“We were there – erasing us is a real act of violence,” claimed scholar Syrus Marcus Ware about the lack of records on transgender community members in the Canadian national queer archive (2017, 174). The message that transgender people “don’t exist,” even within queer archives, has been echoed by institutional archives worldwide (Hayward 2017). As […]
In recent decades, critical, cultural, political and legal discourses on the family have undergone significant shifts leading to new perspectives on the ways in which societies conceive of, recognise and experience affective bonds. New legislation, such as civil partnerships, same-sex marriages and increased access to technologies of reproduction, have enabled new family forms to be […]
The politics of trans have been richly researched, but how might we navigate the terrain of trans desire(s), expanding from the desire of to the desire for trans? One of the most undertheorized dimensions of trans life remains the field of desire of those who are sexually attracted to trans subjects – or bodies – […]
RE/SISTERS surveys the systemic links between the degradation of the planet and the oppression of women and minorities. The exhibition is rooted in ecofeminism, a movement that arose in the 1970s and is alive and kicking today. RE/SISTERS brings us eye -to -eye with activist women and communities. They are often at the forefront of […]
We are excited to launch a new call for project proposals to support the groups and projects that address the intersectional impact of injustice, racialisation, racism and specific harms affecting the lives of racialised LGBTI communities across Europe. Deadline for applications is Tuesday, 2 April, 09:00 CEST. Why we launch this call Last year, ILGA-Europe […]
What can we learn from transgender persons about being a woman? With Dr Lieks Hettinga. The bestselling book Detransition, Baby was called 'perhaps the first great trans realist novel' by The Guardian. It exposes the dreams and sometimes harsh realities of the trans community. One character has an urgent desire to have children, another decides […]
In recent decades, critical, cultural, political and legal discourses on the family have undergone significant shifts leading to new perspectives on the ways in which societies conceive of, recognise and experience affective bonds. New legislation, such as civil partnerships, same-sex marriages and increased access to technologies of reproduction, have enabled new family forms to be […]
In a documentary by Peter Rodis (1970), Nina Simone is asked what freedom means to her, and she considers the question with serious reflection: “It’s just a feeling, it’s just a feeling.” Becoming more animated, she says: “I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear. It is something […]
In this symposium we propose to examine the bending of gender and genre in recently published works of fiction written by trans* authors. The keynote lectures will present novel methodological frameworks and theoretical concepts for the analysis of such texts, allowing students to study their transcending character. During the panel round, several researchers in the […]
In 2014 organiseerden historici Amandine Lauro en Magaly Rodríguez García aan de ULB een studiedag over de historiografie van subalterne groepen en mensen in de marge van de samenleving. Ze betreurden de terughoudendheid van Belgische historici om met deze concepten aan de slag te gaan en hun relatieve afwezigheid op het domein van de ‘subaltern […]