CALL FOR PAPER 1/2026

2025-12-12

From the Venus of Willendorf to today's influencers created by artificial intelligence, women's bodies have always had a place of visibility and representation in different cultures and historical periods, ranging from icons symbolizing prosperity and spiritual devotion, as in the case of the Mother Goddess, to surreal virtual images created ad hoc to satisfy the multiple desires and expectations of web users.

Based on the different perspectives that can be adopted, female bodies can be interpreted either as “subjects” endowed with capabilities, capable of taking care of themselves, others, and the world by opening up new spaces for dialogue, discussion, and human growth, or as “objects” to be possessed, exploited, and even violated. In the latter case, it is a real process of dehumanization of female bodies through different forms of power, which range from symbolic violence to control the reproductive process, making women’s bodies increasingly “superfluous” and replaceable in their generative function. Other forms of digital violence can be added to these, such as body shaming, sextortion, doxing, and cyberstalking. These forms of violence affect not only adolescents but women of all ages. In light of these scenarios, we must ask ourselves: how can pedagogical knowledge help to redefine female bodies (but not only) in order to prevent them from becoming targets of haters? How can we overcome the division between mind, body, and emotions in education and promote a kind of development that integrates and values every human dimension?

This call aims to encourage the educational community to share their thoughts on the following issues:

 

  • Female bodies manipulated and affected by violence in the family, in social and virtual contexts: policies, measures, and educational actions to counter objectification and commodification.

  • Body, mind, and emotions in education: gender theories and practices for harmonious and holistic personal growth.

  • Girls, young women, and women and their relationship with their bodies at different stages of life.

  • From selfies to cyborgs: women's bodies in the virtual and technological imagination.

 

The abstract (both Italian and English) must be followed by a maximum of 5 keywords (in Italian and English). The length of each version of the abstract must be between 400 and 900 characters (including spaces). The abstract must summarise the entire work: theoretical framework, methodology, results and prospects.

Deadline

Abstract submission (by email only to rivista@sipeges.it): February 9, 2026

Article submission (only through the journal's OJS platform): April 13, 2026

Publication: June/July 2026

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