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CFP 42 - Regular: The Politics of Disinformation and Gender
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Sponsor: Gender, Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities

Organizer: Kat Fuller, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Presiders: Evansha Andre, University of Central Florida
Shannon K. Carter, University of Central Florida

Description: 

With the rise of disinformation, misleading narratives in the public sphere have contributed to ongoing societal conflicts. This session explores the role disinformation plays in fascist movements, particularly in relation to gender violence. Examples include anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, and the connections between anti-intellectualism and anti-feminism. The session also examines how disinformation shapes public opinion and policy in everyday life, as well as strategies for debunking and preventing the spread of misinformation.

Papers:

“Correcting Gender Disinformation in Higher Education: Evaluating Safe Zone Allies Training as an Institutional Intervention,” Shannon E. Hart, Rutgers University, M. E. Betsy Garrison and Kate Chapman, University of Arkansas

“Disinformation and Citation Politics in Gen-AI: Scholarly Essays on Race Inequities in Cesarean Births,” Shannon K. Carter, Sara Tehrani, Jonzelle Bell, Tara Delgado and Evansha Andre, University of Central Florida

“Crafting Tradition: Examining Constructions of Gender Expectations in the #TradWife Movement,” Kelli Ann C. Kimura, University of California, Irvine and Katelyn Rose Malae, Utah Valley University

“How Black Women Harm Black Women,” Tyshawn Khaalis Smithers, Virginia Commonwealth University

“Disturbing Queer Black Youth: A Systematic Literature Review of the Intersections of Race, Queer Identity, and Student Voice in Special Education Scholarship on Emotional Disturbance,” Jocardo Edward Ralston, University of Pennsylvania

“SORVO: Systemic Oppression and Sexual Violence,” Omny Miranda-Martone and Katie Knick, Sexual Violence Prevention Association (SVPA) and Michelle Reilly, Sexual Violence Prevention Association

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