon reading list! https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-18-vs-in-119974242?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share  In general, you can suppor...

Welcome back to Girl Employee ! We’re thrilled to have a very special guest joining us today—an exceptional researcher and a dear friend, Sophie Publig. In this episode, Sophie will dive into some of her latest groundbreaking research projects, offering us her insights on the concept and aesthetics of "the girl online." Credit for the image is @sensitivesensualist You can support the res...

Welcome back to girl employee. This month, we'll share some thoughts and discoveries on the dead internet theory and how it might challenge the field of critical internet studies and digital cultures at large. You can support the research, find bibliographies, and make recommendations through: patreon.com/GirlEmployee

Welcome back to girl employee. This month, we'll share some thoughts on how generative AI impacts the research and development of architecture, and ways to remain critical or creative with such tools. The image was generated with the following prompt: A home designed for a really cool person with a small cat.  It should be minimalistic and all light green. The furniture can be of a trendy mod...

Welcome back to girl employee. This month, we'll share some thoughts on the most recent video game graphics developments, the cinematic potential of game engines, and their public reception. You can support the research and make recommendations through: patreon.com/GirlEmployee

Welcome back to girl employee. This month, we'll share some thoughts we produced on the history of podcasts and why sound now, produced in the context of a performance at the Salzburg Modern Museum. A performance part of Listen to It Like You Haven’t Been Born Yet, Tell It as if You Are Still in the Surrogate Womb How deeply are we attuned to the technological systems we place ourselves in an...

Welcome to the 13th episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, Carmen is presenting her latest research on the subject of AI pornbots and the personalized porn industry.  We will discuss the technicities and possibilities of such advancements, as well as the perspective of "authentic" sti...

Welcome to the 12th episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're discussing the platform CANVA and its template, designs, and accessibility. We'll also dive a little deeper into the concept of "design classicism" and the history of desktop designing/design software.  You can...

Welcome to the 11th episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're discussing the possibility of boosting our posts on IG to reach a broader audience and the ideological contradictions that come with doing platform criticism on platforms.  You can support the research and make recommendation...

Welcome to the 10th episode of GirlEmployee, a podcast where Carmen Hines and Morgane Billuart discuss topics around visual culture and platform capitalism. Today, we're discussing the recent merge between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard and its possible metaphorical meaning for the times we're living in.  You can support the research and make recommendations through : patreon.com/Girl...

During this 9th episode, we will discuss the history of MMOs and how their business models shifted over time, leading online players to question issues related to fairness, meritocracy, but also political ideologies.   You can support the research and make recommendations through : patreon.com/GirlEmployee

The book Cycles, the Sacred and the Doomed has been published! You can order it here : https://www.setmargins.press/books/cycles-the-sacred-and-the-doomed/ 'In a world propelled by swift technological progress and perpetual obsolescence, women frequently find themselves adapting and altering their daily experiences to remain functional. In the 21st century, as technology purports to comprehen...