Digital Intimacies

Call for papers now open - Digital Intimacies X at Monash's Caulfield campus and remote, December 4-6. digintx2024.tumblr.com

SAVE THE DATE: the 10th Digital Intimacies is coming back to Monash University, 4-6 December this year! CFP to come! @mfjmonash

Submissions open for a special issue that might be relevant to some of our community: "Artificial Intimacies: Exploring New Forms of Connection and Disconnection with AI Technologies" mdpi.com/journal/societ….

Just got home after an invigorating few days at @Digitintimacies. Feeling super inspired to actually write that article I've been putting off. Thanks to the organisers and fellow participants for a great conference. #DigInt9

Our panel on death, aging and the archive moderated by @DGTL_CulturesUQ 's @simulated_maria has started with @NearlyOscar 's talk on abandoned websites #DigInt9

PROGRAM UPDATE Unfortunately, due to Cyclone Jasper, Talei Elu is no longer able to give her keynote presentation tomorrow. We'll be starting a bit later with morning tea from 9:30am and a welcome at 10am. Thanks for a great first day! We can't wait to see you tomorrow. 🍄

Multispecies panel taking us to pet robots and critics considering them an "invasive species".. but "why do they look like pets in the first place?" --> @megan_c_rose

On to session 2, influencers, advertising and consumer culture --> Mr.Beast's Giant Hole, Ad identities and Chinese online shopping festivals #DigInt9

Another day in paradise (setting up for #DigInt9 @Digitintimacies and getting ready to talk about ✨online misogyny✨)

#DigInt9 @ZahraStardust--- we need to look to the past to be able to imagine futures

@ZahraStardust --> speculative design, like mushrooms, can help us think through and around capitalist logics #DigInt9

and we are off! Our first keynote @ZahraStardust talks about sextech and communities at the margins

We are so happy to have this great group of scholars presenting their work tomorrow/friday--> take a look at the final program research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/wp-conten…

🍄 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT 🍄 Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Dr Jessa Rogers is no longer able to attend DI9, but we are lucky to have the fantastic @TaleiElu presenting a keynote in her place! Talei's full bio and abstract is available at: research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/digital-i….

Last chance! Registrations for in-person attendance close Wednesday 🍄

📢 Announcing the 2024 GDC conference: Global Digital Intimacies! 📢 Taking place on June 27-28 in Amsterdam - read more details and the call for papers here globaldigitalcultures.uva.nl/content/news/2…

Two and a half weeks to go until Digital Intimacies 9! In-person registrations close 6 December ⏰ events.humanitix.com/digital-intima…

Thank you so much to all who submitted! We had so many incredible submissions and wish we had space for everyone. If you missed out on presenting this time, we'd still love to have you as an attendee!

The Digital Intimacies 9 program is out now! Check it out: research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/digital-i… 🍄🌱