Cardiff University’s Gender and Sexuality in Policy and Practice (GASP) research group and Digital Cultures Network, with the support of the Doctoral Academy, invites abstracts to a one-day postgraduate conference on ‘Gender and digital cultures’.

Thursday 17th November, 9.30am – 4pm, Cardiff University

How do digital technologies shape, and become shaped by, the production of gender? How do we use digital technologies in our gendered self-expression and identity negotiation? The answers to these questions become increasingly complex as the role of digital technologies grows in our lives. Digital technologies including the internet, mobile communication devices and social media are gaining increasing attention from academics, policy-makers, practitioners and the media.

This one-day conference on ‘gender and digital cultures’ is an opportunity for postgraduate students from all institutions to explore the intersections of gender(s) and digital cultures with workshops, talks and poster presentations; to build interdisciplinary peer networks; and to make contact with researchers from other departments and institutions.

Abstracts are invited for workshops (30 mins), presentations (15 mins) and posters. We welcome sessions exploring empirical, theoretical or methodological aspects of digital gender(s). Topics could include:

• Gender, sexualities and gaming
• Social media and sexism
• Feminist activism online
• Gender based violence and cyberbullying
• Gender based violence and hate crime
• Streaming platforms and representation
• Gender equality and the digital industries
• Digital and networked identity performance
• Digital research methodologies, methods and ethics

We welcome presentations of alternative/innovative formats such as pecha kucha and performance. Abstracts may be written (<300 words), audio or video.

Please email all submissions to TurneyC@cardiff.ac.uk by Friday 30th September, including the following: name(s) of presenter(s), title, type of session, institutional affiliation, and contact email. We will respond to all submissions by 14th October.

Registration for the conference will open in October. Attendance is free and open to all postgraduate students, and includes lunch and light refreshments. A small fund is available to support travel costs for students who would not otherwise be able to attend the conference. To apply for one of these, please email TurneyC@cardiff.ac.uk by 30th September, specifying:

1) where and to you are travelling from

2) a quote for the cost of your travel

3) a few lines about how the event is relevant to your work/research

4) why the bursary is necessary.

We look forward to hearing from you!