Phase III Sexuality in the Academic Curricula in Universities in Asia, Africa and Latin America

2007-2009 Proposal In brief, in this context we have developed a multilayer strategy aimed at: Consolidating the project by writing up results and disseminating them at the international and national levels through peer reviewed publications (books, journals, etc). Strengthening partnerships among the prestigious institutions already included in the project as well as encouraging new ones to facilitate renewal. Upgrading scholar’s skills (i.e. incorporate innovative theoretical perspectives and pedagogies). Sexuality in the Academic Curricula in Universities in Asia, Africa and Latin America

In brief, in this context we have developed a multilayer strategy aimed at:

Consolidating the project by writing up results and disseminating them at the international and national levels through peer reviewed publications (books, journals, etc).

Strengthening partnerships among the prestigious institutions already included in the project as well as encouraging new ones to facilitate renewal.

Upgrading scholar’s skills (i.e. incorporate innovative theoretical perspectives and pedagogies).

Consolidating a regional and broader South-South perspective in close connections to local languages, intellectual productions and concerns. Continuing the exploration of the most effective strategies to mainstream sexualities in the academic curricula. Some emphasize the need for the formal inclusion of specific courses or programs while others propose a “cross-cutting” strategy (motivate “sensitive” scholars to introduce these topics in their regular courses). Sustaining a public interface that will allow us to network with other social actors in order to transfer conceptual and other resources while also feeding a contemporary, global and local, analysis of social problems. Sexuality in the Academic Curricula in Universities in Asia, Africa and Latin America

Consolidating a regional and broader South-South perspective in close connections to local languages, intellectual productions and concerns.

Continuing the exploration of the most effective strategies to mainstream sexualities in the academic curricula. Some emphasize the need for the formal inclusion of specific courses or programs while others propose a “cross-cutting” strategy (motivate “sensitive” scholars to introduce these topics in their regular courses).

Sustaining a public interface that will allow us to network with other social actors in order to transfer conceptual and other resources while also feeding a contemporary, global and local, analysis of social problems.

Thus, in this third phase of the project we will use research results to strengthen the field of sexualities: We will contribute in concrete ways towards the transformation of institutional spaces in which sexualities are taught, We will move beyond the interrogation of the university into a deeper engagement with constructions of sexualities, politics, and gender in advocacy and policy-making arenas. We will actively make findings and resources (teaching techniques, bibliography, research results, human resources) accessible to wider audiences, in a South-South framework. Sexuality in the Academic Curricula in Universities in Asia, Africa and Latin America

Thus, in this third phase of the project we will use research results to strengthen the field of sexualities:

We will contribute in concrete ways towards the transformation of institutional spaces in which sexualities are taught,

We will move beyond the interrogation of the university into a deeper engagement with constructions of sexualities, politics, and gender in advocacy and policy-making arenas.

We will actively make findings and resources (teaching techniques, bibliography, research results, human resources) accessible to wider audiences, in a South-South framework.

Firstly, research results will be published: as chapters of an e-book, a printed book of international circulation, and/or a volume of an international journal which contains articles which summarize findings and lessons learned. Editorial support will be provided to teams through virtual writing workshops carried out by Soledad Falabella, Adriana Ortiz-Ortega and Jane Bennett. International publications will be complemented by products at the local level that will circulate in Spanish and Chinese Sexuality in the Academic Curricula in Universities in Asia, Africa and Latin America

Firstly, research results will be published: as chapters of an e-book, a printed book of international circulation, and/or a volume of an international journal which contains articles which summarize findings and lessons learned. Editorial support will be provided to teams through virtual writing workshops carried out by Soledad Falabella, Adriana Ortiz-Ortega and Jane Bennett. International publications will be complemented by products at the local level that will circulate in Spanish and Chinese