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World-leading research and teaching on all aspects of gender and sexuality across the disciplines at the University of Cambridge. MPhil and PhD degrees. www.gender.cam.ac.uk.

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Coming up next week, all welcome!

06.03.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Gloria Wekker Reader

Ahead of her talk on 11 March (5:30, Christ's College), you can read the introduction to the soon-to-be-released 'Gloria Wekker Reader' on the Duke University Press website: www.dukeupress.edu/the-gloria-w...

06.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

Coming up next week, all welcome!

06.03.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Staging Black Masculinities Staging Black Masculinities: Space, Stereotype and the Politics of Representation in the work of Chris Ofili and Faisal Abdu Allah

Join us online 12:30 Monday 11 March for Dr Elizabeth Robles, "Staging Black Masculinities: Space, Stereotype and the Politics of Representation in the work of Chris Ofili and Faisal Abdu Allah". More info and to sign up:
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05.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not to be missed! Middlebrook/Djerassi VP Prof Gloria Wekker's talk on Wed 11 March, 5:30 at Christ's College! All welcome, drinks afterward.

05.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Middlebrook/Djerassi VP Prof Gloria Wekker arrives this week! Don't miss her talk on 11 March 5:30 "Still Crazy After All Those Years: Rethinking Intersectionality" at Christ's.

01.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
University Assistant Professor in Political Theory Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor (Grade 9) in political theory, to be based in the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge. The post will be

JOB

Assistant Professor of Political Theory
University of Cambridge
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social

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02.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
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Our Middlebrook/Djerassi VP Prof Gloria Wekker arrives this week! Don't miss her talk on 11 March 5:30 "Still Crazy After All Those Years: Rethinking Intersectionality" at Christ's.

01.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Coming up tomorrow, join us over lunchtime!

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Join us Monday 12:30 in ARB S1 for Prof Peter Dunne's talk on "Gender Beyond the Binary in Europe." In person only. www.gender.cam.ac.uk/Events/gende...

27.02.2026 10:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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More Multi-disciplinary Research Seminars coming up! Mon 23 Feb 12:30 Laura Jan Bower speaks on the 'victim-survivor' labels for people who have experienced sexual violence. Attend in person or sign up online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...

19.02.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're looking forward to welcoming Prof Gloria Wekker as our Middlebrook/Djerassi Visiting Professor in a few weeks! Join us for her public lecture 11 March 5:30pm at Christ's "Still Crazy After All Those Years: Rethinking Intersectionality".

20.02.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to our PhD alum Naoise Murphy on the publication of their first book!

19.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More Multi-disciplinary Research Seminars coming up! Mon 23 Feb 12:30 Laura Jan Bower speaks on the 'victim-survivor' labels for people who have experienced sexual violence. Attend in person or sign up online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...

19.02.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Coming up tomorrow!

15.02.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Exploring the Politics of the Misogynist Involuntary Celibate Community Eventbrite - University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies presents Exploring the Politics of the Misogynist Involuntary Celibate Community - Monday, February 16, 2026 - Find event and ticket inf...

Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Semianrs continue 16 Feb, 12.30 to 13.30. ARB S1 and online. "Blurred Violence: Exploring the Politics of the Misogynist Involuntary Celibate Community" Dr Elsa Bengtsson Meuller, Postdoctoral Researcher at Goldsmiths

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Exploring the Politics of the Misogynist Involuntary Celibate Community Eventbrite - University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies presents Exploring the Politics of the Misogynist Involuntary Celibate Community - Monday, February 16, 2026 - Find event and ticket inf...

Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Semianrs continue 16 Feb, 12.30 to 13.30. ARB S1 and online. "Blurred Violence: Exploring the Politics of the Misogynist Involuntary Celibate Community" Dr Elsa Bengtsson Meuller, Postdoctoral Researcher at Goldsmiths

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13.02.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The New Menopausal Subject Part of the Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminar Series.

Join us Monday 12:30 ARB S1 or online for the Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies Research Seminar with Catherine Rottenberg on "The New Menopausal Subject". For online, sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-new-me...

06.02.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The New Menopausal Subject Part of the Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminar Series.

Join us Monday 12:30 ARB S1 or online for the Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies Research Seminar with Catherine Rottenberg on "The New Menopausal Subject". For online, sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-new-me...

06.02.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BASAS Book Prize 2026 – Shortlist Announced - British Association for South Asian Studies BASAS is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2026 BASAS Book Prize. From a very strong field, the following

πŸ“˜πŸŽ‰Congratulations to the authors shortlisted for the 2026 BASAS Book Prize, including our own Farhana Afrin Rahman nominated for her highly acclaimed book, 'After the Exodus: Gender and Belonging in Bangladesh’s Rohingya Refugee Camps'. @cambridgegender.bsky.social

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02.02.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Congrats to our own Dr Farhana Afrin Rahman, whose book is shortlisted for another award!

02.02.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Organized Transphobia in Right-Wing-Times Part of the Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminar Series.

Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminars continue on Monday 2nd Feb 12:30-1:30 online with Dr Alyosxa Tudor of SOAS's talk "Organized Transphobia in Right-Wing-Times"
Register online:
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30.01.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Organized Transphobia in Right-Wing-Times Part of the Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminar Series.

Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminars continue on Monday 2nd Feb 12:30-1:30 online with Dr Alyosxa Tudor of SOAS's talk "Organized Transphobia in Right-Wing-Times"
Register online:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/organized-...

30.01.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Twentieth-Century histories of aging, gender and work - CRASSH Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

We're hosting a very special roundtable in Cambridge and online on Friday 6th Feb featuring Alissa Klots, Christina von Hodenberg, Catriona Kelly & myself in conversation about work, gender & ageing in post-war Europe. To attend in person or via Zoom register here: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/49412/

22.01.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We're meeting new friends and collaborators over pizza and and beverages on Friday, come along!

25.01.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We're meeting new friends and collaborators over pizza and and beverages on Friday, come along!

25.01.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Activist Women and the Challenge to Patriarchy in the English Revolution Join us for the second event of the Women's History Seminar series.

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02.12.2025 08:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Coming up later today, 12:30 ARB S1!

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Tomorrow 1/12 (12:30-1:30, ARB S1), Princess Banda of Oxford shares her research on The Crisis of Reproductive Necropolitics and Obstetric Racism in England's (Black) Maternal Health Landscape. Join us in person or online: www.gender.cam.ac.uk/Events/gende...

30.11.2025 21:47 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Don't miss next Friday's seminar and workshop at the Centre - 1 pm 5 December 2025: 'Queer Theory & Human Rights - methods & critiques' with Prof Loveday Hodson and Dr. David N.C. Ikpo. All welcome to attend. Further information and registration: https://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/press/events/2025/12/seminar-queer-theory-and-human-rights-methods-and-critiques

Don't miss next Friday's seminar and workshop at the Centre - 1 pm 5 December 2025: 'Queer Theory & Human Rights - methods & critiques' with Prof Loveday Hodson and Dr. David N.C. Ikpo. All welcome to attend. Further information and registration: https://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/press/events/2025/12/seminar-queer-theory-and-human-rights-methods-and-critiques

Don't miss next Friday's seminar and workshop at the Centre - 1 pm 5 December 2025: 'Queer Theory & Human Rights - methods & critiques' with Prof Loveday Hodson and Dr. David N.C. Ikpo. All welcome to attend. Further information and registration: https://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/press/events/2025/12/seminar-queer-theory-and-human-rights-methods-and-critiques

Don't miss next Friday's seminar and workshop at the Centre - 1 pm 5 December 2025: 'Queer Theory & Human Rights - methods & critiques' with Prof Loveday Hodson and Dr. David N.C. Ikpo. All welcome to attend. Further information and registration: https://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/press/events/2025/12/seminar-queer-theory-and-human-rights-methods-and-critiques

Don't miss next week's seminar and workshop - 1 pm 5 December 2025: 'Queer Theory & Human Rights - methods & critiques' with Prof Loveday Hodson and Dr David N.C. Ikpo. Further information and registration: www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/press/events... @lovedayh.bsky.social @lenaholzer.bsky.social

28.11.2025 11:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0