March 16th, 2021, 3-4pm

Genders and Sexualities in University Life

Discussion moderated by Dr Matthew Waites

This session moderated by Matthew Waites (Sociology) invites you as a participant – if you wish - to offer a comment on anything about gender or sexuality in relation to university life, for discussion. Topics can include any aspect of gender or sexuality inequalities or social dynamics. For example: the division of childcare between men and women as it forms a backdrop to online zoom classes; the ways in which bisexuality appears in the curriculum; or experiences of negotiating pronouns in relation to gender identity, inside or outside university classes. It is suggested that for sociologists this an opportunity to discuss aspects of social life beyond the university’s official discourses, such as equal opportunities, to discuss what are the actual experiences of students and staff in the informal spaces and culture of the university or beyond; for example, how do trends on Youtube or TikTok actually shape some student experiences through a disjuncture with university life? How are international students experiencing disjunctures between the gender and sexuality cultures of different societies? It is fine to either come with a comment to discuss or just to listen. Hope you can join us !

Matthew Waites teaches courses on sexualities in the Sociology subject group (webpage: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/matthewwaites/)

All welcome!

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