Digital Sexuality - AHC3123

Assessment 1: Oral presentation/assessment

Formative assessment is ongoing and will take place through informal seminar presentations. (equivalent to 500 words)

Oral presentation/assessment

Assessment 1: Presentation

Presentation: Individual contribution to a group presentation on selected case studies.

Presentation

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

Written Assignment

This module explores a broad range of issues relating to gender, sex and sexuality as they are mediated through digital culture and technologies. Using theoretical frameworks from a range of disciplines, including digital humanities, gender and sexuality studies, cultural and media studies, sexology and medical humanities, you will explore the impact of recent social, economic and technological developments on sexual behaviour and intimacy, gender politics and sexual identity construction.
The module spans major socio-political areas such as the development of masculinity in the twenty-first century, trans and queer cultures as they have developed online and global issues related to women’s rights. It allows you to investigate the ways in which these developments in gender and sexuality are intimately bound up with digital technologies and culture. It considers how sexuality is intertwined with datafication, how smart technology influences ideas of sexual pleasure and dating, and how ideas of the virtual produce new demands on the body that can be seen in recent developments in online pornography and digital technologies such as smart vibrators, AI sex robots and dating apps. You will also consider these issues in relation to race and asks how these technologies operate in North and South America and Asia. This module is fundamental to students interested in researching and working in areas related to gender, race and global inequalities, as it provides an advanced guide to the theory, politics, culture and governmental policies related to contemporary sexuality. The module is also at the forefront of innovative research in the area of digital sexuality, and presents entirely new areas of study concerning algorithmic sexuality, sexual datafication and heteronormative media infrastructure.

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AHC3123 - Digital Sexuality

Digital Sexuality

be able to critically assess the impact of digital technologies and culture on the formation of the contemporary sexual body and global sexual cultures.

have a command of critical terminology and digital research methods in the study of digital sexuality.

be able to develop written and verbal skills in relation to critiquing the theory, policies and case studies related to contemporary sexual cultures and technologies.

be able to understand the political, economic and social forces at work in the development of sexualised digital technologies.

be able to develop a deep and systematic understanding of current theoretical approaches to the study of sexuality and gender and understand the impact of digital technologies and culture on twenty-first century gender and sexual identities.

be able to develop the skills to autonomously evaluate their own performance and to collaborate and communicate effectively.