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School of Applied Language & Intercultural Studies

Self, Selves and Sexualities Symposium

Sexuality Conference

Self, Selves and Sexualities

Conference Programme

Friday 19th + Saturday 20th March 2010

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Provisional Programme

DAY 1 = Friday 19th March 2010

8.30  – 9.30 - Registration + welcome coffee
           
9.30 – 10.00 - Greetings from DCU officials
                                   
10.00 – 11.00 - Plenary 1 - Dr Diarmaid Ferriter

11.00-11.30 - Coffee 1

11.30 – 13.00

Session A: Reflections, Intimacy and Normativity
Session B: The Textuality of Masculinity and Femininity
Session C:  Living Sexualities with Health Issues

 
13.00 – 14.00 - Lunch 1

14.00 – 15.30

Session D:  Sex Trade
Session E:  From Sex to Text
Session F:  Spirituality, Rites and Rituals

15.30 – 16.00  - Coffee 2

16.00 – 17.30

Session G:  Ageing, Love and Sex
Session H:  Hide and Seek
Session I:  MSM & HIV

17.30 – 19.00

Session J:  Virtual Worlds
Session K:  Latin Lovers.
Session L:  Raunch Cultures

 
19.00 - Conference reception

DAY 2 = Saturday 20th March 2010

8.30 – 9.00 - Registration
                       
9.00 – 10.30  

Session M:  Sexual Encounters
Session N:  Spectacular Sexualities
Session O:  The Politics of the Private versus the Public

10.30-10.45 - Coffee 3

10.45 – 12.15

Session P:  Read all about it
Session Q:  Re-Presenting the Sexual
Session R:  The Realm of Abuse

12.15 – 13.15 - Lunch 2

13.15 – 14.45

Session S:  Practice Makes Perfect: Sex-duction
Session T:  Desire, Ethics and Aesthetics

                                               
14.45- 15.45

Session U:  The Art of Sex
Session V:  Voiceless Youth

15.45 – 16.00 - Coffee 4

16.00 – 17.00

Plenary 2: Mary Raftery

17.00 – 17.15

Conference Closure