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Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 About IASSCS 3 Welcoming Remarks 5 Organizing Committee 5 Conference Secretariat 6 Abstract Review Committee 7 Information for Delegates 8 Programme at a Glance 9 Parallel Session Tracks 10 Conference Programme 26 Poster Presentations 29 Exhibitions & Screening Schedules 31 Institutional Fair 32 IASSCS Post-Conference Training 33 Satellite Meetings 34 Cultural Activities 35 Maps 1 ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF SEXUALITY, CULTURE AND SOCIETY (IASSCS) The International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS) was founded in 1997 in Amsterdam, with the commitment to build equity in research capacity worldwide and to develop a broad range of multidisciplinary research activities in the field of sexuality. IASSCS’ mission is to strengthen both research and the capacity to conduct research, on socio-cultural dimensions of sexuality, with special attention to promoting research equity in the global south. It is committed to a broad range of research activities, including strengthening communication and promoting collaboration among researchers, policy makers, and activists/advocates. This mission is informed by the principles of social justice and human rights, with a focus on sexual rights and gender equality, as expressed in documents such as the Cairo Programme of Action, CEDAW and the UNGASS Declaration on HIV/AIDS. IASSCS was formed in July 1997, following the hosting of its first conference in Amsterdam – “Beyond Boundaries: Sexuality across Cultures,” – which was jointly organized by the University of Amsterdam and the University of Chicago. This conference addressed a variety of research topics and issues pertaining to the social and cultural study of sexuality, and brought together scholars from the disciplines of anthropology, history, sociology, health policy and cultural and gender studies. It was noted at that time that no organization existed which provided an international forum for the interdisciplinary, social, and cross-cultural studies of sexuality. The impetus behind the creation of IASSCS was the perceived need to address and rectify the fragmentation of sexuality studies around the globe, to provide a forum to support the field of sexuality research and training as a legitimate area of scholarship, and in the process, to promote principles of academic freedom, social justice and human rights, with a focus on sexual rights and gender equality. Over the years, IASSCS hosted eight successful conferences: Amsterdam (1997), Manchester (1999), Melbourne (2001), Johannesburg (2003), San Francisco (2005), Lima (2007), Hanoi (2009), and Madrid (2011); which consolidated a solid network of scholars from the disciplines of anthropology, history, sociology, health policy, and the humanities, as well as from cultural and gender studies. Further, the IASSCS network has brought together scholars, researchers, policy makers and activists, with substantial participation from the global south; its last conference in Madrid gathered over 352 participants from 62 countries. These biennial conferences serve as a significant venue in the creation and strengthening of sexuality networks and coalitions across disciplines, professions and regions. IASSCS also supports the development and dissemination of research from the global south through its post-conference trainings, the IASSCS Advanced Sexuality Studies Course program (ASSC), the IASSCS Emerging Scholars Research Fellowship Programme, and via the scholarship support provided to select conference participants. The IASSCS workshops and trainings on sexuality are increasingly in demand and competitive among junior scholars and activists, with the number of applications increasing each year. IASSCS is an essential source of expertise on sexuality in advocacy policy debates regarding sexuality. It seeks to identify and support current sexual rights advocacy initiatives and strategies that impact state policies and programs; sustain an on-going dialogue on future action research; support campaigns advocating for the visibility of sexual minority issues and empowerment; and position itself as a reliable, accurate source of information to those working in academic, government, research and media venues who are involved in policy and advocacy work in sexuality. IASSCS is committed to academic freedom and to building equity in sexuality research capacity worldwide via a broad range of activities. According to its mission statement, as an international convener of conferences and research training initiatives, IASSCS is dedicated to ensuring and increasing the participation of researchers, scholars, activists and advocates in efforts to: • Strengthen research and research capacity in socio-cultural dimensions of sexuality globally, with special attention to regions and countries where this capacity is not well-developed; • Disseminate socio-cultural sexuality research findings via its bi-annual conference and website in order to inform state, regional, and international policies regarding sexuality; • Provide mentoring and technical assistance to junior scholars in the development of research initiatives and preparation of grant proposals, journal articles, and conference presentations; • Promote global networking and communication among researchers, policy makers, advocates and activists in the sexuality research field. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS (2012-2013) Diane Di Mauro, Chair, United States of America Abha Bhaiya, India Carlos Cáceres, Peru Richmond Tiemoko, South Africa Huso Yi, Hong Kong JOURNAL IASSCS is associated with Culture, Health and Sexuality: An international journal for research, intervention and care. Editor: Peter Aggleton Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia Published By: Routledge Frequency: 10 issues per year Print ISSN: 1369-1058 Online ISSN: 1464-5351 E-mail: [email protected] 2 WELCOMING REMARKS Palabras DE bienvenida Dear Delegates, Estimados/as Participantes, I am delighted to welcome you to this conference, which we Quiero darles de corazón la bienvenida a este encuentro, que have called: Sex and the Marketplace: What’s love got to do hemos denominado: “Sexo y mercado: ¿qué tiene que ver el with it?, organized jointly by IASSCS and the Study Group on amor con todo eso?”, organizado conjuntamente por IASSCS y Sexualities of the Social Sciences School of the University of un equipo de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Buenos Aires. de Buenos Aires, el Grupo de Estudios sobre Sexualidades. The School of Social Sciences, and the University of Buenos Aires La Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, así como la Universidad to which it belongs, are, as you have seen, centers of teaching, de Buenos Aires a la que pertenece, es, como habrán visto, research and community work. They have some special features un lugar de enseñanza, investigación y trabajo con la that I would like to draw your attention to and to celebrate comunidad. Tiene algunas características para señalar y, diría and also to defend publicly as if I were a soldier standing at the yo, para festejar y proteger, como si fuéramos resistentes a ramparts during a siege: it is free of charge and open to all (yes, una invasión: es gratuita, es de acceso libre y universal, es co- you heard me correctly: a real university that offers free, universal gobernada por docentes, egresadas/os, y estudiantes a través access). UBA is co-administered by its professors, alumni, and de procesos electorales. students through democratic processes including elections. Neo- liberalism has devastated our country, but this university is still an El neo-liberalismo ha hecho estragos en nuestro país, pero open, unruly, raucous, loud and often not so neat and tidy space. no obstante ello la universidad permanece como un espacio abierto y democrático, bullicioso y a menudo poco prolijo. Otro Another setting for this conference is the Bauen hotel, which de los espacios de este encuentro es un hotel, el Bauen, que ha closed in 2001 as a result of an economic crisis in Argentina sido recuperado por sus trabajadores y trabajadoras, quienes that you probably heard about. But it was later rescued and lo gestionan actualmente. Las experiencias de fábricas y otras is now managed by its own workers. The recent Argentine empresas recuperadas forma parte de nuestros procesos experience of workers taking over and reviving failing factories sociales recientes que, al menos, despiertan la curiosidad de and other companies often provokes curiosity among visitors visitantes como ustedes. like yourselves, which we welcome. Otros procesos que despiertan curiosidad refieren más a los Other developments here in Argentina that often draw temas que aquí nos convocan: un país con Papa en Roma, comment include the issues that bring us together here: a Reina en Holanda y técnico en el Barcelona, les ofrece a country with a Pope in Rome, a Queen in Holland and a coach ustedes al mismo tiempo ley de cupo femenino, presidenta on a Barcelona football team also offers you simultaneously mujer elegida y re-elegida por el pueblo, matrimonio legislation requiring a minimum quota of female legislators, igualitario, una avanzada ley de identidad de género que a democratically re-elected woman president, marriage permite múltiples derechos a la ciudadanía trans, y una de las equality for all couples, an advanced gender identity law legislaciones sobre aborto más restrictivas del mundo. Antes covering trans citizens, but also one of
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