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E-Poster

Feminist Scholarship

Applying Critical Feminist Theory in Understanding Sex as Self-Injury in Women

Friday, October 25, 2024
4:45 PM – 5:15 PM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Poster 7B
Informed by critical feminist theories, this paper aims to understand ways societal norms and power structures contribute to sex as self-injury in women. The paper aims to utilize intersectionality to elucidate unique risk factors of women in society and how traditional approaches may fail to assess sexual behavior in women.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Analyze the use of sex as self-injury in women that hold historically marginalized identities utilizing a critical feminist approach
  2. Critically analyze gender disparities in sex as self-injury, focusing on distinct risk factors faced by women, including sexual objectification and societal pressures.
  3. Emphasize the need for critical and anti-colonial research on sex as self-injury that highlights the voices of the community, particularly women of color.