Date: Friday, August 8

Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM

Session 004: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Gender, Sexualities, and Class during Capitalist Crises
Room: Wabash Room

Sponsors: Gender, Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities
Labor Studies
Poverty, Class, and Inequality

Organizer &

Presider/Discussant: alithia zamantakis, Northwestern University

Description: 

Crises are a recurring and inherent feature of capitalism, but their impact varies, disproportionately affecting people who experience the specific oppressions of race, class, gender, and sexual marginalization. This session explores the intersections of race, gender, sexualities, and class in the context of capitalist crises.

As economic systems falter, the impact on marginalized groups intensifies, disproportionately affecting individuals based on their gender identities, sexual orientations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and socio-economic positions. Presenters will discuss how crises amplify pre-existing structural oppressions, while also examining strategies of resistance, solidarity, and survival that emerge in response.

Papers:

“Deported Mexican Women Who Use Drugs from the U.S. to Mexico: A Risk Environment and Feminist Pathway Theory,” Leticia Morales, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

“Marks of Heritage: Chicana Tattoo Artists Navigating Gender, Culture, and Artistic Expression,” Ryleigh Hickman, Illinois State University

“Surfing Desire: Transnational Romance, Identities, and Fantasies,” Anna P. Hidalgo, New York University

“The Militarization of the Seven Sisters during World War II and its Legacy on Feminism,” Madeleine P. Piersol, Bryn Mawr College

“Transgender Youth and the Politics of Education: An Insurgent Sociological Perspective on Resistance and Inclusion,” Elizabeth A. Mathews, Duquesne University

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