ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network

A Sexuality and Gender Studies Network led by postgraduate researchers at @unibirmingham

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I'm still recruiting for my research exploring asexual media representation and their impacts on asexual communities, so please do get involved! Particularly looking for asexuals of colour to respond, but ALL responses welcome! 😊 Go to https://t.co/AOG5x4WHpH Thank you! 💜

[. @rebsresearch]

Hey everyone! I'm an ace PhD researcher at @UoBGradSchool recruiting participants for a questionnaire about asexual TV/media representations. See the poster for more info and feel free to ask questions! Thank you 🖤🤍💜 https://t.co/AOG5x4WHpH

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

That's it, folks. The ROLES 13th Annual Sexuality and Gender Studies Conference is over for another year. Thank you to everyone who presented, chaired, attended, and supported us in running this conference. Keep in touch, and look out for future ROLES events 😊

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

Finally, ROLES co-convenor @rebeccahlamford offers some closing remarks, reflecting on the conference, the continued need for spaces for sexuality and gender studies researchers, and thanking everyone for their support in running the conference & supporting the presenters.

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

Last and by no means least, we welcome @lenachen to discuss her research on 'Yellow Power Play: Performing Asian American Resistance Through BDSM'

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

For our final panel, we welcome Madi Pollard-Shore to chair our 'Perspectives on Women' panel!

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

Secondly, Kelly Richman-Abdou presents her paper ''Far from nurturant’: Alice Neel’s 'Degenerate Madonna' and the Antibeauty of the Maternal Body'

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

Our third panel, now entitled 'Theorising Asexuality', is chaired by Kieran Wilson, and we welcome @LieslJensen to present her research on 'Returning to Lack in Theorising Asexuality'.

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

@KatWaters Great to have you here with us, Kat!

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

Next, we have long-time friend of ROLES, @KatWaters speaking about her research ''Standing in my feminine power': Conceptualisations of power and resistance to gendered stereotypes in sexually assertive women's relationships with men'

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

Next, our second panel, 'Gendered Approaches to Relationships and Attractions', chaired by our very own ROLES co-convenor, @KingaErzepki

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

First up, we have Lauren Korytko, with her poster presentation, 'Men's sexual and romantic 'age attractions' over the lifespan'

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

Finally for this panel, Dianne Burdon talks about 'Age Appropriate Content: analysing the interaction between guidance for Educational Network Content Filters and cisheterosexual norms of childhood sexual development'

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

Onto our first panel, and it's wonderful to have the previous ROLES convenor @andyirwin89 return to chair this panel, entitled 'Supporting Education and Activism'

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

Next, we have Chris Waugh's paper 'A kinder, gentler politics? Gendered bullying in Momentum'

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

It's time! We're kicking off the 2024 ROLES Sexuality and Gender Studies Conference with opening remarks by our co-convenors, Billy Wassell, @KingaErzepki and @rebeccahlamford, reminding us of the need to create spaces for gender and sexuality researchers in the current climate.

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

🚨 Less than 24 hours left to register for the ROLES Sexuality and Gender Studies 2024 Conference 🚨 Its taking place this Wednesday (29th) 11am-4:15pm (BST) via Zoom. Register 👇
https://t.co/zXMgwWimpH (its free, please join us for some great presentations!)

[ROLES Sexuality & Gender Studies Network @rolesbham]

🚨 Registration to attend the 2024 ROLES: Sexuality and Gender Studies Conference is now open! 🚨 The conference takes place May 29th, 10:30-16:30 (BST) via Zoom. Register and view the preliminary programme here: https://t.co/q1NON55KsM