GENDER AND SEXUALITY
February 2nd 14:05 to 14:45/Chair: Lillian Cowdery
This section of the symposium will be discussing gender and sexuality. The panellists will be discussing the reasoning and passion behind their chosen topics. Firstly, Elise will discuss social media and the treatment of female influencers. Ana-Mariya will discuss the female necessity for male validation through the prism of self-sexualization. Jordan is talking about her written script on the socialisation of men in society. Concluding, Carlotta will present her project on queer representation in animation.
Elise Senior
My dissertation will be discussing social media and the treatment of female influencers. Firstly, I will discuss what online influencers are and what gender is most likely to get targeted and treated wrongly on social media. The effects of their mental health and cancel culture will also be addressed.
Ana-Mariya Marinova
My project will be creating an Instagram page where I will combine my technical, creative and research skills and use them to answer the question: “Why do women seek male validation?”.
Jordan Thomas
My project will be a full-length script for a radio play based around the problematic aspects of the socialisation of men and how this impacts everyone in society. Especially the impacts on women.
Carlotta Neri
My project is a video essay looking at LGBTQ+ representation in animation. I will be comparing different animated TV shows and films to see how it has changed, the issues in representation and the significance of animation to queer representation. 
