Gender, Sex and Tech: Continuing the Conversation

In this episode, Jill interviews Chloe Locatelli about her research on sex tech, sex robots and relationships with technologies. Chloe’s research prompts us to consider the personification and gamification of sex tech specifically marketed at heterosexual men. Gender Sex and Tech is excited to be a part of the Harbinger Media Network. Please check out […]

In this episode, Amber-Lee Varadi unpacks her research on the Pick-Me Girl, explaining what this trope is, and how it has changed from the mid-2010’s on Black Twitter to the modern iterations found most commonly on TikTok POV videos. Transcripts for this episode can be found here: If you liked this episode and would like […]

Content Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders. In this episode, Natasha Crawford and Sarak Kulewska share their research on fitness tracking apps and wearables. They examine the ways in which these devices can be ableist and also the dangers that these devices might carry for people with complicated relationships with food and/or exercise. Transcripts for […]

Hi Everyone. I just wanted to give you a quick update on Season Two of Gender Sex and Tech: Continuing the Conversation. Season Two will begin on June 2nd 2023 and we will release new episodes of the podcast on the first Friday of every month from June 2023 until November 2023. We’ve got a […]

In this final episode of the first season of Gender, Sex and Tech: Continuing the Conversation, Jill interview Brenna Clarke Gray about how we might do podcasting as feminist praxis. Thanks to The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival 2022 for including this episode in their carnival line-up! That’s it for Season One. I’ll see you all […]

Hi everyone. Just a quick update that we won’t be releasing the final episode of Season One of Gender, Sex and Tech: Continuing the Conversation today. Instead, the episode is delayed until Monday August 22nd 2022, so that we can participate in The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival this year. So, look for Episode 16 on […]

In this episode, Jill interviews Heather Barnick on her research examining intimate images, so-called revenge pornography, and sexual violence online. Heather explains what sexual violence online is, how it functions, and how current Canadian law deals with these crimes. She lays out what some of the challenges are, and how it is that victims can […]

In this episode, Jill interviews Jaime Yard about her experience making ezines in the classroom, and about the history and significance of zines and ezines as DIY holistic technologies in general. Jaime explores the way in which the zine and ezine, as DIY holistic technologies, hold the potential for transnational feminist expression in the classroom […]

In this episode, Jill interviews Kira Tomsons who examines ethical (and unethical) practices in online teaching. Beginning in the classroom, and moving to digital space, Kira investigates how the tools we use for teaching have the protentional to affect the teacher-student relationship. Kira explains how feminist ethics of care can guide educators’ course design and […]

In this episode, Jill interviews Amber Brown and Angela Knowles about the role that social media increasingly plays in Indigenous Activism. Amber and Angela discuss how social media can be a powerful space to raise awareness, build community, and grow Indigenous movements, while recognizing the risks that come with using these digital tools. Transcript can […]