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How apps have changed the face of modern romance

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Waverley Library
Waverley Library
Ron Lander Centre, 32-48 Denison Street, Bondi Junction NSW 2022
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Wednesday 19 February from 6:30pm to 8pm

Join University of Technology Sydney academic Dr Lisa Portolan for an enthralling examination of how dating apps have changed the face of modern romance.

From hookups to catch ups, and from love-bombing to ghosting, apps have come to dominate contemporary dating, and the majority of relationships in Australia now begin via digital devices. For most of human history, however, most people have met their intimate partners face to face, and these unprecedented changes have revolutionised the nature of love and intimacy.

Lisa Portolan, an academic at the University of Technology Sydney, is one of the first researchers to ever examine the effects of dating apps on contemporary romance and intimacy, and is better placed than anyone to analyse these issues. Join us for what promises to be a deeply thought-provoking examination of what our ever-growing dependence upon technologically-facilitated romance means for us, followed by audience Q&A.

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