Valentin Meneau

Valentin Meneau worked as a research associate at the Institute of Sociology in the area of "Gender Sociology & Gender Studies" from 10.2020 to 05.2021.

He graduated in Musicology (Bachelor 2014, Master 2018) and Gender Studies (Master 2019) at the Université de Franche-Comté and University of Graz, with a focus on the sociology of the body, gender and representations, and gender performance in popular dance. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Salzburg in the field of dance studies, where he is also a lecturer and research associate.

He received the DOC scholarship of the Austrian Academy of Science (2020) for his PhD.

Research and teaching interests:

- Sociology of gender and gender studies

- Social research and dance studies

- Sociology of the body

Projects:

• Coding sexual violence as love – choreographed heteronormative gender performances in Latin American competitive dancing
• “Good dancing is good dancing” – or is it?! Genderless quality criteria in heteronormative competitive ballroom dancing
• Dissertation: The Genealogy of Feminine Hypersexualisation in Latin American Competitive Dancing (working title)