October 21, 2010
News Release
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The role of gender in technology, especially robots, will be highlighted during a one-day symposium, art exhibition and film screening at Purdue University.
“Robots and Representation: Emerging Issues in Gender, Technology, Design and Culture” is Nov. 5 in the Discovery Learning Research Center.
“As engineering and technological advancements make humanoid robots in our everyday lives a reality, rather than science fiction, we want to better understand the role that gender plays in the design of actual robots,” said Shannon C. McMullen, an assistant professor of visual and performing arts and one of the event’s organizers. “One of the questions we want to explore is how does the representation of gender change as more women enter the field of robotics? In the cultural realm, a second question we are interested in is how can artistic investigations help us ask questions about gender and robots?… read more. “Call: Robots and Representation: Emerging Issues in Gender, Technology, Design and Culture”