Collection 

Sexuality, gender and society

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Closed
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Issues of sexuality and gender touch upon all people’s lives, albeit in different ways. Cultural norms and social institutions — from religion, socioeconomic status, and education, to mass media, popular culture, and the law — all shape and influence our perspectives and lived experiences in regard to sexuality and gender. The prevalence of discussion on a range of often hotly debated issues — including reproductive rights, sex education, same-sex marriage, pornography, sex work, gender equality, and self ID — demonstrates that issues of sexuality and gender, while deeply personal, are simultaneously profoundly social in nature. This collection invites theoretical and empirical research that explores themes related to all aspects of human sexuality and/or gender as viewed in the societal context. Scholarship is welcomed from all areas of the social and behavioural sciences, as well as interdisciplinary areas. Research that reflects on policy making is also welcomed.

Contributions are invited on key themes, including but not limited to:

  • Abortion, contraception, nonmarital births
  • Art, culture, literature, and media studies
  • Body image
  • Conflict, violence, security, and peace building
  • Equality and inequality
  • Femininities and masculinities
  • Feminist, queer, and trans perspectives
  • Gender and sub/cultures
  • Gender roles, identities, discourses, performances, and structures
  • Gender/sexuality and economy
  • Gender/sexuality and education
  • Gender/sexuality at work, at home, in relationships, and in public life
  • Healthcare and ageing
  • Imperialism and globalisation
  • Law, policy, and citizenship
  • Mating, dating, and relationships
  • Migration studies (refugees, displaced people)
  • Persecution, exploitation, discimination, and exclusion
  • Politics and sexuality/gender (including participation and activism)
  • Race, class, sexuality, disability
  • Religious belief and faith systems
  • Reproductive justice and rights
  • Same-sex and heterosexual marriage
  • Socio-cultural influences and perspectives

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 5 and SDG 10.

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Editors

Mayurakshi Chaudhuri, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Sociology and Digital Humanities in the FLAME School of Liberal Education at FLAME University, Pune. Chaudhuri's research areas include Gender Studies, Migrations and Mobilities, Historical Sociology, Technology and Society, Digital Humanities, and Qualitative/Mixed Research Methods. Chaudhuri has completed two online teaching projects as part of the Government of India Ministry of Education’s Direct To Home initiative (DTH Channel 16: NPTEL: Humanities, Social Sciences, and Management) on: (1) Gender & Society (2018), and (2) Images, Imaginations and Cultures (2023). Her recent research projects focus on emerging areas of gender dimensions in technology and mobility, digital healthcare, and images in digital cultures. Chaudhuri is the Founding Faculty of Digital Humanities programs (M.Sc. and Ph.D) at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, and currently serves as a member of the Board of Studies in Digital Humanities at Pune University, Pune. For more information, please visit here.

Michael Johnson Jr., Ph.D. is the Diversity Resident Librarian whose professional responsibilities at Drexel span the traditional areas of acquisitions, collection development, and adult reference services combined with archival project management. Prior to his arrival at Drexel, Dr. Johnson accumulated a decade of experience as a faculty member – most recently holding a tenure track appointment at California State University – Northridge, in addition to many years with the University of Wisconsin, and Washington State University. Dr. Johnson is the author of over 20 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters which can be found in publications like The Journal of Men’s Studies; Studies in Contemporary Culture; The Journal of Prisoners on Prisons; The Journal of New Media & Culture; Studies in Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences Communication, and in edited collections by ABC-Clio, Praeger, Palgrave Macmillan, Information Age Press, McFarland and Lexington, among others.

Prospective authors may contact the Guest Editors via email:

Mayurakshi Chaudhuri mayurakshi.chaudhuri@flame.edu.in

Michael Johnson Jr. mj846@drexel.edu