Academic round-up

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Information that may be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of gender and sexuality.

Academic round-up

Posted by Lashings of Ginger Beer

Information on events and opportunities for students and academics in the fields of gender, sexuality, and intersectionality.

Academic round up

Posted by Lashings of Ginger Beer

Some conferences which may be of interest to academics and students in the fields of gender and sexuality.

Academic roundup

Posted by Lashings of Ginger Beer

Information for students and academics in the fields of gender and sexuality.




Lecture: Hard, Bold, and Wicked: Masculinity and Liminality in Lewis and Tolkien.
7 November, 5:15
Seminar Room A of the English Faculty Building, Oxford University (directions)
Dr Anna Caughey, College Lecturer in Old and Middle English, Keble College

"In Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia and Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the boundaries between adult and child identities are at once blurred and reinforced. Childhood, and boyhood in particular, is presented as a state that can be both transcended and retreated to when necessary, while full physical/social adulthood is generally marginalised. Using Peter Hollindale’s theory of ‘childness’ as a base, this paper examines the ways in which both texts use their fantasy settings to provide younger readers with access to material that emphasises the capability and autonomy of child/child-substitute protagonists while privileging the state of childhood." 

Conference and call for papers: Lesbian Lives
Friday 17 – Saturday 18 February 2012
University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland

"The Lesbian Lives Conference is not just the world’s only annual academic conference in Lesbian Studies, it is now a large international event that draws speakers and participants from all continents and hosts the best-known as well as emerging scholars in the field. The conference gathers together academics, activists, performers and writers who do not otherwise have the opportunity to address such large audiences or to network across international and professional boundaries. It is also a forum for political organisation on the levels of both community activism and established international NGOs."

Symposium and call for papers: Going Underground? Gender and Subcultures
7th September 2012
University of Northumbria

"Research of girls and women’s subcultural productions and engagements from queer, feminist and transgender scholars (e.g. Jack Halberstam, Doreen Piano, Susan Driver, Elizabeth K Keenan, Mary Celeste Kearney and Kath Browne) carve out a new territory for understanding the ‘subcultural’. Given this reevaluation, it is timely to re-engage with how ‘subcultural’ genders (both femininities and masculinities) are represented in alternative society and discuss how far this can be politically subversive. For instance, the revival, nostalgia and popularity of rockabilly style, burlesque, roller derby, Slutwalks, Ladyfests, fanzine/blogging networks, Suicide Girls, Guerrilla Girls, riot grrrl and the participation of girls in underground music cultures all point to the need for an academic engagement with strategies of cultural resistance to dominant identities and norms."

Academic roundup

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Information that may be of interest to students and academics in the fields of gender and sexuality.

Academic Roundup

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The following events may be of interest to academics as well as activists and professionals in the fields of gender and sexuality.

Academic Roundup

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Here is some information which may be of interest to students, academics and researchers in fields relating to feminism, gender and sexuality.

Feminist women wanted for PhD research

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Carly Guest is looking for female volunteers aged between 18 and 35 to take part in a study of women’s feminist identities.



As a participant in this study, you would be asked to take part in an interview about how you came to see yourself as a feminist and what being feminist means to you. This will involve talking about personal photos and images that say something about your feminism.

Your participation would involve one interview lasting approximately between one and two hours.

If you are interested in taking part in this study, or would like further information please contact Carly Guest Email: feministstories@yahoo.co.uk

This study has received ethical approval from the Birkbeck College School of Social Science, History and Philosophy Ethics Committee.

Please note: Carly Guest is not connected in any way with Lashings of Ginger Beer. This post was temporarily deleted in order to ask Carly's permission, which she has now given.

Academic Roundup

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Here is some information which may be of interest to students, academics and researchers in fields relating to feminism, gender and sexuality.

Femme? Subversive?

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While Lashings were in York for the 'Carnival of Feminist Cultural Activism' (there will be a write-up coming, I've just been very busy!), we met lots of shiny people. One of them was Alexa Athelstan, who is doing some awesome work on queer feminities. She's looking for participants who identify as feminine in an alternative, queer, or subversive way, to take part in her research project. There's a questionnaire, an artistic representation, and an interview - that's a chance to make pretty pictures and talk about yourself - so what are you waiting for? Drop her an email at alexaathelstan@hotmail.co.uk.

Academic Roundup

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Here is some information which may be of interest to students, academics and researchers in fields relating to feminism, gender and sexuality.



On What Terms?: Re-Thinking Feminism and Radicalism

What: A Panel Discussion organized by The Birkbeck Interdisciplinary Gender and Sexuality (BIGS) Postgraduate Group, which aims to consider some of the complex intersections between feminism and radicality/radicalism

Who's it for? Open to all

Where: Birkbeck College, Room 151, Malet Street Building

When: 5th April 2011, 6.30-8.30 pm

Contact: bigs.postgrads at gmail.com

Cost: Free

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Sexuality Summer School: Queer Temporalities

What: Four days of workshops, discussion panels, lectures and student-lead seminars to discuss and critique representations and understandings of gender, sexuality and queerness as they relate to concepts and constructions of the temporal.

Who's it for? Postgraduates and researchers working in the broadly defined area of sexuality studies.

Where: University of Manchester

When: May 17th - May 20th, 2011

Contact: SexualitySummerSchool at gmail.com

Cost: £50

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Sexualisation: A Cause for Concern?

What: One day seminar sponsored by the British Sociological Association, to explore sexualisation and sexual health from a sociological lens

Who's it for? Postgraduate researchers, academics and practitioners working in the broad field of sexualities, health and illness

Where: University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)

When: Tuesday July 5th 2011, 9am - 5:30 pm

Cost: BSA members - FREE, Non members - £25

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Academic Roundup

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Here is some information which may be of interest to students, academics and researchers in fields relating to feminism and other anti-oppression work.


Same Sex Marriage: Before and After

What: Free conference

Where: University of Manchester

When: Friday 25th March, 9:45am - 4pm


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Women navigating hostility and making change in the academy

What: Call for experiences to be featured in a book about women academics in the USA who have experienced hostility in the workplace

When: Deadline 31st March


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‘Enduring Love? Understanding long term adult couple relationships in contemporary Britain ’

What: Job opportunity - Research Associate

When: From 1 May 2011 for 24 months

Where: Open University, Milton Keynes

Closing date: 31st March


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