Gender and Sexuality in Spain through Geographical Journals (1990-2014)

Abstract

This paper aims to assess the importance of gender and sexuality in Spanish academic geography. More than 10,000 articles published over the last 25 years in 19 Spanish and 17 international journals have been analysed. We believe that journals are currently the best and most comprehensive means for disseminating research. Items such as authorship, the author’s academic affiliation, topic or date of publication, among others, have been identified. The results show that Spanish research on sexuality and geography has been rather scarce. Although the gender approach appeared relatively early on, only a narrow range of topics in a small number of journals have been dealt with by few, mostly female, authors. Nevertheless, these authors have succeeded in gaining international recognition and opening new research directions. Finally, the paper attempts to show the underlying reasons for the scarce development of gender and sexuality issues in the field of geography in Spain.