Abstract
With this provocation, we argue that existing HCI discourses on ageing risk rendering older adults as asexual individuals through research writing. We begin by articulating how discursive subjectivities such as users, consumers, participants, etc. are constructed, maintained, and propagated as representations of other individuals/groups through HCI research. We build our argument with examples highlighting tropes that have led to marginalization of certain groups of individuals through research writing. Through our provocation, we argue for re-framing and exploring sexual wellbeing of older adults as a fundamental humans rights issue and social justice concern while designing technologies. We point to problematic assumptions, amplify concerns, and call for further HCI research on sexual needs, desires, and experiences of older adults.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | DIS 2020 Companion - Companion Publication of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Publication date | 6 Jul 2020 |
| Pages | 131-137 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4503-7987-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 6 Jul 2020 |
| Event | ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) - Eindhoven, Netherlands Duration: 6 Jul 2020 → 10 Jul 2020 https://dis.acm.org/2020/ |
Conference
| Conference | ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) |
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| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Eindhoven |
| Period | 06/07/2020 → 10/07/2020 |
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Keywords
- Older Adults
- gerontology
- sexual wellbeing
- sexuality