Category: Gender, Sexuality and Culture
The Role of Space Design in Safer Queer Spaces: A Comparative Study of Independent Bookstores in Japan and the United Kingdom
This paper aims to explore the meaning of a space being considered “safer” for queer individuals, placing particular emphasis on …
Some Socio-Cultural Barriers to Reproductive Health Care Behaviors Among Ethnic Minority Adolescents in Vietnam
Background: Adolescent reproductive health care is a critical aspect of ensuring the well-being of human resource in the future. However, …
Beyond the Gender Line: Public Insights on Legal Protection for Male Victims of Domestic Violence
In the Philippines, domestic violence has always been perceived as a women’s and children’s issue. However, there is a slowly …
Visual Analysis of Self-Presentation on Dating Apps: A Comparison Between Taiwanese Heterosexual Female and Male Users
This study explores gendered visual self-presentation on dating applications through a sociolinguistic lens. Using content analysis, 200 Tinder profiles (100 …
Suggestive Ties, Unspoken Desires: Queerbaiting and Audience Meaning-Making in Song Lang and a Balloon’s Landing
This study analyzes the queerbaiting phenomenon that expresses an ambiguous queer relationship without confirmation in two films, Song Lang (Vietnam) …
Audience Response and Visual Content Interpretation: An Analysis of Reception on the Wiki_Etika TikTok Account
TikTok is currently a popular social media platform. This demonstrates the development of technology that can be used as a …
Black Women’s Curation of Home as Archive and Exhibition in South African Townships
This research examines Black women's critical yet often unacknowledged role in shaping South Africa's visual and cultural history as curators …
From Male to Female Gandrung Dancers: A Semiotic Analysis of Gender Transformation and Cultural Communication in the Gandrung Dance of Banyuwangi
Banyuwangi, a regency located at the easternmost tip of Java Island, Indonesia, is well known for its rich traditional arts …
HA HA HA!: Malaysian Muslims’ Perspectives on Humorous Non-normative Performance and Expression
This article explores how Malaysian Muslims perceive gender nonconforming expression and performance of non-normative identities among influential figures on Instagram. …
Identity Categorization in Taiwanese Gay Users’ Pride Parade IG Posts
Following the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, LGBTQ+ issues have become more visible in public discourse. This study explores …
Zoe Saldaña as Confounding Heroine in the Film Emilia Pérez: Motifs of Exclusion, Unexpected Mothering of Attorney Mora Castro
This poster presents select archetypal and motif analysis of a controversial film. The complex drama of a male criminal transitioning …
Hearing Gender: Re-thinking Gender, Sound and Public Space Through a Female Soundwalk Project and a Sound Installation in Hong Kong
Over the past three years, we conducted two rounds of soundwalks with Chinese female immigrants in Hong Kong’s public spaces. …
Gender Roles Perceptions Among Preteen in Bali: A Phenomenological Study
Gender roles are one of the constructs within gender that are typically socialised during childhood through various sides such as …
Breaking Boundaries: How Design Transforms Social Roles and Gender Stereotypes
Considering design as a discipline capable of initiating transformative processes in society unveils a scenario rich with potential evolutions. Social …
Pink Films at the 1983 Manila International Film Festival: Diplomacy Through Erotic Cinema Between the Philippines and Japan
The state-sponsored Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) of the 1980s was among the more controversial film festivals of its time. …
Redefining Masculinity in Korean Drama, Films and Music: Exploration of Dynamics of Fan Culture in Malaysia and Changing Gender Landscapes
As the ‘Hallyu’, or the Korean wave swept across the globe - it came with implications for how consumers of …
Journey of Denial, Acceptance and Transformation: Discovering Meaning in Han Kang’s ‘The Vegetarian’
The term "trauma" pertains to events or circumstances that elicit significant emotional distress. It surpasses an individual's capacity to handle …
Gender, Body, and Sexuality in Iran: Between Nationalism and Islamism
This article investigates the complex dynamics of gender, body, and sexuality in Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan, shaped by nationalist and …
Kamala Harris in Ghana and the LGBT Agenda: An Analysis of Media Coverages of the Issue
During Kamala Harris’ recent visit to Ghana, the issue of the rights of people who identify as LGBT in Ghana …
Butoh: Sex and Gender Deconstructed in Brazilian Body Practices
The following paper elaborates an analysis of the Butoh practice. Butoh's aesthetics and body knowledge have become part of the …
Journalists’ Arrest in Morocco: Censorship or Criminalization of Violence Against Women?
In recent years, Morocco has witnessed trials that dangerously intertwine sex and politics. Notably, several journalists have been sentenced to …
“Power Generation With Love”: Traffic Factory Girl and Mum-fan’s Maternal Love
"Mum-fan", a phenomenon in Chinese fandom, stands for those who consider themselves to be their idol's mother. Mum-fans, range in …
Sexual Communication in Heterosexual and Non-Heterosexual Young Adults: Seeking the Importance of Perceived Social Support
Many people still feel uneasy to talk about sex and sexuality as they are sensitive and still much stigmatized topics. …
(En)Gendering Colonial Masculinities in Rabindranath Tagore’s Novels
Colonial India of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was a period of monumental changes. The nation’s tryst with …
The Exchange of Men in Mary Chin’s ‘The Woman in Kenzo’
The Woman in Kenzo is a Hong Kong popular fiction written by Mary Chin. It was first serialized in City …
From Gender Binary to Diversity: The Image of the Prophet in Tony Kushner’s Angels in America as a Stimulus to Discuss Gender Issues in Catholic Theology
A theatrical play Angels in America. A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by an American playwright Tony Kushner was broadcast …
A Shifting Gender Regime in Contemporary China? Fans’ Queer Readings of the Film Ne Zha
The animation film Ne Zha was a hit in the summer of 2019 in Chinese cyberspace. The film generated a …