Published in Journal of homosexuality
Italy is an anomaly among its peers in the European Union (EU) because of its resistance to LGBTQ+ inclusion, acceptance, and legitimation. The acquisition of civil liberties-especially the right to same-sex marriage-remains a dream deferred for queer Italians, and the prioritization of transgender rights has just begun to be seen in broader politi...
Published in Frontiers in Sociology
The construction of gender identities occurs through a variety of social forces, including memes widely circulated on social media. Beyond the function of internet memes as entertainment, they also promote gender-based bonding through humor in ways that encourage performative gender roles central to self-image. Decoding memes as a form of contempor...
Published in Journal of interpersonal violence
Sexual harassment or the unwanted offensive behaviours that women and girls experience is a pervasive global challenge. Yet, there is limited evidence on the lived experiences of sexual harassment from school-based settings in sub-Saharan Africa. We explore students' perceived experiences, perpetration, and drivers of sexual harassment in schools i...
Sodomy and prostitution were the twin moral aberrations which consigned mass transportation in the British Empire to history. In places of secondary transportation, such as Norfolk Island and Port Arthur, and in probation stations in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), “unnatural” crimes became a major source of official and popular anxiety during the 18...
The National Plan for Adolescent Unintentional Pregnancy (ENIA) is a joint strategy of the Argentine State to intervene on the problem of adolescent pregnancy. Immersed in the field of communication and health and with a masculinities approach, we carried out an analysis of different communicational supports to account for the intervention strategi...
Published in Disability and rehabilitation
Some military personnel sustain physical injuries that alter their appearance, such as limb-loss and scarring. Veterans injured this way may experience body image distress and mental and physical wellbeing difficulties. While research with civilians indicates those with appearance-altering conditions may experience relationship difficulties, this i...
Published in Journal of interpersonal violence
This paper identifies the explanatory narratives used by perpetrators of male-male homicide in Buenos Aires (Argentina) to make sense of this crime. Drawing upon narrative criminology and masculinities theories, this study enquires into the rationalisations of perpetrators, considering their emic terms, rationalities and stories. Fieldwork was cond...
This article concerns Asian American queer masculinity and how the “coming out” process for gay Chinese men and their non-White immigrant families does not fit neatly within neat Western gender distinctions of public/private space. Using the film Ethan Mao as a primary text and case study, I argue for an intersectional approach to the coming out pr...
V diplomskem delu obravnavam film »Eyes Wide Shut« (»Široko zaprte oči«). Cilj dela je analiza širšega pomena neobičajne in zelo posebne uprizoritve, predstavitve oz. reprezentacije Kubrickovega para v njegovem zadnjem filmu »Eyes Wide Shut«. Glede na številne stereotipizirane predstave glavnega močnega uspešnega moškega lika v filmih »Eyes Wide Sh...
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Facial skin colour, a key factor related to impressions, is widely used by CG character designers to build characters with different storylines. The previous research provided essential suggestions for creating an attractive facial image. However, the suggestions of the prior research are insufficient for building the characters to resonate with th...
