Notes for a history of female forms in the electronic arts

The article deals with the pioneering practices of female media artists in 1960s and 1970s engaged in the electronic arts: it analyzes a range of devices, art practices and design experiences to delve into their technological research, aesthetic nature, and common recurring motifs. It consists of four sections: the first documents the process of marginalization of women artists; the second identifies public and private contexts and practices; the third analyzes three intermedial experiences (Suzanne Ciani; Lillian Schwartz; Steina Vasulka); the fourth proposes some traits to (re)write a history of female forms in the electronic arts with a media archaeological approach.