thesis_outline.md

## actual outline

## draft

1_ Want do you want to write?

1_a What will the text be about?

It is about magic in various forms and shapes.

It is about wxmen and femininity (more magic).
It is about internet and the world wide web (magic with a kick).
(((shady reference to that Avengers: Infinity War scene)))

More specifically, the aim is to explore the inherent magic wxmen bear, the one that internet bears and how they resemble one another, communicate, build space for community and sharing. Then, approaching the figure of the woman online, maybe starting from macho clichés, to end in the true essence of the web's feminine presence.
Magic, femininity and hyperlinks are alike, (I cannot yet point how, but I do have a hunch :)
The thesis will outline the virtuous circle of feminine-magic-internet.

1_b How will that story be told?

02-10-2025 THAT is a very good question
looking from the prism of magic-related publications is out of the range of that subject. It is an interested form for experiments and prototypes, but not for the final way of addressing.

2_ Outline 3 key issues you want to explore/address

The very nature of magic, femininity and internet/www
- How those 3 entities are tied and intertwine, communicate
  - Witchcraft and web: how women populate the web, take part in it, hold power over it and the power of cyber-isms tied to femininity and magic (obscure ref?: Ghost in the Shell)
  - Wxmen as holders of the humanity of the web (community, care, etc.)
Some history: how wxmen have been present in computer science from the beginning (e.g.: Hedy Lamarr; When computers were women by Jennifer S. Light; etc.)
The web: an omniscient magic entity
- Indie web and indie culture, witches and fairies

(((this is not making much sense in my head...)))

Random extra notes
cherish the hunch
emotion/feeling is the magic
forms of magic: practice | folklore
formulate better by precising the field of research: femininity is the glue, linking internet and magic together to become one (can a Venn diagram be made? like a meme?)

References to explore
- Sigil Séance from the Institute of Diagram Studies

> Participate to one

> Have a chat with Lucile Haute about her work (this and more globally)

- Magics

> Sigil & Chaos Magic

> Witchcraft