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Gender, Sexuality and the UN's SDGs

A Multidisciplinary Approach

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Editors:
  1. Drew Dalton

    1. Faculty of Education and Society, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK

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  2. Angela Smith

    1. Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK

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  • Uses gender to explore SDGs through a range of subjects including veganism, health
  • Offers keen insights on the relevance of the SDGs in Western contexts
  • Examines how Covid-19 has negatively impacted on those who are targeted by the SDGs

Part of the book series: Sustainable Development Goals Series (SDGS)

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About this book

Against the backdrop of Covid-19, this edited volume will utilize a gendered lens to explore the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a clear focus on challenging the omission of sexuality in relation to the SDGs as well as analyzing the ways in which the SDGs are also equally relevant for Western countries. While acknowledging the importance of these goals, contributors unpack the exclusion of marginalized genders and sexualities as well as how popular media and social media contribute to the wider understanding of issues of gender and sexuality and the SDGs. This volume also dispels assumptions about the irrelevance of SDGs to countries in the West, with a particular focus on the UK. Chapters examine a variety of topics including: HIV/AIDS, sex work, global migration, climate change and environmental sustainability, poverty, education, and sexual harassment.

This collection will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and students across Sociology,Gender & Sexuality Studies, Education, Development Studies and Sustainability Studies.

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Caitlin Martin, Angela Smith
    Pages 1-16

  3. Have We Left Behind the Rainbow Warriors? The Climate Emergency and Its Impact on Global Queer People and Their Communities

    • Drew Dalton
    Pages 17-40

  4. ‘Developed’: Administrative Violence in Sexual Diversity Asylum Claims at the UK Home Office

    • Alex Powell
    Pages 41-61

  5. Vegansexuality: Troubling Gender and Sexuality Norms to Combat Climate Change

    • Megan Todd
    Pages 63-82

  6. Ensuring Equitable, Equal, Empowering Education

    • Alex Fairlamb
    Pages 83-105

  7. The Sustainable Development Paradox: The Economics of Child Marriage and Prevention Within India’s Neoliberal Landscape

    • Jodie Weatherston
    Pages 107-129

  8. (In)decent Work for All? How the Decriminalisation of Sex Work Is Crucial to Achieving the SDGs

    • Helen Williams
    Pages 131-146

  9. Sharing Stories of an Experience Shared: From ‘Me Too’ as Narrative to #MeToo as Political Movement

    • Joanna Thornborrow, Pierre Chartier
    Pages 147-168

  10. Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education: A Case Study of an Institution in England

    • Donna Chambers, Angela Smith
    Pages 169-192

  11. Relating the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to Trans and Marginalised Gender Identities: Are They Adequate?

    • Katie Ward
    Pages 193-213

  12. Hate, Disgust, and Restrictive Eating: Abusive Comments on Body-Inclusive Posts on Instagram

    • Tina Kristensen
    Pages 215-235

  13. ‘T’Ain’t Right, T’Ain’t Fair, T’Ain’t Proper’: Examining the Representations of Women in Poldark

    • Barbara Sadler
    Pages 237-256

  14. Are Stay-at-Home Dads Real Men? The Potential of Critical Media Literacy to Enhance Teacher Training

    • Kim Gilligan
    Pages 257-278

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 279-285
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education and Society, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK

    Drew Dalton

  • Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK

    Angela Smith

About the editors

Drew Dalton is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Sunderland, UK as well as Chair and Founder of ReportOUT, a global human rights charity for sexual and gender minorities. He has published work on the sociological implications of austerity, focusing on HIV/AIDS, stigma, and medicalization. He is co-editor of the forthcoming book, The Queer Guide to Human Rights.

Angela Smith is Professor of Language and Culture at the University of Sunderland, UK. She has published widely in the area of gender, media discourse and politeness theory. She is co-editor of the Bloomsbury Library of Gender in Popular Culture and editor of Gender Equality in Changing Times (Palgrave, 2020).

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