[Commlist] International Congress on Media, Gender and Sexualities: Representations, Literacies and Audiences

It is with much enthusiasm that we are inviting the global academic and 
educational community, media professionals and any other interested 
parties to be part of the “International Congress on Media, Gender and 
Sexualities: Representations, Literacies and Audiences” that is being 
held at the Benasque Pedro Pascual Science Centre (CCBPP) from 6 to 10 
June 2023. The pre-eminence in public debate of issues related to gender 
identities and sexualities shows how urgent and necessary they are. That 
is why this congress plans to work on and debate the interrelationships 
between sexualities and gender, the media and education, three 
cornerstones of the debate in this field of study.

This congress is organised around three core thematic areas: 
Representations, Literacies and Audiences. Its main purpose is to serve 
as a showcase for the bravest, most innovative and most challenging work 
associated with the different theoretical approaches to understanding 
the relationship between the media, gender and affective-sexual 
identities. However, it is also being offered as a platform for a 
variety of social agents (e.g. media, regulators, non-governmental 
organisations), activists and educators to present their formal and 
informal practices and experiences around these issues. The ultimate 
goal of the meeting is the joint fertilisation of frontier science 
perspectives and professional praxis to contribute effectively and 
creatively to social development.

Hence, the congress is calling for work that challenges pre-existing 
paradigms, approaches and theoretical conceptions in relation to the 
aforesaid topics. Contributions may include, but are not limited to, the 
following:

     - Good and bad practices related to media representations with a 
gender and sexuality perspective;
     - Screens, diversities and everyday life;
     - Audiences, media representations, gender and sexualities;
     - Collaborative cultures, user-generated content, transmedia, 
gender and sexualities;
     - Benefits and risks of informal learning about sexualities and 
gender via the media;
     - Youth, informal peer learning, media and sexualities;
     - New media spaces to learn about sexualities and gender: social 
networks, dating apps, online communities, etc.;
     - New actors in media environments and sexualities: YouTubers, 
Instagrammers, Tiktokers, etc.;
     - Narrative mutations: new formats and genres, sexualities and 
learning;
     - From the informal to the formal, from media to school: 
difficulties and possibilities;
     - Queer pedagogies and media;
     - Intergenerational learning, sexualities and media;
     - University, gender and education;
     - Intersectionality and the media;
     - LGBTQ+ phobia and the media;
     - Reduction of gender and sexual orientation prejudices through 
and with the media.
     - Effects of the media’s portrayal of LGBTQ+ on various audiences;
     - Cultural differences and/or comparative studies in the 
representation and consumption of LGBTQ+ content.

The congress is organized jointly by the projects TRANSGELIT: Transmedia 
Gender & LGBTI+ Literacy (Universitat de Barcelona) and LGBTI+ Screens 
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) and leading researchers in the 
fields of study such as Jack Halberstam, Lucas Platero, Maria 
Rodó-Zárate and Sofie Van Bauwel have already confirmed their participation.

*Call for participation *

The congress is open to two types of participation:

1) scientific communications that reflect theoretically on the topics of 
interest, present research methods or perspectives and/or results of 
empirical studies. These communications will be presented at dynamic 
sessions where the focus will be on the exchange and discussion of 
proposals;

2) proposals for workshops or creative activities with an emphasis on 
practical aspects and aimed at obtaining new knowledge or challenging 
conceptions about the relationship between the media, sexuality and gender.

A complete guide on how to send your contributions can be found at 
https://www.benasque.org/2023media/cgi-bin/participation.pl 
<https://www.benasque.org/2023media/cgi-bin/participation.pl>

*Important congress dates: *
- Submission of proposals: 24 February.
- Confirmation of acceptance: first week of March.
- Registration: from 1 to 15 April (regular registration).
- Conference: 6-10 June 2023.

Please find all the information about the conference at: 
https://www.benasque.org/2023media/ <https://www.benasque.org/2023media/>




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