Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Cyberhive 19: Technosexualities | Criminal Desires/Prosthetic Affection: A Tale from Ohio


Cyberhive 18: Technosexualities | Real Dolls in the House

Two of our Technosexualities cybernauts checks in with postings.....   do note that some of the links are NSFW.... not safe for work; do avoid if you are squeamish about adult issues!

first posting... from Jenna Carter:


Original-Recipient: rfc822;bnericci@mail.sdsu.edu
Subject: More MALAS Cross Pollination
From: Jenna
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:30:56 -0700
To: William Nericcio <bnericci@mail.sdsu.edu>
Check this out! Ever heard of this Asian phenomenon??
Interesting video at the top of the page here:
.... all of which reminds me of the movie Lars and the Real Girl!

-Jenn

The second from Ashley Boyd...


>>Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:42:35 -0700
>>Subject: Re: Guys and Dolls (BBC Documentary)--MUST WATCH!
>>From: Ashley Boyd
>>To: Bill Nericcio

>>Dear Dr. Nericcio, >> >>I found this BBC documentary on Youtube called "Guys and Dolls". Its >>about men who buy Real Dolls for companionship (I suggest visiting >>their site to find out exactly what they are if you do not know already). >>It's really interesting. One >>guy said that he preferred the Real Dolls over what he termed >>"organic" women. I found that interesting and also particularly >>problematic especially from a feminist perspective... >> >>Here's the link: >>Guys nd Dolls (BBC Real Doll Documentary All five or six parts are >>available on Youtube.
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>>Ashley
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>>Ashley Boyd
>> >>Ashley >> >>-- >> >> >>Ashley Boyd

Friday, August 12, 2011

Cyberhive 11: Technosexualities | Japanese Robot Nurse

A big thank you to Susy Jimenez, student of the world (Fullerton/Paris), for her suggestion of this somewhat startling video for our seminar...

Cyberhive 10: Technosexualities | Social Media Digital Suicide


Gracias to Technosexualities graduate student, Victor Fabian Delgadillo, for the link below!