[Commlist] cfp: Studying digital vulnerabilities, violence and resistance:, methodological challenges and epistemological dilemmas in gender and, sexualities research

  CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS____


    Studying digital vulnerabilities, violence and resistance:
    methodological challenges and epistemological dilemmas in gender and
    sexualities research (Online symposium)____

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    University of Brighton, UK____

    31st March 2021____

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    Keynote by Dr Debbie Ging (Dublin City University), co-editor of
    /Gender Hate Online: Understanding the New Anti-feminism /(2019).____

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    We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the forthcoming
    symposium entitled ‘Studying Digital Vulnerabilities, violence and
    resistance: methodological challenges and epistemological dilemmas
    in gender and sexualities research’. The symposium is organized
    jointly by the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender and the
    Centre for Digital Media Cultures at the University of Brighton, 
UK.____

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    This multidisciplinary symposium aims to bring together academics
    and
    professionals,todiscuss,advanceandexchangeideasontheuseofWeb-based
    methods to research social phenomena such as violence, social
    suffering,

intimacy,activism,orinequality.Thedaywillfocusonmethodologicalchallenges,
    ethical dilemmas, and epistemological discussions that scholars have
    encountered and how they have overcomethem.____

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Academicsworkingondigitalvulnerabilitiesanddigitalviolence,aswellasthose
    working outside academia, involved in challenging inequality and
    discrimination (through activism, advocacy, art, etc.), are invited
    to attend and contribute. We invite proposals that explore, but are
    not restricted to, the followingtopics:____

    -Digital vulnerabilities____

    -Digital violence (cyberbullying, doxing, etc.)____

    -Sexual violence in digital environments____

    -Other forms of gender violence in digital environments____

    -Digital sexual practices____

    -Circulation and representations of violent contents____

    -New forms of e-discrimination____

    -Digital intimacies____

    -Toxic technocultures____

    -Social practices on the Deep Web and Dark Web____

    -Conflicts on the web (social media etc)____

    -Digital activism____

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    Presenters are encouraged to articulate their proposal around the
    methodologicalaspectsoftheirresearch,whichmayalsoincludeepistemological
    debates, ethical problems, technical issues and innovative research
    methods. We call for potential speakers to submit a short proposal
    in English. Abstracts
    shouldnotexceed300words.Pleasealsoincludeashortbiographicalnote(150
    wordsmax).____

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    The deadline for the submission of proposals is February 15th 2021.____

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    Address questions and proposals to: (elisgarc /at/ ucm.es)
    <mailto:(elisgarc /at/ ucm.es)>____


  Elisa García-Mingo (Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Associate
  member of the Centre Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender UoB)


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