The speakers on this panel reflect on the symbolic, discursive and subjective construction of women, and they discuss the challenges that these constructions pose for the field of cultural policy, especially in the context of a rise in conservatism.

Speakers:

Marta Casals-Balaguer (University of Barcelona): An Approach to Cultural Policies with a Feminist Perspective in Barcelona.

Jaslyn Reader (Alumni Deakin University, Society of Gender Professionals): Understanding Gender in Global Cultural Policy.

Joana Soto (University of Lleida): The Long Wait: Women and their historical deficit of cultural representation.

Maria Patricio-Mulero (Toulouse Capitole University): Street Dancing as Feminist Empowerment. The Choreographic Discourse of the Bellywarda and Armée des Roses collectives.