https://hdl.handle.net/10259/5787 2026-04-19T04:20:08Z 2026-04-19T04:20:08Z González Calvo, Gustavo Ospina-Betancurt, Jonathan Hortigüela Alcalá, David https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11524 2026-04-18T00:05:42Z 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z

Doing Gender Online: Memetic Performances and the Digital Construction of Femininity González Calvo, Gustavo; Ospina-Betancurt, Jonathan; Hortigüela Alcalá, David This study explores how femininity and the female body are socially and culturally constructed within digital contexts, focusing on memes as sites of gendered meaning-making. Grounded in West and Zimmerman’s (Gend Soc 1(2):125–151, 1987. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243287001002002) doing gender framework and informed by feminist theories of performativity (Butler in Gender trouble: feminism and the subversion of identity, Routledge, 1990) and digital embodiment, the research examines how women negotiate, reproduce, and resist normative ideals of beauty and bodily worth. Using a socio-narratological and visual methodology, twenty-one women enrolled in a Master’s program in Feminist Studies created or selected memes to represent their experiences with body image, media influence, and social expectations. The narrative and visual analyses revealed four interconnected themes: (1) the persistent pressure to be and to feel thin; (2) the regulatory role of mass media and social networks; (3) the transformative potential of self-acceptance and feminist consciousness; and (4) the impact of gendered social differences on bodily perception. Findings show that women continually do and undo gender through digital practices that reflect both subjection to and resistance against patriarchal norms. Memes functioned as ironic and critical spaces for re-signifying femininity, demonstrating the potential of digital humor to foster feminist awareness and collective empowerment. The study contributes to contemporary debates on gender performativity, self-objectification, and digital feminist culture by situating doing gender within the visual logic of online communication.

2026-03-01T00:00:00Z Hortigüela Alcalá, David Barba Martín, Raúl A. Sánchez-Miguel, Pedro Antonio Hernando Garijo, Alejandra https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11473 2026-03-10T01:05:45Z 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Swimming Against the Current”. Analysis of the Discourses of Homosexual Physical Education Teachers Under the Intersectionality Approach Hortigüela Alcalá, David; Barba Martín, Raúl A.; Sánchez-Miguel, Pedro Antonio; Hernando Garijo, Alejandra Traditionally, the PE teacher with the highest status was the white, heterosexual male, with a muscular body and belonging to a good socioeconomic level. These stereotypes are subject to socio-political factors that determine power structures and “the way forward,” which generated clear discrimination and social injustice. In this sense, and taking sexual identity as a reference, the objective of this research is to analyze the discourses of 8 homosexual physical education teachers who acknowledge having felt discriminated. This analysis is carried out from the intersectionality approach and the theory of social justice. A qualitative methodology is used, employing individual interviews with each teacher, their reflective personal diaries and a focus group with all of them as a techniques. Analysis of the results focused on identifying emerging patterns and meanings from the data collected, interpreting the narratives and relevant themes to construct final categories. The results showed how, behind an apparent acceptance, teachers felt a high level of discrimination in many areas just because they are homosexual. This discrimination, from both students and fellow teachers, makes them question whether they are good PE teachers, and at times they considered leaving the profession. In addition, the fact of being a woman, being black, or not complying with the dominant body typology, is a source of even greater exclusion.

2025-05-01T00:00:00Z Barba Martín, Raúl A. Hortigüela Alcalá, David Pérez Pueyo, Ángel Sánchez-Miguel, Pedro Antonio https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11195 2026-01-12T07:57:14Z 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z

The influence of social media in the training on physical activity and health of future physical sports educators Barba Martín, Raúl A.; Hortigüela Alcalá, David; Pérez Pueyo, Ángel; Sánchez-Miguel, Pedro Antonio For years, social networks have become a powerful means of information for young people. In the specific case of health, in recent years there has been a large increase in content associated with physical activity on social networks that directly affects young people and future professionals in the field. A qualitative study is proposed with the new students of the Degree of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, to know what are the perspectives and uses around social networks in the field of health associated with physical activity with which they begin their initial training. The results reflect the value and use that future physical-sports educators give to social networks, as well as the influence that their access to the Degree has. We conclude the importance of this work for the effective inclusion of social networks in the initial training of future physical-sports educators.

2025-12-01T00:00:00Z Hortigüela Alcalá, David Manzano Sánchez, David Hernando Garijo, Alejandra Álvarez-Sánchez, José Luis https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11194 2026-01-12T07:56:27Z 2025-09-01T00:00:00Z

How do teachers understand TPSR to promote social justice and health? Teaching experiences in Spanish public schools Hortigüela Alcalá, David; Manzano Sánchez, David; Hernando Garijo, Alejandra; Álvarez-Sánchez, José Luis The aim of this research is to analyse the perception of Physical Education (PE) teachers on the influence of Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) in the generation of social justice and the practice of healthy physical activity. Semi-structured interviews in thirteen PE teachers were used as a data collection technique. The data generated were structured into three categories of analysis: (1) Potential of TPSR in PE; (2) Connection between TPSR and social justice; (3) Connection between TPSR and health. The results showed how PE teachers understand TPSR model suitable to apply in PE classes, as it allows for teaching diverse content. Furthermore, they highlight the importance of linking health and physical activity approaches through the promotion of an optimal social climate that fosters inclusion. This awareness and commitment to social justice through PE classes, while recognising structural limitations, offers a perspective of great importance for the future of TPSR. Unlike most studies that assess TPSR’s impact from the students’ perspective, this research contributes to the field by exploring teachers’ views and experiences, providing valuable insights into pedagogical, social, and health implications of sustained TPSR model implementation in schools.

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