The advanced programme on human sexuality focuses on the self, the body, and culture within the context of human sexuality and society, addressing how the study of sexuality is conceptualized, practiced and organized across disciplines and programmatic venues. This four-week programme is made up of two constituent blocks and can be taken separately or in […]

The interdisciplinary Summer School course Gender & Diversity Studies: Core concepts is based in the academic work that is being done at Radboud University Nijmegen and will be taught by faculty members from a range of disciplinary perspectives. In this intensive one-week programme we will introduce you to a variety of perspectives on gender and […]

This summer school course aims to create insight into human rights law as it applies to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) issues. It will identify key challenges and ways in which members of the LGBTIQA+ community do not yet fully and equally enjoy their human rights, and analyse the relevant […]

In this online lecture Kerri Woods will discuss her recent research on the construction of LGBTQ identities in the UK Asylum Policies. How are these constructions created and why are they harmful? She will propose a project of better understanding and identifying the ways this injustice is generated.

The path to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) liberation has been narrated through a claim to long-term territory in the form of urban neighborhoods and bars. Lesbians and queers fail to attain or retain these spaces over generations—as is often the case due to lesser political and economic power—so what then is the […]

PART OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY CONFERENCE - 24 - 27 March 2021 Network: Sexuality Chair: Alessio Ponzio Organizer: Andrew DJ Shield Discussant: Alessio Ponzio Peter Edelberg : Interrogating the Scandinavian LGBT+ Movement: Trans-National and Comparative Perspectives 1948-2018 A small group of homosexual men created a national organization in 1948 in Denmark, taking its […]

Although LGBTIQ+ people are protected by laws addressing employment and other forms of discrimination in a growing proportion of countries, there remain far too many LGBTIQ+ people around the globe whose rights are not protected. In many countries, LGBTIQ+ citizens are breaking laws just by being themselves. Even in legally progressive nations, many LGBTIQ+ people […]

This conference examines how LGBTQ representation has changed through time, continues to evolve in the present, and what role it might play in the future. It draws on recent developments in queer representation in order to trace how LGBTQ media comments on both the current state of queer rights, as well as the possibility of […]

Creating workplaces where everyone can be themselves is a priority for modern businesses. People that feel included and have a sense of belonging at their places of work are more productive, better team players, and make a greater contribution. They are less likely to be ill or need to be replaced, all of which translates […]