Sex Dolls at Sea
Imagined Histories of Sexual Technologies
- Paperback
296 pages
- Release Date
28 June 2022
Summary
The sex doll and its high-tech counterpart, the sex robot, have gone mainstream, becoming both objects of consumer desire and subjects of academic study. But sex dolls, and sexual technology in general, are nothing new. Sex dolls have been around for centuries. In Sex Dolls at Sea, Bo Ruberg explores the origin story of the sex doll, investigating its cultural implications and considering who has been marginalized and who has been privileged in the narrative.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262543675 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262543672 |
| Author: | Bo Ruberg |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Media Origins |
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”… warmly recommended, especially to young researchers facing challenges in their choices of obscure, poorly documented topics.” – H-Sci-Med-Tech
“… Warmly recommended, especially to young researchers facing challenges in their choices of obscure, poorly documented topics.”—H-Sci-Med-Tech“By challenging established narratives, amplifying underrepresented voices, and offering a critical analysis of the intersections between technology and sexuality, the book provides a unique and thought-provoking perspective on the history of sex technology, a topic whose shrouding in stigma and taboo has for too long affected its academic rigor.”—Winterthur Portfolio“Diving deep into the citational traces of sex doll history and transitioning to the potential Afrofuturist retellings of the dames de voyage, Ruberg aims to alter the course of sex tech by queering and challenging the attempts to masculinize, heterosexualize and naturalize the all-male past of cited sex doll history.”—International Journal of Communication
About The Author
Bo Ruberg
Bo Ruberg is Associate Professor in the Department of Film and Media Studies at the University of California, Irvine, and the author of The Queer Games Avant-Garde and Video Games Have Always Been Queer.
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