scholarly journals Noble Polish Sexuality and the Corrupted European Body

Intersections ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Randi Gressgård ◽  
Rafał Smoczynski
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Political Campaigns ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Moral Integrity ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
Good Citizenship ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Empty Signifier ◽  
Political Divide

This article attends to the instrumentalization of gender and sexuality in recent Polish political campaigns. Locating current political debates in a cultural-historical context of long-established hierarchical divides, it conceives of gender and sexuality as ‘empty signifiers’ deployed in political struggles (for hegemony) over notions of civic responsibility, good citizenship and articulations of Europeanness. Similarly, it takes ‘Europeanness’ as an empty signifier, without any essential meaning, arguing that these signifiers are key to understanding recent mobilizations around moral frontiers in Polish politics. Illustrative examples serve to elaborate how LGBT rights and sex education are instrumentalized among self-proclaimed liberals as well as rightwing nationalists, seeking to guarantee the moral integrity of the nation according to an antagonistic logic. On both sides of the political divide, we witness a self-orientalizing positioning towards the European ‘core’, whether phrased in terms of sexual modernity or Christian civilization.

Campaigns and Elections in a Changing Media Landscape

2019 ◽  
pp. 403-426
Author(s):  
Michael X. Delli Carpini ◽  
Bruce A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Media ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Political Campaigns ◽  
Democratic Politics ◽  
Campaigns And Elections ◽  
The Media

The media landscape of countries across the globe is changing in profound ways that are of relevance to the study and practice of political campaigns and elections. This chapter uses the concept of media regimes to put these changes in historical context and describe the major drivers that lead to a regime’s formation, institutionalization, and dissolution. It then turns to a more detailed examination of the causes and qualities of what is arguably a new media regime that has formed in the United States; the extent to which this phenomenon has or is occurring (albeit in different ways) elsewhere; and how the conduct of campaigns and elections are changing as a result. The chapter concludes with thoughts on the implications of the changing media landscape for the study and practice of campaigns and elections specifically, and democratic politics more generally.

Imperial Presidency and the Neo-patrimonialization of Disorder in post-Authoritarian Nigeria

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-77
Author(s):  
Adeniyi S. Basiru
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
The Political ◽  
Colonial State ◽  
Imperial Presidency ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Presidential Democracies ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Public Disorder

The president and the network of offices that are linked to him, in modern presidential democracies, symbolize a neutral state that does not meddle in order-threatening political struggles. It however seems that this liberal ideal is hardly the case in many illiberal democracies. Against this background, this article examines the presidential roots of public disorder in post-military Nigeria. Drawing on documentary data source and deploying neo-patrimonial theory as theoretical framework, it argues that the presidency in Nigeria, given the historical context under which it has emerged as well as the political economy of neo-patrimonialism and prebendalism that has nurtured it, is a central participant in the whole architecture of public disorder. The paper recommends, among others, the fundamental restructuring of the Nigerian neo-colonial state and the political economy that undergird it.Keywords: Imperial Presidency; Neo-patrimonialism; Disorder; Authoritarianism; Nigeria.

Queer Youth and Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Queer Theory ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Queer Studies ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Subject Formation ◽  
Queer Youth ◽  
Lgbtq Studies ◽  
Intellectual Traditions

Discussions surrounding the rights, desires, and subjectivities of queer youth in education have a history marked by both controversy and optimism. Many researchers, practitioners, and teachers who critically examine the role of education in the lives of queer youth insist that the youth themselves should be involved in setting the terms of debate surrounding if and how they should be included in sites of education. This is important because the ways in which their needs and subjectivities are conceptualized have a direct impact on the futures that queer youth imagine for themselves and for others. For example, the furious and impassioned debates about sex education in schooling are also to do with the amount of empathy we have for queer youth. Thus, sex education is a frequent point of analysis in literature on queer youth in education. Literature on queer youth and education also helpfully demonstrates how racialization, gender, neoliberalism, and settler-colonialism permeate discourses of queer inclusion and constitute the conditions of both acceptance and oppression for queer youth. While queer studies has at times sharpened perceptions of queer youth’s subjective and systemic experiences in education, it cannot be collapsed into a unified theory of sexuality because it too is ripe with debate, variation, and contradiction. As many scholars and intellectual traditions make clear, the global and transnational dimensions of gender and sexuality cannot be subsumed into a unified taxonomy of desire or subject formation. More ethical interactions between teachers, peers, and queer youth are needed because our theories of queer desire and the discourses we attach to them evince material realities for queer youth. Despite the often prevailing insistence that queer youth belong in educational institutions, homophobia and heteronormativity continue to make inclusion a complicated landscape. In recognition of these dynamics, literature in the field of educational studies also insists that some queer youth find hope in education. Withdrawing advocacy and representation for queer, trans, and nonbinary youth in educational settings becomes dangerous when it creates a terrain for isolation and shame. Importantly, queer theory and LGBTQ studies have conceptualized the needs of queer youth in ways that emphasize education as a space wrought with emotion, power, and desire. Early theorizing of non-normative sexual desire continues to set the stage for contemporary discussions of schools as spaces of power and repression. That is, histories of activism, knowledge, and policy construction have made the present conditions of both inclusion and exclusion for queer youth. Contemporary debates about belonging and marginalization in schools are made from the residues and endurance of earlier formations of gender and race.

The Devils

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Arnold
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Gender Fluidity

Undoubtedly the most notorious title in director Ken Russell's controversial filmography, The Devils (1973) caused a real furore on its initial theatrical release, only to largely disappear for many years. This book considers the film's historical context, as the timing of the first appearance of The Devils is of particular importance, its authorship and adaptation (Russell's auteur reputation aside, the screenplay is based on John Whiting's 1961 play of the same name, which was in turn based on Aldous Huxley's 1952 book The Devils of Loudun), and its generic hybridity. The book goes on to examine the themes prevalent in the film—this is the only film of Russell's which the director considered to be political—and considers the representation of gender and sexuality, gender fluidity, and how sex and religion clash to interesting and controversial effect. The book concludes by revisiting the film's censorship travails and the various versions of The Devils that have appeared on both big and small screens, and the film's legacy and influence.

Masculinity Left to Be Desired

Contracultura ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Female Sexuality ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
The Political ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Political Repression ◽  
Brazilian Society ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
Sexual Repression

Chapter Five explores social and cultural practices that challenged traditional conventions of gender and sexuality in Brazilian society. In the late 1970s, emergent feminist and gay movements succeeded in expanding the range of leftist political debates to include discussions around gender roles, sexual desire, corporal pleasure, and other issues previously regarded as personal or private and therefore outside the realm of the political. These activists sought to link political repression to diverse forms of sexual repression such as the maintenance of male dominated gender relations, the policing of female sexuality, or the violent suppression of homosexuality. Here the author draws on the alternative press, especially the largest gay journal Lampião da Esquina. He examines here the influential work by performers who subverted gender norms, like former tropicalists Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, the gender-bending troupe Dzi Croquettes, and gay icon Ney Matogrosso. The author also discusses left-wing intellectuals, including former guerillas such as Fernando Gabeira, who sought to redefine notions of masculinity during the final phase of military rule.

scholarly journals National Deadlock. Hot Nationalism, Dual Identities and Catalan Independence (2008–2019)

Genealogy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Alejandro Quiroga ◽  
Fernando Molina
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
National Identities ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Global Recession ◽  
Independence Movement ◽  
Dual Identities ◽  
Political Divide

The article explores the transformations of Spanish and Catalan national identities and the growth of the pro-independence movement in Catalonia following the 2008 global recession. It argues that the Great Recession provided a new historical context of hot nationalism in which Catalanist narratives of loss and resistance began to ring true to large sectors of Catalan society, whereas the Spanish constitutionalist narratives seemed increasingly outdated. The article also shows the limits of the process of mass nationalization by both the Catalan and the Spanish governments and the eventual ‘crystallization’ of an identity and political divide between pro and anti-independence supporters which split Catalan society down the middle and led to a sort of national identity deadlock.

scholarly journals Histórias e narrativas digitais na educação sexual da infância: possibilidades e limitações

Perspectiva ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 1041-1068
Author(s):  
Luciana Kornatzki ◽  
Maria Isabel Seixas da Cunha Chagas
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Childhood Sexuality ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
And Gender

As histórias estão presentes nos espaços escolares da infância e contribuem na construção da criança, de suas sensibilidades e subjetividades. As narrativas digitais, que possibilitam a relação entre história e tecnologias digitais, podem contribuir na inserção das Tecnologias Digitais na escola e em propostas em educação sexual. Objetiva-se, neste artigo, refletir sobre esse recurso como possibilidade pedagógica na problematização do gênero e sexualidade com a infância. Para isso, são apresentadas algumas reflexões sobre histórias e narrativas, assim como uma revisão de literatura, resultante de uma metodologia de pesquisa bibliográfica às bases de dados de Educação, sobre o uso das narrativas digitais em contextos educativos e também em educação sexual, sexualidade e gênero. Reflete-se também sobre limites e possibilidades desse recurso nas temáticas em discussão e mostra-se um cenário de aprendizagem que clarifica e objetiva a proposição das narrativas digitais nessas temáticas. Dessa forma, compreende-se a importância da busca por novas propostas pedagógicas de educação sexual com crianças, incluindo contribuições das tecnologias digitais nesse processo. Digital storytelling in childhood sexuality education: possibilities and limitations AbstractThe stories are present in kindergarten and contribute to the construction of the child, his/her sensibilities and subjectivities. The digital narratives that enable relationships between stories and digital technologies, can contribute to the integration of digital technologies in schools and to the rise of new proposals on sex education. We aim to reflect on this feature as a learning possibility to the problematization of gender and sexuality with children. Therefore, we present some reflections about stories and narratives, as well as a literature review, resulting from a bibliographical research methodology to databases of Education, on the use of digital storytelling in educational contexts as well as in sex education, specifically sexuality and gender. We also reflect about the limits and possibilities of storytelling in sex education and present a learning scenario that clarifies and concretizes the proposition of digital storytelling in these themes. We understand the importance of the search for new educational proposals for children’s sex education, including the contributions of digital technologies in the process.Keywords: Sexuality. Storytelling. Computers and education. Récits numériques dans l'éducation sexuelle a l'enfance: possibilités et limites Résumé Les histoires sont présentes à l'école maternelle et contribuent à la construction de l'enfant, ses sensibilités et subjectivités. Les récits numériques qui permettent établir des relations entre les histoires et les technologies numériques, peuvent contribuer à l'intégration des technologies numériques dans l’école et à la création de nouvelles propositions sur l'éducation sexuelle. Nous visons à réfléchir sur cette fonctionnalité comme une possibilité d'apprendre à la problématisation du genre et la sexualité avec les enfants. Par conséquent, nous présentons quelques réflexions sur les histoires et récits, ainsi que d'une revue de la littérature, résultant d'une méthodologie de recherche bibliographique à des bases de données de l'éducation, sur l'utilisation de la narration numérique dans des contextes éducatifs ainsi que dans l'éducation sexuelle, en particulier la sexualité et le genre. Nous réfléchissons aussi sur les limites et les possibilités de la narration dans l'éducation sexuelle et présentons un scénario d'apprentissage qui clarifie et concrétise la proposition de la narration numérique dans ces thèmes. Nous comprenons l'importance de la recherche de nouvelles propositions pédagogiques pour l'éducation sexuelle des enfants, y compris les contributions des technologies numériques dans le processus.Mots-clés: Sexualité. Contes. Ordinateurs et Éducation.

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