The systematic problematisation of Muslims in current-day Europe takes the form of a 'Muslim Question', in which gender and sexuality play a central role. As Sarah Bracke argues in her inaugural lecture, to critically assess this question we need to zoom out from the narrow focus on Muslims and take in who is asking the […]
By: Ulrika Dahl (Professor of Gender Studies, Uppsala University) This paper revisits Weston’s (1991) Families we choose and Butler’s (2002) discussion of (heterosexual) kinship to critically reflect on what their widespread arguments mean for queer subjects with and without wombs and rights in an era of neoliberalism and of growing inequalities and austerities. Drawing on […]
In this 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.
On April 30 IHLIA organises an afternoon about Frank Scholten, an avid amateur photographer on his travels in Europe and the Middle East. Sary Zananiri is one of the speakers. More information will follow later.
How can public spaces be memorialised through art, and what critical role may sexuality play in this to promote (more) inclusive spaces? At the heart of this lecture lies a concern with the effacing of sexual minority groups. Drawing from insights gained in the multi-site AHRC-funded research project Queer Memorials with case studies based in […]
On May 8, 2020, second year sociology students from the University of Amsterdam are organizing the first student conference focussing on the theme of dissidence in gender and sexuality. We want to open up the conversation around topics such as normal vs. abnormal, deviance, asexuality, (unavailable) intersectional methodologies, and queer slang. The conference will consist […]
Of the three identified aesthetics of change in Eliza Steinbock’s Shimmering Images: Trans Cinema, Embodiment, and the Aesthetics of Change (Duke University Press, 2019), the before/after transsexual cut lingers on as a reigning chrononormativity for trans people to present selfhood as first changed then fixed in time. It was for this reason that in Steinbock’s next book project they […]
This conference – May 21st – 22nd 2020 – aims to examine 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 on-screen representation – ranging from the increased focus on transgender and queer of colour […]
Student protests, climate strikes, anti-racism rallies and women’s marches are just a few examples of activism today. Large groups of people are finding their way from social media to the streets, campaigning to bring about political or social change in local and international settings. What kind of tactics and strategies do activists employ in articulating […]