As defined throughout the piece, this theory describes a form of gendering that occurs on a digital avatar.
The piece specifically looks at the ways in which the source and production of the software enforce the manipulation of the female Vocaloid, Hatsune Miku.įurthermore, topics of agency and the production of gender are considered to help form the concept of the “Feminized Digital Body” – the cornerstone of the paper.
Through an examination of the Vocaloid software and the avatars that accompany it, the essay takes a broader exploration about digital representation and the agency around that representation. The Feminized Digital Body (On Consent and Gender Policing) Ryan KhosraviĪbstract: This essay centers around the distinction of gender expression/gender policing within a digital space.
