Arse Elektronika 2008: Critical Perspectives on Sexuality and Pornography in Science and Social Fiction

The folks at monochrome who brought us Arse Elektronika 2007 are back, asking the question on everyone’s mind: Do Androids Sleep with Electric Sheep? Check out their call for presenters, performers, and collaborators:

...this year's conference focuses on Science and Social Fiction. The genre of the "fantastic" is especially well suited to the investigation of the touchy area of sexuality and pornography: actual and assumed developments are frequently depicted positively and approvingly, but just as often with dystopian admonishment.

In order to intelligently contextualize the abundance of queries that are involved here, this year's conference will be structured around three day-long discussion panels, each devoted to a specific theme.

The themes are Narration, Technology and Politics. On the site they say the deadline is May 2, but I’ve heard from one of the organizers that the final deadline is May 12.

Having heard so many good things about last years conference I can’t wait to see what comes out of this one. It’s rare to find an event that strives to engage sexuality in academic, artistic, and pornographic ways all at once. With the recent success of Sex2.0 and the announcement of a second Arse Elektronika, I’d say things are looking up.

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