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Gender Evolutions From stereotypes to citizenship. Gender evolutions . From stereotypes to citizenship. General aim of the seminars.
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Gender EvolutionsFromstereotypestocitizenship © Flavia Monceri 2011
Gender evolutions. Fromstereotypestocitizenship Generalaimof the seminars Toprovideattendantswith a preliminary body ofknowledgeconcerningissuesrelatingtosexual/gender diversity. Weparticularlyaim at unmaskingstillwellalivestereotypes and prejudices . Knowledge and self-reflection are the twomaintoolsastosweepawaydiscriminatoryattitudes in orderto tackle the issueconcerninganeffective ‘citizenship’ ofsexually and gender diverse individuals. © Flavia Monceri 2011
Gender evolutions. Fromstereotypestocitizenship ListofseminarsFebruary-May 2011 01/02 – Flavia Monceri, Sex, sexuality and gender: stereotypes and prejudices 18/02 – Fabio Corsini, Narrativesofdiversity: autobiography and transgender 11/03 – Giulia Selmi, Teachingsexual and gender diversity 01/04 – Michela Balocchi, Narrativesofdiversity: the intersexualexperience 15/04 – Francesco Monceri, Gender differences in domestic and EU law 06/05 – Flavia Monceri,Sexual/gender diversity and ‘democraticcitizenship’ © Flavia Monceri 2011
Seminars’ outline Aim Focus Expectedoutcomes © Flavia Monceri 2011
Gender evolutions. Fromstereotypestocitizenship Sex, sexuality and gender: stereotypes and prejudicesFlavia Monceri, 1/02/2011 Aims:Generalintroduction; deconstructionofstereotypes and prejudicesconcerning sex, gender and sexuality Focus:Sex (Male/Female), gender (Man/Woman), and sexuality (Hetero/Homo) binaries; sexualpreferences/orientations; sexualpractices Expectedoutcomes:Achievingawarenessofoneown’s stereotypes and prejudicesabout sex, gender, and sexuality; furtherself-reflection © Flavia Monceri 2011
Gender evolutions. Fromstereotypestocitizenship Narrativesofdiversity: autobiography and transgenderFabio Corsini, 18/02/2011 Aims:Providingsociologicaldefinitionsofdiversity and differences; clarifying the label ‘transgender’ and its social relevance Focus:autobiographicalaccountsoftransgender people; audiovisualrepresentations (TV, cinema…) Expectedoutcomes:Understanding the social relevanceof the transgenderphenomenon; raisingawarenessasto the importanceof the first-personperspective © Flavia Monceri 2011
Gender evolutions. Fromstereotypestocitizenship Teachingsexual and gender diversityGiulia Selmi, 11/03/2011 Aims:Illustrating the relevanceofsexual/gender diversityfor the fieldofeducation; describing the current situation in Italy Focus:teaching and learningassumptions, methods, and practices Expectedoutcomes:Achievingknowledgeabout the current state ofaffairs; raisingawarenessasto the needforelaborating and applyingnewtools in the fieldofeducation; © Flavia Monceri 2011
Gender evolutions. Fromstereotypestocitizenship Narrativesofdiversity: the intersexualexperienceMichela Balocchi, 1/04/2011 Aims:Introducingtodefinitions and formsofintersexuality; providing information asto the current situation of intersexuals in Italy Focus:historicalreconstructionofintersexuality; presentationof qualitative researchresults Expectedoutcomes:Achievingknowledgeaboutintersexuality and its social relevance; confrontationwithfirst-personaccountsofintersexuality © Flavia Monceri 2011
Gender evolutions. Fromstereotypestocitizenship Gender differences in domestic and EU lawFrancesco Monceri, 15/04/2011 Aims:Introducing the issuesof gender and sexualdiversityfrom the perspectiveoflaw; giving concrete examplesofjurisprudence and regulations Focus:domestic and EU law and jurisprudence; Europeanjurisprudenceconcerning transexuals Expectedoutcomes:Achievingknowledgeasto the state ofaffairs in the fieldoflaw; understandingwhatkindof concrete problemslawiscalledto solve in the fieldofsexual and gender differences © Flavia Monceri 2011
Gender evolutions. Fromstereotypestocitizenship Sexual/gender diversity and ‘democraticcitizenship’Flavia Monceri, 6/05/2011 Aims:Reconstructing the implicationsof the previous seminar for the notionof ‘democraticcitizenship’; providing alternative modelsofcitizenship in the face ofsexual/gender diversity Focus:the notionof ‘sexualcitizenship’; sexual/gender diversity, multiculturalism and ‘democracy’ Expectedoutcomes:Elaboratingpossible alternative modelstogetherwith the attendants, movingfrom knowledge and non-discriminatoryattitudesachievedthrough the seminars © Flavia Monceri 2011
Gender evolutions. Fromstereotypestocitizenship Teachingmethods and tools Multidisciplinaryapproach: speakers come fromdifferentdisciplinaryfields (politicalphilosophy, sociology, law) Useofvariousteachingmaterials: books and articles, photos and artisticproducts, audiovisualproducts (TV programs, films, spots), autobiographies... Interactivelectures © Flavia Monceri 2011
Gender evolutions. Fromstereotypestocitizenship Products and follow-up Publicationof the revised seminar texts in a collective book towhichalsoselectedattendantswillcontribute (some attendants are Ph.D.holders or candidates) After the end of the seminars, a research team shouldbeestablished, includingspeakers and (some) attendantstoplanfurtherresearch and disseminationactivities © Flavia Monceri 2011