Social Media + Feminism + Sexuality = Sex 2.0
Unless you’ve been trapped on a deserted island for the past decade or so, the intersection of sex and technology is very prominent. The past five years or so have only built upon that with the popularity of social networks. Orkut, Friendster, MySpace, Facebook…social media is changing the landscape of how we interact. Moreover, we’re also seeing the real-life implications of showing your sexuality online, such as former Arlington, OR mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist and her MySpace photos which cost her job.
Until now, there hasn’t been a real chance to discuss how social media, sexuality and the world today all work with each other! That is, until Sex 2.0.
From their website:
How is social media enabling people to learn, grow and connect sexually? How is sexual expression tied to sexual activism? Does the concept of transparency online offer new opportunties or present new roadblocks — or both?
Sex 2.0 is the brainchild of Atlanta blogger Amber Rhea, who also heads up the Georgia Podcast Network and organized 2007 PodCamp Atlanta. The unconference will be the first of its kind — attendees are welcome to speak or head up side sessions — and will feature several prominent speakers (Audacia Ray and Rachel Kramer Bussel, to name a few) and several Atlanta bloggers, such as Joseph G of monotonous dot net and J. Brotherlove of thebrotherlove.com.
The unconference will take place on April 12 and will run from 8:00am – 4:45pm over at 1763~A Deviant Place of Decadence, located in Tucker. Registration will run you $50, and you must be 21 and older to attend.
For more information, including travel, accomodations, and full bios of the speakers, visit Sex20Con.com.
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[…] And from Metblogs Atlanta: Unless you’ve been trapped on a deserted island for the past decade or so, the intersection of sex and technology is very prominent. The past five years or so have only built upon that with the popularity of social networks. Orkut, Friendster, MySpace, Facebook…social media is changing the landscape of how we interact. Moreover, we’re also seeing the real-life implications of showing your sexuality online, such as former Arlington, OR mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist and her MySpace photos which cost her job. […]
[…] And from Metblogs Atlanta: Unless you’ve been trapped on a deserted island for the past decade or so, the intersection of sex and technology is very prominent. The past five years or so have only built upon that with the popularity of social networks. Orkut, Friendster, MySpace, Facebook…social media is changing the landscape of how we interact. Moreover, we’re also seeing the real-life implications of showing your sexuality online, such as former Arlington, OR mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist and her MySpace photos which cost her job. […]
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