International Conference on Sexuality Studies ICSS on September 16-17, 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Politics of sexual and gender diversity
The Nationalization of Gender Equality
The National Politics of Sexual Freedom
The Urban Geographies and Class Politics of Sexual Democracy
The Sexual Politics of Immigration Policies
European Sexual Modernization and Its Discontents

Self, Selves, Sexuality and Space
Urban or rural experience of sexuality
The city as a theatre of sexuality
Architectural representations of sexuality
Private versus public space

Self, Selves, Sexuality and the Personal
The languages of sexuality
Sexuality and citizenship
Intimacy, imagination and the self
The politics of sexuality

Self, Selves, Sexuality and Culture
Cultural representations of sexuality
Sexualising the body
Lifecycle and sexuality
Expressing sexuality through the arts

Self, Selves, Sexuality and Society
Institutionalising sexuality
Sexual health
Consuming sexuality
The business of sexuality

Contested Innocence – Sexual Agency in Public and Private Space
Dis/organized Pleasures
Sexual Rights and Moral Panics
Sex and Secrecy
Belief Systems and the Place of Desire
Sexual Diversity and Human Rights
Beyond Boundaries: Sexuality across Cultures