Gerard Coll-Planas
Biographic Data
| ID | 940478 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerard Coll-Planas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerard |
| FAMILY NAME | Coll-Planas |
| SIGNATURE | COLL-PLANAS G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2294-2707 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
“We don’t know how to do it without hurting people”: Identifying tensions in the intersection of LGBTIQ policies and cultural diversity in education
The implementation of equality policies in primary and secondary schools often follows a single-issue logic, addressing gender, sexuality, or cultural diversity in isolation. This article examines the tensions that emerge when LGBTIQ equality policies are implemented in culturally diverse educational settings in Catalonia (Spain). Drawing on 24 interviews with public officers and civil society professionals and a group discussion with 14 practiti…
Guilt, shame, and myths about intimate partner violence in lesbian couples in Catalonia
Of the 128 women who participated in this non-experimental cross-sectional study, 83 said they were or had been victims, with the majority Spanish (83.1%), with higher education (66.3%), and indicating feelings of guilt and shame (76.3%). They also recognized the existence of violence in lesbian relationships (98.7%). Only a minority of the women considered that this type of violence is less serious than that found in the heterosexual couples’ re…
Intimate partner violence in lesbian couples: A systematic review on the barriers to seeking help
I don't want to be the Muslim lesbian idol: Experiences of queer women from Muslim backgrounds in Catalonia
This paper explores how four queer women from Muslim backgrounds in Catalonia navigate the intersections of gender, sexuality, and faith, challenging dominant narratives that position Muslim backgrounds and queerness as inherently incompatible. Based on in-depth interviews and using an inductive approach, the study identifies five recurring “knots” in their experiences: self-identification, spiritual exploration, family expectations, cultural dis…
Violencia en parejas de mujeres lesbianas: Procesos de búsqueda de ayuda en Cataluña
La violencia en parejas de mujeres lesbianas es un fenómeno invisibilizado en nuestra sociedad, lo cual dificulta su abordaje e intervención, en especial, en los procesos de desvictimización. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo conocer los procesos de búsqueda de ayuda de las mujeres lesbianas víctimas de esta violencia en Cataluña. Tras la puesta en práctica de un cuestionario, los resultados informaron que muchas de las participantes cuentan las s…
Youth dis/comforts in everyday spaces: An intersectional and mixed methods approach in Catalonia
Intersectional perspectives on the configuration and effects of discrimination and inequality on youth are currently a growing focus of research. Here we present a study on the spatialities of perceived discrimination among 88 young people (aged 14–16 years old) in Catalonia through a methodological approach that combines and integrates quantitative and qualitative data on intersectional dynamics. By analysing the dis/comforts caused by diverse a…
From ‘it’s not possible’ to ‘how we can do it’”. Challenges, opportunities and proposals to adopt intersectionality in local administration
The growing interest in the incorporation of intersectionality in public policies, combined with the lack of tools, entails two risks: the rhetoric use of the term and its depoliticization. The present article seeks to analyse the obstacles and facilitating factors for intersectional mainstreaming in the local administration, based on the study case of Terrassa City Council (Spain), which spearheaded a European project to promote bringing interse…
People as normal as possible”. Analysis of the construction of subjects in materials for the prevention of gender violence among teenagers in Spain
In educational materials about the reality of gender violence among teenagers, there are many explicit and implicit choices when constructing the subjects. This study analyses how the figures of victim and aggressor are constructed, in relation to three aspects: the construction of the aggressor‐victim binomial in relation to gender; what agency is attributed to women and men in the reproduction or transformation of gender violence; and whether t…
Violencias de género e intervenciones en la escuela en la serie Merlí
En el presente trabajo se analizan las violencias de género en el ámbito escolar a través de la serie catalana Merlí (2015-2018). Se realiza un análisis de contenido de las tres temporadas de la serie con el fin de describir sus tramas narrativas y estudiar cuáles son los imaginarios sociales que se muestran sobre las violencias de género y las intervenciones que hace la escuela para abordar estos episodios. Se identifican siete tramas de violenc…
Doing, being and verbalizing: Narratives of queer migrants from Muslim backgrounds in Spain
The hegemonic narrative in the West establishes that having same-sex relationships constitutes an identity that must be public. This article analyses how this narrative is reproduced and/or subverted in the discourses of queer migrant people from Muslim backgrounds in Catalonia (Spain). The analysis of 10 interviews reveals a more fluid notion of sexual orientation, an uncomfortableness with the identity categories regarding sexuality, and a stro…
The Incorporation of Cultural and Religious Diversity in LGBT Policies: Experiences of Queer Migrants from Muslim Backgrounds in Catalonia, Spain
This article reflects on the biases in sexual and gender diversity policies in relation to the axis of cultural and religious diversity in Catalonia (Spain), where these policies have experienced an enormous boost since 2014. The paper aims to analyse the articulation between the experiences of queer migrants from Muslim backgrounds living in Catalonia and the LGBT and intercultural policies. Based on interviews both with queer migrants and peopl…
The (trans)formation of identity: The evolution of categories related to gender diversity in the case of trans-activism in Barcelona (1978–2010)
Since the emergence of trans-activism in Barcelona (pioneer in the Spanish context) in 1970, identity categories to refer to people who do not identify with the socially-assigned gender identity have experienced a major transformation. In this article, we analyse the evolution of identity categories related to gender diversity from 1978 to 2010 in order to recover the history of trans-activism and explore its specificities with regard to the hege…
Breast Surgery as a Gender Technology: Analyzing Plastic Surgeons' Discourses
This article explores the role of breast surgery as a gender technology by considering the discourse of plastic surgeons. We analyze the gender discourses that come into play when surgeons are asked to distinguish between 3 cases of breast surgery: breast implantation for transsexual women, postmastectomy breast intervention, and breast augmentation for aesthetic reasons. In the surgeons’ discourses, the 3 interventions are situated in the recons…
The wounded blogger: Analysis of Narratives by Women With Breast Cancer
The purpose of this article is to analyse the representation of the body in seven blogs by Spanish women with breast cancer. Using both texts and images, we analyse how they reproduce modern and postmodern logic to represent the wounded body. Based on Frank's proposals, this article draws the conclusion that the women bloggers mainly reproduce the modern logic (characterised by the restitution narrative and a predictable, disassociated and monadi…
La identidad en disputa. Conflictos alrededor de la construcción de la transexualidad
Como toda categora identitaria, transexual tiene una definicin normativa -en este caso, muy marcada por su origen mdico-, hay unos agentes sociales que controlan su uso y existe un conflicto alrededor de los lmites que abarca. En este artculo, analizamos cmo el conflicto por la delimitacin de esta categora se articula a nivel individual y colectivo. En base al anlisis de entrevistas, grupos de discusin y mensajes en foros de Internet, se ha obser…
We are generated women. The discourse construction of feminine breast in the medical context
The aim of the article is to reflect on the impact of gender norms in women’s bodies in the medical context. We explore the discoursive construction of breast implant in three groups of women: those who suffered breast cancer, trans, and women that submit to surgery for aesthetic reasons. Through discourse analysis, we study how do health professionals elaborate distinctions between the three cases, how do they give different levels of legitimacy…
Challenging equality policies: The emerging LGBT perspective
The state members of the European Union have witnessed the emergence of equality policies which target discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. These are usually based on the single issue model focusing exclusively on discrimination suffered by LGBT people, however there are other approaches to this issue which take into account the interaction of different axes of inequality, namely, the multiple and intersectiona…
La aplicación del método Aicle en los estudios de comunicación de la Universidad de Vic
En este artículo se elabora un diagnóstico de las asignaturas que siguen el método AICLE (Apredizaje Integrado de Contenidos y Lenguas Extranjeras) en la Facultad de Empresa y Comunicación (FEC) de la Universitat de Vic (UVic). En base a cuatro entrevistas semiestructuradas al profesorado que las imparte y a encuestas a 60 estudiantes de segundo ciclo de los estudios de comunicación, se elabora un diagnóstico de los puntos fuertes y débiles de la…
Le genre et la chair. Analyse des discours médicaux autour de la transsexualité dans le contexte espagnol
L’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) et l’Association de psychiatrie américaine (APA) établissent que la non-correspondance entre le sexe et le genre constitue un trouble mental, également connu comme « trouble de l’identité de genre ». Dans l’État espagnol, en 2007, le gouvernement a légiféré sur cette question et avec l’entrée en vigueur de la loi 3/2007, il est désormais nécessaire de présenter un certificat prouvant l’existence de ce tro…
‘Having words for everything’. Institutionalizing gender migration in Spain (1998-2008)
Working from an interdisciplinary perspective, this article examines the development of gender identity categories and the institutionalization of sex-reassignment procedures based on two different qualitative studies carried out during a 10-year span with transexual and transgendered people, activists and legal experts. In the context of the legal, social and political frameworks regulating gender migration in Spain in the last decade, the data …
Cuestiones sin resolver en la Ley integral de medidas contra la violencia de género: Las Distinciones Entre Sexo Y Género, Y Entre Violencia Y Agresión
L’article següent presenta dos debats teòrics —la distinció entre sexe i gènere, i entre violència i agressió— per analitzar el mode en què es troben presents en la Llei integral de mesures contra la violència de gènere. Analitzarem les conseqüències que les concepcions de violència i gènere tenen implícites en la Llei, així com el model de relacions que contribueix a reproduir-les.
The wounded blogger: Analysis of Narratives by Women With Breast Cancer
The purpose of this article is to analyse the representation of the body in seven blogs by Spanish women with breast cancer. Using both texts and images, we analyse how they reproduce modern and postmodern logic to represent the wounded body. Based on Frank's proposals, this article draws the conclusion that the women bloggers mainly reproduce the modern logic (characterised by the restitution narrative and a predictable, disassociated and monadi…
La identidad en disputa. Conflictos alrededor de la construcción de la transexualidad
Como toda categora identitaria, transexual tiene una definicin normativa -en este caso, muy marcada por su origen mdico-, hay unos agentes sociales que controlan su uso y existe un conflicto alrededor de los lmites que abarca. En este artculo, analizamos cmo el conflicto por la delimitacin de esta categora se articula a nivel individual y colectivo. En base al anlisis de entrevistas, grupos de discusin y mensajes en foros de Internet, se ha obser…
The (trans)formation of identity: The evolution of categories related to gender diversity in the case of trans-activism in Barcelona (1978–2010)
Since the emergence of trans-activism in Barcelona (pioneer in the Spanish context) in 1970, identity categories to refer to people who do not identify with the socially-assigned gender identity have experienced a major transformation. In this article, we analyse the evolution of identity categories related to gender diversity from 1978 to 2010 in order to recover the history of trans-activism and explore its specificities with regard to the hege…
Challenging equality policies: The emerging LGBT perspective
The state members of the European Union have witnessed the emergence of equality policies which target discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. These are usually based on the single issue model focusing exclusively on discrimination suffered by LGBT people, however there are other approaches to this issue which take into account the interaction of different axes of inequality, namely, the multiple and intersectiona…
Youth dis/comforts in everyday spaces: An intersectional and mixed methods approach in Catalonia
Intersectional perspectives on the configuration and effects of discrimination and inequality on youth are currently a growing focus of research. Here we present a study on the spatialities of perceived discrimination among 88 young people (aged 14–16 years old) in Catalonia through a methodological approach that combines and integrates quantitative and qualitative data on intersectional dynamics. By analysing the dis/comforts caused by diverse a…
From ‘it’s not possible’ to ‘how we can do it’”. Challenges, opportunities and proposals to adopt intersectionality in local administration
The growing interest in the incorporation of intersectionality in public policies, combined with the lack of tools, entails two risks: the rhetoric use of the term and its depoliticization. The present article seeks to analyse the obstacles and facilitating factors for intersectional mainstreaming in the local administration, based on the study case of Terrassa City Council (Spain), which spearheaded a European project to promote bringing interse…
The Incorporation of Cultural and Religious Diversity in LGBT Policies: Experiences of Queer Migrants from Muslim Backgrounds in Catalonia, Spain
This article reflects on the biases in sexual and gender diversity policies in relation to the axis of cultural and religious diversity in Catalonia (Spain), where these policies have experienced an enormous boost since 2014. The paper aims to analyse the articulation between the experiences of queer migrants from Muslim backgrounds living in Catalonia and the LGBT and intercultural policies. Based on interviews both with queer migrants and peopl…
Breast Surgery as a Gender Technology: Analyzing Plastic Surgeons' Discourses
This article explores the role of breast surgery as a gender technology by considering the discourse of plastic surgeons. We analyze the gender discourses that come into play when surgeons are asked to distinguish between 3 cases of breast surgery: breast implantation for transsexual women, postmastectomy breast intervention, and breast augmentation for aesthetic reasons. In the surgeons’ discourses, the 3 interventions are situated in the recons…
Cuestiones sin resolver en la Ley integral de medidas contra la violencia de género: Las Distinciones Entre Sexo Y Género, Y Entre Violencia Y Agresión
L’article següent presenta dos debats teòrics —la distinció entre sexe i gènere, i entre violència i agressió— per analitzar el mode en què es troben presents en la Llei integral de mesures contra la violència de gènere. Analitzarem les conseqüències que les concepcions de violència i gènere tenen implícites en la Llei, així com el model de relacions que contribueix a reproduir-les.
Cuestiones sin resolver en la Ley integral de medidas contra la violencia de género: Las Distinciones Entre Sexo Y Género, Y Entre Violencia Y Agresión
L’article següent presenta dos debats teòrics —la distinció entre sexe i gènere, i entre violència i agressió— per analitzar el mode en què es troben presents en la Llei integral de mesures contra la violència de gènere. Analitzarem les conseqüències que les concepcions de violència i gènere tenen implícites en la Llei, així com el model de relacions que contribueix a reproduir-les.
‘Having words for everything’. Institutionalizing gender migration in Spain (1998-2008)
Working from an interdisciplinary perspective, this article examines the development of gender identity categories and the institutionalization of sex-reassignment procedures based on two different qualitative studies carried out during a 10-year span with transexual and transgendered people, activists and legal experts. In the context of the legal, social and political frameworks regulating gender migration in Spain in the last decade, the data …
Le genre et la chair. Analyse des discours médicaux autour de la transsexualité dans le contexte espagnol
L’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) et l’Association de psychiatrie américaine (APA) établissent que la non-correspondance entre le sexe et le genre constitue un trouble mental, également connu comme « trouble de l’identité de genre ». Dans l’État espagnol, en 2007, le gouvernement a légiféré sur cette question et avec l’entrée en vigueur de la loi 3/2007, il est désormais nécessaire de présenter un certificat prouvant l’existence de ce tro…
We are generated women. The discourse construction of feminine breast in the medical context
The aim of the article is to reflect on the impact of gender norms in women’s bodies in the medical context. We explore the discoursive construction of breast implant in three groups of women: those who suffered breast cancer, trans, and women that submit to surgery for aesthetic reasons. Through discourse analysis, we study how do health professionals elaborate distinctions between the three cases, how do they give different levels of legitimacy…
Challenging equality policies: The emerging LGBT perspective
The state members of the European Union have witnessed the emergence of equality policies which target discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. These are usually based on the single issue model focusing exclusively on discrimination suffered by LGBT people, however there are other approaches to this issue which take into account the interaction of different axes of inequality, namely, the multiple and intersectiona…
La aplicación del método Aicle en los estudios de comunicación de la Universidad de Vic
En este artículo se elabora un diagnóstico de las asignaturas que siguen el método AICLE (Apredizaje Integrado de Contenidos y Lenguas Extranjeras) en la Facultad de Empresa y Comunicación (FEC) de la Universitat de Vic (UVic). En base a cuatro entrevistas semiestructuradas al profesorado que las imparte y a encuestas a 60 estudiantes de segundo ciclo de los estudios de comunicación, se elabora un diagnóstico de los puntos fuertes y débiles de la…
La identidad en disputa. Conflictos alrededor de la construcción de la transexualidad
Como toda categora identitaria, transexual tiene una definicin normativa -en este caso, muy marcada por su origen mdico-, hay unos agentes sociales que controlan su uso y existe un conflicto alrededor de los lmites que abarca. En este artculo, analizamos cmo el conflicto por la delimitacin de esta categora se articula a nivel individual y colectivo. En base al anlisis de entrevistas, grupos de discusin y mensajes en foros de Internet, se ha obser…
The wounded blogger: Analysis of Narratives by Women With Breast Cancer
The purpose of this article is to analyse the representation of the body in seven blogs by Spanish women with breast cancer. Using both texts and images, we analyse how they reproduce modern and postmodern logic to represent the wounded body. Based on Frank's proposals, this article draws the conclusion that the women bloggers mainly reproduce the modern logic (characterised by the restitution narrative and a predictable, disassociated and monadi…
Breast Surgery as a Gender Technology: Analyzing Plastic Surgeons' Discourses
This article explores the role of breast surgery as a gender technology by considering the discourse of plastic surgeons. We analyze the gender discourses that come into play when surgeons are asked to distinguish between 3 cases of breast surgery: breast implantation for transsexual women, postmastectomy breast intervention, and breast augmentation for aesthetic reasons. In the surgeons’ discourses, the 3 interventions are situated in the recons…
The (trans)formation of identity: The evolution of categories related to gender diversity in the case of trans-activism in Barcelona (1978–2010)
Since the emergence of trans-activism in Barcelona (pioneer in the Spanish context) in 1970, identity categories to refer to people who do not identify with the socially-assigned gender identity have experienced a major transformation. In this article, we analyse the evolution of identity categories related to gender diversity from 1978 to 2010 in order to recover the history of trans-activism and explore its specificities with regard to the hege…
Doing, being and verbalizing: Narratives of queer migrants from Muslim backgrounds in Spain
The hegemonic narrative in the West establishes that having same-sex relationships constitutes an identity that must be public. This article analyses how this narrative is reproduced and/or subverted in the discourses of queer migrant people from Muslim backgrounds in Catalonia (Spain). The analysis of 10 interviews reveals a more fluid notion of sexual orientation, an uncomfortableness with the identity categories regarding sexuality, and a stro…
The Incorporation of Cultural and Religious Diversity in LGBT Policies: Experiences of Queer Migrants from Muslim Backgrounds in Catalonia, Spain
This article reflects on the biases in sexual and gender diversity policies in relation to the axis of cultural and religious diversity in Catalonia (Spain), where these policies have experienced an enormous boost since 2014. The paper aims to analyse the articulation between the experiences of queer migrants from Muslim backgrounds living in Catalonia and the LGBT and intercultural policies. Based on interviews both with queer migrants and peopl…
People as normal as possible”. Analysis of the construction of subjects in materials for the prevention of gender violence among teenagers in Spain
In educational materials about the reality of gender violence among teenagers, there are many explicit and implicit choices when constructing the subjects. This study analyses how the figures of victim and aggressor are constructed, in relation to three aspects: the construction of the aggressor‐victim binomial in relation to gender; what agency is attributed to women and men in the reproduction or transformation of gender violence; and whether t…
Violencias de género e intervenciones en la escuela en la serie Merlí
En el presente trabajo se analizan las violencias de género en el ámbito escolar a través de la serie catalana Merlí (2015-2018). Se realiza un análisis de contenido de las tres temporadas de la serie con el fin de describir sus tramas narrativas y estudiar cuáles son los imaginarios sociales que se muestran sobre las violencias de género y las intervenciones que hace la escuela para abordar estos episodios. Se identifican siete tramas de violenc…
Violencia en parejas de mujeres lesbianas: Procesos de búsqueda de ayuda en Cataluña
La violencia en parejas de mujeres lesbianas es un fenómeno invisibilizado en nuestra sociedad, lo cual dificulta su abordaje e intervención, en especial, en los procesos de desvictimización. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo conocer los procesos de búsqueda de ayuda de las mujeres lesbianas víctimas de esta violencia en Cataluña. Tras la puesta en práctica de un cuestionario, los resultados informaron que muchas de las participantes cuentan las s…
Youth dis/comforts in everyday spaces: An intersectional and mixed methods approach in Catalonia
Intersectional perspectives on the configuration and effects of discrimination and inequality on youth are currently a growing focus of research. Here we present a study on the spatialities of perceived discrimination among 88 young people (aged 14–16 years old) in Catalonia through a methodological approach that combines and integrates quantitative and qualitative data on intersectional dynamics. By analysing the dis/comforts caused by diverse a…
From ‘it’s not possible’ to ‘how we can do it’”. Challenges, opportunities and proposals to adopt intersectionality in local administration
The growing interest in the incorporation of intersectionality in public policies, combined with the lack of tools, entails two risks: the rhetoric use of the term and its depoliticization. The present article seeks to analyse the obstacles and facilitating factors for intersectional mainstreaming in the local administration, based on the study case of Terrassa City Council (Spain), which spearheaded a European project to promote bringing interse…
Intimate partner violence in lesbian couples: A systematic review on the barriers to seeking help
I don't want to be the Muslim lesbian idol: Experiences of queer women from Muslim backgrounds in Catalonia
This paper explores how four queer women from Muslim backgrounds in Catalonia navigate the intersections of gender, sexuality, and faith, challenging dominant narratives that position Muslim backgrounds and queerness as inherently incompatible. Based on in-depth interviews and using an inductive approach, the study identifies five recurring “knots” in their experiences: self-identification, spiritual exploration, family expectations, cultural dis…
“We don’t know how to do it without hurting people”: Identifying tensions in the intersection of LGBTIQ policies and cultural diversity in education
The implementation of equality policies in primary and secondary schools often follows a single-issue logic, addressing gender, sexuality, or cultural diversity in isolation. This article examines the tensions that emerge when LGBTIQ equality policies are implemented in culturally diverse educational settings in Catalonia (Spain). Drawing on 24 interviews with public officers and civil society professionals and a group discussion with 14 practiti…
Guilt, shame, and myths about intimate partner violence in lesbian couples in Catalonia
Of the 128 women who participated in this non-experimental cross-sectional study, 83 said they were or had been victims, with the majority Spanish (83.1%), with higher education (66.3%), and indicating feelings of guilt and shame (76.3%). They also recognized the existence of violence in lesbian relationships (98.7%). Only a minority of the women considered that this type of violence is less serious than that found in the heterosexual couples’ re…
Political science (15 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Gender Studies (10 works) · Psychology (7 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Aesthetics (5 works) · Art (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Humanities (5 works)