Sexual health is an integral part of human life and affects our physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being. Yet because conceptions of sex and reproduction are deeply embedded in cultural norms for behaviour and representation, they can be notoriously difficult to communicate about openly and inclusively in public contexts. Taboos, shame, and stigma make sex, sexuality, desire, and reproduction vulnerable to misrepresentation and stereotypes, including language and images that privilege certain representations of gender, age, ethnicity, class, and more, while excluding those perceived as falling outside of normative conceptions and traditional categories. Because representations have the power to perpetuate or challenge societal ignorance and inequalities, understanding how information about sexual health portrays and addresses diverse demographic groups has consequences not only for individuals’ well-being, but for the development of the communities and countries in which they live.____
Call for Papers: 'Clothing and Dress in Times of Mass Violence'
Clothing is ubiquitous in practices, experiences and images of genocide, occupation and displacement. Garments appear on bodies, against bodies and...