Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Gender Studies and Sexuality

Paris – France

ISBN: 978-609-485-594-8

Date: 6th December 2024

Category: Sexuality and Gender Studies

The Abstract Book of the 5th International Sexuality and Gender Studies Conference is now available!

This Abstract Book features all accepted and presented abstracts from the 5th International Sexuality and Gender Studies Conference, along with author(s) information and downloadable PDF files for each abstract. Each entry provides valuable insights into the innovative research and findings shared during the event.

The ICGSS brought together a global community of scholars, researchers, and scientists, creating a vibrant platform for the exchange of cutting-edge research and innovative ideas. This event is more than just a gathering; it’s a dynamic space where lasting professional relationships are forged, and thought-provoking discussions lead to future research breakthroughs.

Explore the abstracts by clicking on the “Table of Contents” Tab and discover the diverse range of topics and contributions from our esteemed presenters.

Thank you for your interest, and we hope you find this resource inspiring!

When Power Meets Beauty: Love’s Imagination in Fan Fiction of Dream of the Red Chamber

Songyan Li
University of Manchester. The United Kingdom
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Catholicism, Sexuality and Family Planning among Polish Migrants in Ile-de-France. Liberalization or Retraditionalization?

Agnieszka Kosiorowska
University of Warsaw/Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Poland
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Smoke & Mirrors: The Weaponization of Gender in Postwar America

Deena M.P. Ronayne
University of Memphis HIST-7060-M50, USA
Women & Gender Historiography, Dr. Cookie Woolner
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Drawing Genitals: An Investigation of Anatomical Knowledge and Terminology Among Pre-Service Teachers and Medical Students

Valentin Helmut Kleinpeter, Lissy Jäkel
Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg – University of Education Heidelberg – Biology Department, Germany
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Gender and STEM: Insights from Portugal

Eduarda Ferreira
CICS.NOVA Interdisciplinary Center for Social Sciences, NOVA/FCSH, Portugal
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Agency and Autonomy: Subversive Practices in Intergenerational Intrahousehold Bargaining in Karachi

Amna Ashraf
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Pakistan
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment as the requirement for the degree of
Masters in Arts in Gender and Development
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Barriers and Facilitators of Help-Seeking for LGBTQ+ Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Systematic Review

Ciara Buckley, Aiswarya Radhakrishnan, Lorraine Boran, Maggie Brennan, Áine Travers
School of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
The researchers declare they have no conflicts of interest to disclose. The research conducted in this publication was funded by the Irish Research Council
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Ciara Buckley, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, Collins Ave Ext, Whitehall, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Fallen Men: A Study of Male Sex Work and New Attitude to Sexuality in Contemporary Indian Society

Vinod Kumar
GLA University , India
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Queer Enough for The Netherlands? The Role of Stereotypes in Queer Asylum Decisions and Its Outcome

Million Kassa Bekele, Dr. Ester Driel & Dr. Roy Gigengack
Utrecht University, Netherlands
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A Gender and Diversity Lens into Citizens’ Lived Experiences in Nigeria

Segun Subair Awode,, Antonia Taiye Simbine, Folarin Gbadebo-Smith, Abubakar Oladeji, Adebukola Yewande Daramola, Temitayo Adeyemo
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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Sentimental Education and Patriarchal Violence: A Critical Look at Latin American Melodramas

Mercedes Lucía Posada Meola
Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar (Cartagena de Indias, Colombia)
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The Artist and the Opera: An Analysis of Gaze, Spatiality, and Women’s Labor in Degas’s The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage, 1874

Moses Abrahamson
A Junior Paper Submitted to the Department of Art & Archeology, Princeton University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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From Hunger to Madness: Analysing “Bhat Dey” Through the Lens of Gender Violence

Sadiqa Jissan Nabila
Department of English, University of Delhi, India
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Exploring Diversity: The Relevance of The Kamasutra in Contemporary Discourses on Gender, Sexuality, and Social Inclusion

Korbu, Deepesh, Desai Nidhi, G.B.Vanditha, Dr Acharya. Srinivasa Kumar N
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India
Faculty of Liberal Arts – Humanities and Social Sciences, India
Department of Philosophy (DoP) | Department of Languages (DoL), India
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From Fraulein to Femme Fatale: A Study of Sexuality, Desire, and the “New Woman” in German Expressionist Cinema.

Aryaa Singh
Shiv Nadar University, India
Supervisor: Dr. Chinmay Sharma
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Autonomy, Self-Care and Reclamation: Nonbinary Self-Imaging Praxis in Laurence Philomène’s Autobiographical Self-Portrait Series Puberty

Isabella Fincher
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA
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Play and Gender Roles: The Aesthetic of Chinese Lesbian Domesticity

Xun Ril Li
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada
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Towards A Queer Southernism: The Role of Women And LGBT+ Groups in House Movement of Palermo

Davide Curcuruto
University of Palermo, The United States
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Trauma and Resilience in Queer Climate Fiction

Lydia R. Cooper
Seattle University, The United States
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Unveiling the Post-2021 Realities within Women’s Protection Shelters in Afghanistan: Navigating Challenges Amidst Socio-Political Shifts

Mitra Tanomand
Raoul Wallenberg Institute, The United Kingdom
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The Work Behind the Melody: Lullabies as Songs of Reproductive Labor

Àngels Asensi Soto
Maastricht University, Netherlands
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Households of Today and Tomorrow: Towards A Materialistic Conjugal Non-Place

Mr Mbepamo Famogni Sire Gotar
Support Center for Evaluation and Development (CAED), Cameroon
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Female Masturbation Among Girl-Mothers in Urban Cameroon: Sexual Identity or Social Rejection?

Mr Emo Tcheuko Daris, Mr Arnoux Moufo Nopi
The University of Yaoundé 2, Soa, Cameroon
Support Center for Evaluation and Development, Cameroon
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Gender and Media Coverage of Professions in Cameroon

Mr. Petagou Blaise
Support Center for Evaluation and Development (CAED), Cameroon
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Cultural Beliefs, Menstrual Management and Interpersonal Relationships: A Case Study of Young Girls in Vocational Training Centres

Arnoux Mouafo Nopi
M.Sc, The University of Yaoundé I, Department of Anthropology
Support Center for Evaluation and Development (CAED), Cameroon
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Enigmatic Feminism at Eileen Gray’s Villa Tempe a Pailla

Tup Aun Chan
The University of Sydney, Australia
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Let Me be Your Woman! Exploring the Instrumentalization of Gender Discourses among Female Candidates in the 2022 French Presidential Election

Clara Etchenique
Wu – Wien, Austria
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Advancing Gender Equality: The Influence of Women’s Rights Movements in the Metropolitan Manila, Philippines

Dr. Joel Melecio Cabael
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng San Pablo, Philippines
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The Constitutional Protection of Transgenders’ Right to Change Their Name in Turkish Law

Kemal Atasoy
Kadir Has University, Turkey
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SRHR Through the Prism of Gender, Race, and Relations of Domination in French International Cooperation and Development

Meralli Ballou Ange-Valérie
Regional advisor in public health and HIV – UNAIDS, Senegal
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Malasakit Centers in Improving Healthcare Access in the Philippines

Florenda Santos- Frivaldo
DPA, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
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The Influence of Social Movements on Women’s Political Participation

Cherry De Leon- Generoso, J.D., MMNSA
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
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Understanding the Formation of Chosen Families for Dalit and Bahujan Queer and Trans People in India

Zayan and Neha Naqvi
Queer Feminist Activist and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, India
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The People’s Court: Confronting Protective Homophobia in Southern Africa

Ngobeni Hlamulo Jeffrey
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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Academic Women in China

Yan Liu
Sheffield Hallam University, Sociology, Politics and Economy, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK
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The Dual Burden: Gender and Racial Inequality in Hurston’s Sweat

Dr. Shokhan Mohammed Fatah
Charmo University, Kurdistan, Iraq
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“Is it Good to…” the Teenager Morality Behind the Social Construction of Sexuality in Catalonia, Spain

Zenaida Andreica – Gheorghe
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/ AFIN Research Center, Spain
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The Gender Playground: Co-Creating Gender Through Play and Performance

Morgan Pasquier
University of Washington, USA
Chairs of the Supervisory Committee:
Natalie Jolly, Anthony Perone
School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, USA
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Que(E)Rying Leadership on A LGBTQ+ Leadership Development Programme for UK Higher Education Staff

Dr. Alex Baird
University of Bedfordshire, UK
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‘Gendered’ Quarantine, Control and Exploitation: Lock Hospitals in Nineteenth Century Colonial India

Nibedita Kuiry
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India
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Beyond Queer Normativity: Queering Fiction, or Fictionalising Queerness, in Camila Sosa Villada, a Travesti Writer

Massimiliano Manni
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan), Italy
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Narrating Girlhood: A Corpus Based Study

Luisa Troncone, Paola Pianese
University of Salerno. Italy
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Italy
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Animalistic Euphoria: The Liberatory Power of Gender Euphoric Animal Role Play (GEARP)

L’or Malotra-Gaudet
CUNY Graduate Center, USA
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Travel Literature: A Glance Over Nineteenth-Century Greek Women

Maria Kyriakidou
American College of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Simone de Beauvoir’s Conception of Freedom and the Drama of Coexistence

Patricia Moynagh
Wagner College, USA
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“Progress,” Ecofeminism, and the Culture of Slow

Mary Caputi
California State University, Long Beach, USA
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Japanese Gay-Men’s Talk: Omoiyari (Altruistic Sensitivity) is behind the Situation

Soichi Kozai
Kansai Gaidai University, Japan
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Red Erotic: The Fall and Rise of Indigenous Erotica

Savage Bear
PhD, C.M. McMaster University, Canada
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The Cinematic Representation of CPTSD caused by Modern Family-A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Western Films

Dr. Chen Zhu
University Of Bristol, The United Kingdom
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The Impact of Active Bystander Education on Intended Responses to Staff-Perpetrated Sexual Harassment among Female Medical Administration Students in Japan

Sannomiya Masana, Shimano Otoha, Ikeda Rei, Go Maori
Lancaster University: Tokyo College of Medico-Pharmaco-Nursing Technology, the United Kingdom
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Trans-affirming Policies and Educational Contexts: Opinions, Experiences, and Attitudes of an Italian College Student Community

Micoli, A., Rosati, F., Baiocco, R., Pistella, J.
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology. Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy
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Asexuality in Asia: The Intersection of Tradition, Identity, and Sexual Diversity

Yujia Zhu
Sofia University, Palo Alto, USA
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Abortion Law in Morocco: Ijtihad as a Pathway for Legal Reform

Chaimae El Idrissi Amiri
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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Police Liaison Officers and Vulnerable Communities: A Comparative Discussion of Programs With LGBTIQ+ People and Sex Workers

Dr. Angela Dwyer, Larissa Sandy
Associate Professor in Policing and Emergency Management
University of Tasmania, School of Social Science, Australia
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Work-family Conflicts Among Female Academics in the UK and Nigeria

Mansur Kayode Opakunle
Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
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Gender Studies and Sexuality

Adidja Ramadhani, Simbagoye. Franck
Youth Socia Work Association Burundi.Kanyosha Bujumbura.P.O.Box1522 . Bujumbura, Burundi
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The Experiences of Internalized Ableism of Seven Transgender Autistic Adults

Jude Merit
University of Sunderland, The United Kingdom
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Attitudes toward Gender-Inclusive Language among EFL Speakers in Japan

Yuki Sugiyama
Department of Language and Culture, Chubu University, Japan
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The Mayor of Frenchmen Street: Otis Fennell and his FAB Archive

Katelyn Spencer
Louisiana State University, USA
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The Experiences of LGBT+ Workers Employed in Religiously Affiliated Organisations in Australia

Angela Dwyer, Bronwyn Fielder
University of Tasmania, School of Social Science, Australia
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Why Do We Need to Research Relationships Between LGBTQ+ BDSM Practitioners and Police?

Dr. Angela Dwyer, and Emma Turley
Associate Professor in Policing and Emergency Management, University of Tasmania, School of Social Science, Australia
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Transcending Borders: The Evolving Recognition of Third Gender in a Global Diaspora Landscape

Tuhina, Dr. Shivani Vashist
JRF Scholar & Research Assistant, Department of English, School of Media Studies and Humanities, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, India
Director, School of Media Studies and Humanities, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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