Call for contributions to the workshop at the International Conference #YouthMediaLife 2021, – at the University of Vienna, Austria
Workshop Organizers: C. Löw & A. Rafetseder (University of Vienna, Faculty of Computer Science), R. Rothmann (Research Institute AG & Co KG)
The main motivation of this workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners working on Online Dating as a social practice and subject of technological transformation. Its planned outcome is a multi-disciplinary research agenda on Online Dating and the formation of a working group for further collaboration.
To register for participation, please submit a short position statement of approximately 300 words: Characterize (inter)disciplinary research challenges, potential and problematic aspects of Online Dating from your point of view.
During the workshop, we aim to critically reflect and analyse the socio-technical interplay of digital dating tools and the human pursuit of romantic relationships, intimacy and sexuality. We plan to discuss how core humanistic values and ideas of human dignity can serve as points of reference in respect to change in this innermost private and vulnerable personal sphere.
We invite the full plurality of (inter-)disciplinary perspectives concerned with Online Dating; topics include (but are not limited to):
The proposed outcome of this workshop is a collection of submitted position statements, a research agenda of related challenges in multiple disciplines, and suggestions for future collaboration and development in the reflection of technology-mediated intimacy.
The position statements and research agenda will be collated and published at the YML conference website.
To prepare the workshop timetable and group formation, we ask interested participants for short written position statements of about 300 words, touching on the following thought-provoking questions:
| Submit your position statement via e-mail to mailto:yml2021-onlinedating@lists.cs.univie.ac.at |
(to be published on arrival)