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+ […]
The CRAHAM invite proposals for papers for a conference exploring the theme of marginalities in the insular worlds of North-Western Europe from the 8th to 13th centuries. This event aims to foster critical analysis of the processes, identities and representations that may have contributed to defining, structuring or even blurring the boundaries of inclusion and exclusion in medieval […]
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 […]
For over forty years, cultural historian Steven Watson has documented the stories and artwork at the leading edge of artistic and cultural movements, including the movement for queer and trans liberation. Working in collaboration with filmmaker William Markarian-Martin, Steven recently launched Artifacts, making his collection of rare, firsthand accounts from pioneers such as Marsha P. Johnson, […]
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
Sextant, a journal published by the Éditions de l’Université de Bruxelles (ULB) with the support of the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), is launching a call for proposals for its thematic issues to be published in 2027 and in 2028. Sextant is an international and interdisciplinary journal focusing on women’s, gender, and sexuality studies (social sciences, […]
In 2012 the Dutch Network of Women Professors created the Distinguished Women Scientists Fund, a travel grant (max. 1500 euro) for female postdocs - up to three years after their PhD and from all disciplines, working in the Netherlands - who wish to travel abroad as part of their research projects. This year women scientists […]
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, […]
After several decades of research, the history of sexuality has proved to be a good lens through which to observe the social and cultural implications of the processes of urbanisation that swept through Europe and the rest of the world between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Researchers have highlighted the role of large cities in […]