Sex and Space
Symposium:
- ISEA95: Sixth International Symposium on Electronic Art
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Session Title:
- Gender and Technology: What Problem?
Presentation Title:
- Sex and Space
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Abstract:
One of the enduring mysteries of life is the other washroom. Public lavatories remain a bastion of segregation as well as a haven of modesty. They have recently become a battleground for gender equality over the issue of annoyingly one-sided queues. A charged nexus of privacy and parity, rest rooms provide a suitable sanctuary from which to contemplate social issues facing a telecomputed world. What are the demands of equality, access and opportunity in a virtual universe whose activities are the antithesis of bodily functions?