Rethinking ‘Sex Robots’
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چکیده
This paper interrogates the posthuman potential of sextech aimed at heterosexual men, positing that advertising and design products with digital femininities emphasise possibility for emotional interaction. work firstly applies pressure to monolithic conceptualisation ‘sex robots’, impedes rigorously appraising existing constructions. Applying theory sextech, particularly critical posthumanism formative Donna Haraway, affords this investigation theoretical rigour reflect on interaction feminised others. Through media analysis, explores three gendered-female technologies: Azuma Hikari, (2020); RealdollX Application (2020) VirtualMate alongside their concomitant promotional material. research illustrates complex convergence interactive technologies, feminities emotive suggests a shift into – where are designed advertised as capable providing erotic
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of digital social research
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2003-1998']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33621/jdsr.v4i3.87