(cache)Sexy and We Know It: Exploring Sexistemologies for HCI

Sexy and We Know It: Exploring Sexistemologies for HCI - CHI '25

CHI 2025

The ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Apr 26, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Yokohama, Japan

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Sexy and We Know It: Exploring Sexistemologies for HCI

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Alt CHI

12 min

Session

Tue, 29 Apr | 11:10 AM - 11:22 AM

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More than Human and More

Iohanna Nicenboim

Alt CHI

Tue, 29 Apr | 11:10 AM - 12:40 PM

G313

Abstract

Our (Western) culture is one of sex exceptionalism---sex is constructed as dangerous and taboo on the one hand, and as compulsory and irresistible on the other. This portrayal of sex taints technology design and HCI research in ways that disproportionately harm marginalized groups. But what if we approached sex as simply a lens like any other? Building on previous HCI explorations in this space, we propose sex as a method for critical inquiry, and a means to highlight marginalized knowledges. To delve into the sexistemological potentials of this approach, we conducted two design projects. Based on our insights, we discuss how sex as method could look like, how it can facilitate novel insights about intersecting areas of life, and what ethical considerations this method entails.

Authors

Ekat Osipova

TU Wien | Austria, Vienna, Crip Collective, Human-Computer Interaction Group

Kay Kender

TU Wien | Austria, Vienna, Crip Collective, Human-Computer Interaction Group

Katta Spiel

Human-Computer Interaction Group || TU Wien | Austria, Vienna, Crip Collective

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