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SUMMARY:Dating in the Digital Age
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DESCRIPTION:Treena Orchard in conversation with Alicia Cox Thomson \n.\nht
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>A special pre-Valentine&rsquo\;s Day event
  featuring anthropologist Treena Orchard\, author of <em>Sticky\, Sexy\, S
 ad\,</em>&nbsp\;in conversation with culture writer and broadcaster Alicia
  Cox Thomson.</p>\n<p>In this tech-saturated world and ever-changing socia
 l landscape\, what does&nbsp\;seeking connection mean and what role do dat
 ing apps play in relationships and romance? Dr. Orchard presents insights\
 , personal experiences and practical\, down-to-earth advice on navigating 
 both digital and real-life connections.</p>\n<p>This conversation explores
  the complexities of love\, longing\, and self-discovery and will resonate
  with parents\, adults\, and anyone curious about modern relationships.</p
 >\n<p>A Different Drummer Books will be on site with books for sale and si
 gning after the talk.</p>\n<p>Borrow <a href="https://burlington.bibliocom
 mons.com/v2/record/S194C344076">Sticky\, Sexy\, Sad</a> from our collectio
 n</p>\n<h5>About the Presenters</h5>\n<p><strong>Treena Orchard</strong>&n
 bsp\;is an anthropologist and associate professor in the School of Health 
 Studies at Western University. She researches and engages in activist deba
 tes about sexuality\, gender\, and health among diverse cultural and digit
 al communities. Deeply committed to public scholarship\, she regularly wri
 tes for and is featured in leading online publications\, including Cosmopo
 litan\, Men&rsquo\;s Health\, and The Conversation. Her memoir&nbsp\;Stick
 y\, Sexy\, Sad: Swipe Culture &amp\; the Darker Side of Dating Apps docume
 nts her rite of passage from dating app novice to savvy swipemaster.</p>\n
 <p><strong>Alicia Cox Thomson</strong> has been working in the media indus
 try for over 20 years. Today\, she writes about culture\, design\, busines
 s\, style and more for the Globe and Mail\, Chatelaine and the CBC. You ca
 n also find her on-air as a columnist for CBC Radio's The Next Chapter cha
 mpioning her favourite books.</p>\n<h5>Accessibility</h5>\n<p>If you need 
 an <a href="https://www.bpl.on.ca/services/accessibility/support#attend">a
 ccessibility accommodation</a> during this program\, please register early
  so we can confirm arrangements a few days before your visit.</p>\nhttps:/
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