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DESCRIPTION:Please register on Eventbrite.\n\nThis event will include a sho
 rt lecture by Dr. Oliver Haimson about his new book Trans Technologies. It
  will be followed by a fireside chat and then an audience Q and A.\n\nTran
 s Technologies (MIT Press\, 2025) describes how technology creates new pos
 sibilities for transgender people\, and how trans experiences\, in turn\, 
 create new possibilities for technology. Mainstream technologies often exc
 lude or marginalize transgender users\, but when trans creators take techn
 ology design into their own hands\, transformative possibilities emerge. T
 hrough in-depth interviews with over 100 creators of trans technology—incl
 uding apps\, games\, health resources\, extended reality systems\, and sup
 plies designed to address challenges trans people face—I uncover what tran
 s technology means and explore its possibilities\, limitations\, and futur
 e prospects. I examine the design processes that brought these technologie
 s to life\, the role of community in their creation\, and how they empower
  trans individuals to create their own tools to navigate a world that ofte
 n fails to meet trans needs. This work highlights the successes and limita
 tions of current trans technologies\, identifies gaps still to be addresse
 d\, and investigates how privilege\, race\, and access to resources shape 
 which trans technologies are created\, who benefits\, and who may be left 
 out. Finally\, I chart new directions for design and innovation to drive m
 eaningful social change\, inviting us to rethink the relationship between 
 technology and marginalized communities.\n\nThis event is a special pop up
  event\, following after the conclusion of the 7th Season of Disrupting Di
 sruptions: the Feminist and Accessible Publishing and Communications Techn
 ologies Speaker and Workshop Series\, organized by Dr. Alex Ketchum. Our s
 eries was made possible thanks to our sponsors: SSHRC\, Digital Citizen Re
 search\, the Institute for Gender\, Sexuality\, and Feminist Studies (IGSF
 )\, the DIGS Lab\, Milieux\, Initiative for Indigenous Futures\, ReQEF\, a
 nd more.\n\nThere is no fee required to attend this event.\n\nYou can watc
 h other past events here.\n
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SUMMARY:Dr. Oliver Haimson on Trans Technologies: Fireside Chat (Online Eve
 nt)
URL:/igsf/channels/event/dr-oliver-haimson-trans-techn
 ologies-fireside-chat-online-event-365230
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