Dr Monique Mulholland

Senior Lecturer

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

place Social Science South
GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

My research works with feminist, queer and post-colonial/critical race theory to explore young people’s negotiations and experiences of gender, sex and sexuality norms, subjectivities and identities. This research has focussed on topics such as pornography, sex and relationships education, media representations of race and sexuality, and cultural diversity and sex education

My recent articles include Too Many Assumptions: Cultural Diversity and The Politics of Inclusion in Sexuality Education (Sexualities, 2025) and Cultural Diversity and Sexuality Education (The Palgrave Encyclopaedia of Sexuality Education, 2024)

In particular, my research is undertaken with community partner with a focus on strategies, interventions and resource production to tackle issues of gender, sex and race inequality. My current projects explore:  ‘Sex Education and Cultural Diversity' How can sex education better account for multiple lives and experiences? 

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts (Major in Development Studies, Sociology and Politics) Flinders University

Honors, First Class (Major Development Studies, Sociology and Poltics) Flinders University

Bachelor of Education (Junior Primary/Primary), Flinders University of South Australia

Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Sociology, Flinders University

Honours, awards and grants

Recipient of the 2017 Vice Chancellor's Early Career Researcher Award

Recipient of the 2022 College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Innovation in Teaching Award

Teaching interests

gender, sexuality, pornography, sexualised culture, media representations, young people, race, colonialism, decolonisation, critical race theory, post-structural theory, sex and relationships education, feminist media studies 

Topic coordinator
WMST3015 Media and Cultural Identities
SOCI2028 Sociology of Gender: History, Culture and Meaning
SOCI2021 Race, Power and Identity
Interests
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Pornography
  • Pornography and Social Panics
  • Race and Sexuality
  • Sex and Relationships Education
  • Young people and gender/sexuality
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