Wednesday 9th December 2020
IV Conference on prostitution. Pornocracy
Calvià Town Hall, through the Equality Service, organises the IV Conference on Prostitution on 10th December at the Casal de Peguera which, in this edition, bears the title of Pornocracy and will focus on the presence of pornography in the life of boys and girls and young people.
The conference will begin at 9.15 a.m., with the presentation of the Mayor of Calvià, Alfonso Rodríguez Badal, who will give way to the first lecture that will be given by the Doctor of Philosophy, M. Isabel Menéndez Menéndez, under the title "Symbolic violence in cultural industries: 'pornificación' as a biopolitics strategy ".
Later, Professor Lluís Ballester will present the study carried out in the municipality of Calvià on the knowledge and perception of education and affective and sexual health. Later, Sociologist Rosa Cobo will present her book "Pornography: the pleasure of power".
The afternoon will begin with the lecture by the researcher Mónica Alario, who will talk about the relationship between sexual violence and pornography. Next, experiences of affective and sexual education will be presented by María Lameiras, Chis Oliveira, Amada Traba, Carme Tovar, Carme Rosselló and Krizia Nardini, at a table moderated by Nina Parron.
The Deputy Mayor for Social Cohesion and Equality, Nati Francés, will close the conference.