The Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society, founded in 1997, is an unforgettable learning experience to be shared with a group of international students and taught by a multidisciplinary faculty. Participants benefit from an exceptional networking opportunity through the sharing of experiences, research plans and diverse perspectives with both professors and fellow students from […]
Mannen zijn mensen die zaad produceren, en vrouwen mensen die eicellen maken. Punt uit. Aldus Trump in zijn officiële decreet, uitgevaardigd één dag na zijn inauguratie. Gender is een gevaarlijke ideologie en biedt geen stabiele basis voor identiteit. Met één pennestreek haalde Trump een streep door al bijna drie eeuwen wetenschappelijke en maatschappelijke discussie. Sinds […]
The concept of intimacy is used widely today, both by individuals, in the way they consider their relationships, and by the media and academia. The number of recent scientific events addressing this concept signals a growing trend. Unlike the concept of conjugality, intimacy encompasses relationships governed only marginally by institutions, and unlike sexuality, it is […]
The International Bisexuality+ Research Conference is a free online conference for anyone who wants to learn more about bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, plurisexual, queer, fluid, and unlabeled experiences. Enjoy a weekend of stimulating interdisciplinary discussions and presentations.
This course is aimed at equipping participants with a solid foundation in LGBTQ+ rights. The course is ideal for participants who seek to gain essential knowledge on critical issues like non-discrimination, privacy, data, economic inequality, diversity and inclusion within the LGBTQ+ rights domain, while also preparing to engage with more advanced topics in the future. […]
On our own terms? On the contestations of feminist knowledges and minoritarian politics in current times We are at a time when critical knowledges and minoritarian politics are contested by a variety of actors, ranging from social movements to political parties and institutions. Think of the – by now (in)famous – anti-gender and anti-feminist discourses […]
We are at a time when critical knowledges and minoritarian politics are contested by a variety of actors, ranging from social movements to political parties and institutions. Think of the – by now (in)famous – anti-gender and anti-feminist discourses that pervade the global landscape, casting sexual and gender education as well as reproductive and LGBTQIA+ […]
For our next event on the 12th and 13th of November 2025 at Pianofabriek, Sophia is holding the sixth edition of her conference on the state of the art in gender studies in Belgium. Gender studies are fundamental to better understand, explain and question social inequality processes across our societies. In a context where these […]
This presentation will explore the social and cultural history of transgressive gender embodiments during the early twentieth century. The lecture will explore the practices and discourses of those who allegedly "changed their sex" before the popularisation of biotechnological treatments. Speaker: Patricio Simonetto
Between emergence, institutionalization and reassessment, gender and sexuality studies have continued to mutate, transform and question the humanities and social sciences in the last decades. These developments have provoked reactions, criticism and resistance both inside and outside the academic arena. Gender studies, as much as gender itself, is on the move. For its twentieth anniversary, […]