Tactful Feminist Sensing: Designing for Touching Vaginal FluidsShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: DESIGNING INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, DIS 2023, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , 2023, p. 2642-2656Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Observing the texture, color, and conductivity of cervical mucus has the potential to support menstrual cycle and fertility tracking, generating a layer of rich bodily, tactile/haptic knowledge in addition to other collected data, such as cycle length or body temperature. This pictorial presents design explorations, four design concepts, and one prototype of a sensor for measuring the conductivity of cervical mucus in vaginal fluids. We present these as instances in the design space for sensing intimate bodily fluids and provide discussions on the proximities, visibilities, and temporalities of these sensing technologies. We offer the unfolding concept of "tactful feminist sensing", opening up for further engagements with intimate care that attend to the multiplicity and fleshiness of bodies.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , 2023. p. 2642-2656
Keywords [en]
intimate care, wearable sensor, fertility, touch, vaginal discharge, feminist HCI
National Category
Design Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-341524DOI: 10.1145/3563657.3595966ISI: 001090855700169OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-341524DiVA, id: diva2:1822270
Conference
ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS) on Rebuilding and Resilience, JUL 10-14, 2023, Pittsburgh, PA
Note
Part of ISBN 978-1-4503-9893-0
QC 20231222
2023-12-222023-12-222025-02-24Bibliographically approved