Digital Intimacies

Thanks to a global pandemic our lives have become more digitised than ever, including our intimate ones. But this transition of intimacy into the digital sphere has been happening long before we had ever heard of COVID-19. 

Now with online dating, VR pornography and sex robots becoming more streamlined into our digital cultures what does this mean for the future of intimacy? 

Join us for an open discussion around the potential social, political, psychological and environmental shifts that we can expect to are already experiencing as our intimate lives move further into the digital sphere. 

Our panellists will be discussing a range of topics including the future of sex work, online dating, digital security, consent, AI and is our legal system able to keep up with the fast-paced evolution of the tech world? 

Speakers 

• Andy Kaladelfos (they/them)
• Jenna Love (she/her)
• Ash King (she/her) 
• Dr Don Sillence (He/Him)
• Robert Brooks (he/him)

Acknowledgement 

We acknowledge that UNSW campuses reside on the unceded territory of the Bedegal (Kensington campus), Gadigal (City and Paddington campuses) and Ngunnawal peoples (Canberra) who are the Traditional Owners of the lands where each campus of UNSW is situated.

We show our respects to the traditional custodians of these lands, pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that event guests will be joining us from a variety of locations and encourage our guests to take a moment to acknowledge the lands on which they reside. 

Sovereignty has never been ceded. It Always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.