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House-Wi-Fi-zation

Stephanie M. CedeƱo

Thesis Project

House-Wi-Fi-zation is a semiotic and speculative process that uses the division of labor in household tasks to interrogate gender stereotypes for Internet-of-Things maintenance. Reframing the conventions of smart home upkeep impacts the physical and digital labor involved, from cleaning up the tiniest dust particles to caring for the entire IoT system.

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