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About the event

The Gender in Dispute International Seminar is born out of the feminist and gender effervescence that marks the teaching, research and extension of the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), through the action of researchers, students, activists, teachers and all those interested in gender issues, sexualities, feminisms and women's studies.

By putting the theme “Gender in Dispute” on stage, this meeting aims to be a moment of reflection, critique and construction of possibilities for gender studies in the face of the challenges posed by the present time, seeking to find horizons and think about futures. The conception of the event is marked by a logic that guides the articulation between social movements and academia, proposing formats and spaces for shared and horizontal debates. With this we intend to create opportunities to foster and strengthen the field of gender studies at UFABC, but also to promote exchanges and dialogues with other institutions in Brazil and abroad.

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Program

The International Seminar on Gender in Dispute will feature a variety of participation options, including Thematic Symposia, Cultural Activities, Round Tables and Conferences. As the program is defined, new information will be posted here.

Registration

The 1st International Seminar on Gender in Dispute will initially open registration for submitting abstracts. The general public will then be able to register, according to the schedule below. Participation is free of charge.

Submission of abstracts

Gender is in dispute. It's a category that causes problems and generates controversy. On one hand, a whole political sector identified with the far-right, which is advancing quickly across the planet, believes that gender is part of what they call an ideology, a kind of lie that covers up the truth of a binary, heterosexual, patriarchal and colonial world. Feminist theories, queer/cuir theories, critical racial theories and radical proposals in general are the targets of the attacks from this political spectrum.

On the other hand, there is also no consensus within feminist theories, progressive and left-wing camps on what the category of gender means, what it implies or how it works. Nor, in some of these circles, are they given the attention and centrality that such issues occupy in people's concrete everyday lives. Modulated by disciplinary boundaries and various theoretical and political proposals, gender takes on different forms and definitions, as well as being associated with different problems and discussions.

It is amidst this backdrop of dispute that the need for dialogues, understandings and constructions around the meanings of gender becomes evident. In order to contribute to the collective construction of knowledge and strategies for struggle and resistance, the Esperança Garcia Gender Studies Center invites everyone to the 1st International Seminar Gender in Dispute, which will take place on August 4, 5 and 6, 2025 at the Federal University of ABC, São Bernardo do Campo campus. 

The Seminar will have 21 thematic axes for submitting papers:

Access the descriptions of the axes here.

Guidelines for submitting papers

Submissions will be open between March 27th and May 4th, 2025. Abstracts of academic papers or experience reports of up to 1,000 words (including title, body of the text, footnotes and references) will be accepted. The scientific committee for each axis will evaluate the texts submitted and the accepted abstracts will be published in the event's proceedings. It is not necessary to send in full papers. You can download the text template here with suggested text organization.

Texts should be sent in PDF format.

Font: Times New Roman, size 12, 1.5 spacing

Length: between 800 and 1,000 words

Languages: Entries can be submitted in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. 

Authorship: Each person can submit up to one paper as the main author, and can co-author up to 2 papers. 

Important dates

Preparatory events

The Gender in Dispute International Seminar will feature a series of preparatory activities prior to the main event. The aim of these activities is to broaden the debate, promote the exchange of knowledge and engage participants in fundamental discussions about gender, enabling them to delve deeper into the themes that will be addressed at the seminar. The schedule of these activities will be published in our news, here on the website and on Instagram. Check out the activities that have already taken place and those that are yet to come.

Visitors' guide

Information coming soon.

Organizing and Scientific Committees

Organizing committee

• Bruna Mendes (docente UFABC)
• Michelle Sato Frigo (docente UFABC)
• Alberto (beto) Canseco (Pesquisador Colaborador UFABC)
• Jéssica Lima Germine (Doutoranda UFABC)
• Letícia Santos Ferreira (Doutoranda UFABC)
• Bianca Pessoa (Mestranda UFABC)
• Juliana Thomaz Batista (Mestranda UFABC)
• Priscila Carvalho Dalviasom (Técnica Administrativa UFABC)
• Gabriela Scudero L. L. de Almeida (Graduanda UFABC)

Scientific Committee:

Alberto (beto) Canseco

Alessandra Teixeira

Alice Quintela Lopes Oliveira

Allie Terassi

Amanda Recke

Ana Cristina Grein Marra

Ana Tereza Lopes Marra de Sousa

Anastasia Guidi

Andrea Fernandes

Angélica Fernandes

Arlene Martinez Ricoldi

Bianca Pessoa

Bruna dos Santos Gonçalves

Bruna Mendes

Carla Lopes Rodriguez

Carlos Pinheiro

Caroline Pires Alavez Moraes

Cintia Lima Crescêncio

Coletivo CRU - Diadema

Coletivo Cru Solo

Coletivo Rural-Urbano - Associação Oeste Diadema

Coletivo Rural-Urbano de Solidariedade Orgânica

Cristiane A. Ayoub

Cristine Koehler Zanella

Diego Monteiro Gomes de Campos

Eldra La Fonte Albuquerque de Carvalho

Erik Rodrigues das Dores

Fernanda Araujo

Fernanda Darcie Cambaúva

Gabriel Machado Araújo

Giovanna Mayrink

Helen Baum

Isabel Franca

Jessica Germine

Joana Salem

Josiane Brito

Julia Glaciela da Silva Oliveira

Juliana Cristina Barbosa do Amaral

Juliana Oliva

Kareen Terenzzo

Kigéw Puri

Laura Silva

Léa Tosold

Letícia Santos

Letícia Ueda Vella

Lívia Guimarães

Luana Maria de Lima Oliveira

Luara Spínola

Luci Praun

Luciana Xavier

Maria Caramez Carlotto

Mariana Sombrio

Marilia Pisani

Marli Palomares Tambara

Marlos Dick Hermes

Michele Sato

Mônica Almeida Peña 

Nathalie Bressiani

Patricia Ramos

Paulo Del Bianco Giuffrida

Pol D. Iryo

Regimeire Oliveira Maciel

Roberta Guimarães Peres

Roberta Moya Oliveira

Rosa Scaquetti

Rute Alonso

San Momm

SOF Sempreviva Organização Feminista

Viviane dos Santos Pereira

Yarlenis Malfrán