DIKU Bits: Designing Rejection in Dating Applications

DIKU Bits Graphic with picture of Sara Sigurðardóttir

Speaker

Sara Sigurðardóttir, PhD Fellow in the HCC (Human-Centred Computing) section.

Title

Designing Rejection in Dating Applications

Abstract

Dating applications continue to shape how we connect with others and navigate new romantic and intimate relationships. In this talk, Sara will explore how users navigate connection and rejection, for example when balancing self-care based on an interview study. Drawing on care and feminist concepts, she will focus on how rejection is and can be conceptualised in dating apps. The talk will conclude with open questions for discussion.