Love Stories: Youth Aspirations & the New Ethics of Intimacy
Just in time for Valentine’s Day! We are proud to announce a new collection of working papers supported by the Henry Luce Foundation. The papers are based on a conference that took place at CURA last semester, and focuses on Sex, Gender, and Contemporary Sexualities.
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Titles
“Too Educated for Love? Women and the Marriage Market in Indonesia”
“The New Kazakhstani Woman: Balancing Dual Expectations of Family and Career”
“Where Does All that Cynacism Come From? Reasons behind the Pessimistic Attitudes toward Marriage among Emerging Adults in Urban Iran”
“Between the Mirage of Love & the Burden of Commitment: Courtship and Marriage among Iranian Youth in the US”
“Moroccan Romance 2.0: Upholding Traditional Religious and Gendered Norms in the Digital Era”
“‘A Strange Kind of a Relationship’: New Possibilities for Thinking about and Experienceing Love in Urban North India”
“Fantasy in the Sugar Bowl: Sugar Baby Narratives of Love, Money, and Agency”
“Virtual Love: Technology and the Struggle for Gay Romance in Contemporary Vietnam”