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                Dear colleagues,
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<br>A kind reminder of the approaching deadline for submissions for the upcoming
<br>conference "Making a Difference: the Hope and Promis of Sexuality Studies".
<br>See below for more information.
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<br>CfP: Making a Difference: the Hope and Promise of Sexuality Studies
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<br>ESA Sexuality Research Network Mid-Term Conference
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<br>24th and 25th September 2020
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<br>CES (Centro de Estudios Sociais), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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<br>Deadline: 1st March 2020
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<br>Keynote Speakers: Sonia Corra | Sue Scott | Miguel Vale de Almeida
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<br>For submission details please check:
<br>https://ces.uc.pt/pt/agenda-noticias/agenda-de-eventos/2020/making-a-differen
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<br>The title of this midterm conference is inspired by Lemn Sissay's poem Making
<br>a Difference quoted by former ESA President Sue Scott in her opening speech at
<br>the 2019 ESA conference in Manchester. The poem urges researchers at all
<br>stages of their career and members of academia at large to stand out and use
<br>their embodied knowledge to break barriers and make a difference. We draw from
<br>this powerful invitation to encourage scholars and activists alike to approach
<br>sexuality studies as a platform for change.
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<br>Gender and sexuality studies have been subject to funding cuts and obstructive
<br>state interventions leading in some instances to the closure of entire
<br>university degree programmes. Long-established oppressive and discriminatory
<br>practices and the recent advancement of right-wing populism have dire
<br>consequences for the lives of those who do not live up to ethnocentric ideals
<br>of cis and hetero normativity and normalcy. Reflecting on these challenges,
<br>the ESA Sexuality Research Network wishes to stimulate discussions on how the
<br>sociological study of sexuality has been operating as a scholarly and activist
<br>tool for change and on how it can achieve even more by looking at the broader
<br>implications of sexual politics and the politics of sexuality.
<br>How useful is the sociological study of sexuality for challenging new and old
<br>backlashes? What methodological and epistemological challenges do sexuality
<br>studies face today? What helpful disciplinary cross-fertilisations can we
<br>further stimulate? What analytical insights can the study of sexuality
<br>contribute to, and what are its future directions? What theoretical,
<br>political, and activist interventions are necessary to nurture and sustain
<br>hope in this field? What may undermine the hope and promise of sexuality
<br>studies? What aspects of the sociological study of sexuality remain
<br>under-explored or even ignored, and how can we address marginalised or tabooed
<br>topics?
<br>We look forward to sharing research and to discussing ways in which we can
<br>contribute to the field and the promises and hopes it holds. We would like the
<br>conference to be an opportunity to take a critical look at the politics of
<br>hope, its potentials and its limits, its usages, histories, cultural legacies,
<br>social and emotional dynamics and its discursive and material effects.
<br>We invite scholars, activists and interested parties to address these and
<br>other related questions. Specific topics may include, but need not be limited
<br>to:
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<br>  *   SOGI rights claims, human rights, social justice and solidarity
<br>  *   Challenging LGBTIQ+ discrimination and inequality
<br>  *   Sexual violence, conflict resolution and reconciliation
<br>  *   Shifting notions of consent
<br>  *   Intersections of sex, work and economic justice
<br>  *   Sexual politics, social movements and queering practices of resistance
<br>(e.g. anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, anti-colonial, anti-racist, feminist,
<br>etc.)
<br>  *   Sexual identities, communities and the politics of belonging
<br>  *   Sexual norms and normativities
<br>  *   Migration and sexuality, multiculturalism and integration
<br>  *   Utopianism/dystopianism in theories on sexuality
<br>  *   Alternative intimacies and modes of kinship
<br>  *   Care and caring in intimate and sexual relationships
<br>  *   Sexuality, emotions and affects
<br>  *   Medicalization, de-medicalization, biopolitics, and biosociality
<br>  *   Gender, sexuality and reproductive justice
<br>  *   Sexuality, bodies and embodiment
<br>We welcome proposals for individual papers (300 words) and for panels (1000
<br>words) consisting of 3 to 4 papers. Please also include a short biography of
<br>paper author/s.
<br>For submission details please check:
<br>https://ces.uc.pt/pt/agenda-noticias/agenda-de-eventos/2020/making-a-differen
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<br>The deadline for submissions is 1st March 2020. Authors will be notified about
<br>the acceptance of their papers/panels by mid-April 2020.
<br>For any query, please email: esarn23@gmail.com
<br>The Organising Local Committee: Ana Cristina Santos, Ana Lcia Santos, Rita
<br>Alcaire (CES Team) and Mara Pieri (ESA RN23 Board)
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<br>Sebastian Mohr
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<br>Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies
<br>Managing Editor - NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity
<br>Studies
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<br>Karlstad University
<br>65188 Karlstad
<br>Sweden
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<br>sebastian.mohr@kau.se
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<br>While most people address me with the pronouns he/him/his, I am thankful for
<br>communication that goes beyond a gender binary.
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<br>I will do my best to meet accomodation needs in communication and personal
<br>meetings, so please approach me directly in regard to accessibility.
<br>
<br>Being a Sperm Donor: Masculinity, Sexuality, and Biosociality in Denmark
<br>https://berghahnbooks.com/title/MohrBeing
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