"The internet, since its very inception, has been a conduit for pleasure, sex and sexuality. From early erotic ASCII art and hook-up sites, to the proliferation of porn sites in the 1980s and 90s, despite attempts to curtail it, shadowban it and commercialise it from the top down, sex remains an underlying force in our online world, fuelling intimate moments of screentime and alternative forms of income generation."
"Reverting the typical hierarchy of lectures, Mindy removed the podium, the typical amphitheatre seating structure (turning chairs in different directions), and even the lighting. Participants were invited into a dark room, told to pull out their phone, make their way to a finsta (@asexualhistoryoftheinternet), and then, on the count of ten, to begin the story highlights - in other words, the lecture slides -"
The internet has long been a conduit for pleasure, sex and sexuality, from erotic ASCII art and early hook-up sites to the proliferation of porn platforms in the 1980s and 90s, with sexual content shaping online practices and economies. A Sexual History of the Internet is a palm-sized, densely packed publication that originates from an in-person lecture performance and preserves performative elements within its physical pages. The book's design reverses the typical relationship between digital and print, using Instagram-Stories-as-Lecture techniques, altered seating and lighting, and collaborative design strategies to collapse live storytelling, social platforms and small-format print into an integrated visual world.
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