Researching the Rainbow

Trude Sundberg on researching alongside marginalised communities

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0100

Join Dr Trude Sundberg (they/them) in conversation about their work as a collaborative researcher, working alongside local to international marginalised communities. This wonderful conversation explores ethical ethnographic research, and how academics can question their role, their power and their contribution to the community involved in their collaborative research.

Check their Eventbrite page for future 'Queerying Workshops'

Visit the project website for LGBT-HE, exploring LGBTQ+ inclusion in the higher education workforce

Read about Trude’s work exploring Urban Water Security in the Global South

Find out more about Trude’s work here

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Declan Kavanagh in conversation about queer literature studies, effeminacy and identity

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0100

Join Dr Declan Kavanagh (he/them) in this fascinating discussion on the discovery of the interior life throughout works of queer literature and the subsequent exploration of LGBTQ+ identities. Speaking on their work into the role of effeminacy and its intersection with politics and power, and the exciting prospect of the power bottom subverting the norms of penetration and power. This episode promises to be an exciting queer literary journey from the 18th Century to the present.

Find out more about Declan’s academic work here

Have a look at Declan’s book “Effeminate Years: Literature, Politics, and Aesthetics in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain”

Email Declan on D.Kavanagh@kent.ac.uk

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Koen Slootmaeckers on LGBTQ+ Politics in Serbia

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0100

Join Dr Koen Slootmaeckers (he/him) in discussion about his work exploring LGBTQ+ politics in Serbia. This conversation explores the interplay between EU Accession and LGBTQ+ rights in Serbia and the upcoming EuroPride taking place in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade.
This episode was recorded on 19th August 2022, prior to the announcement from the Serbian President that EuroPride would be cancelled. The event has not been cancelled and you can read the statement given by EuroPride on their website here.

Find more of Koen’s work on his website www.koenslootmaeckers.com
Follow our guest on Twitter @kslootmaeckers
Check out Koen’s new book “Coming in: Sexual Politics and EU Accession in Serbia”

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Helen Brooks on Beyond the Binary: Performing Gender Then and Now

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:00:00 +0100

Join Dr Helen Brooks in discussion about “Beyond the Binary: Performing Gender Then and Now”, a fascinating collaborative research project.

This project has brought together students, public researchers, performance-makers and academics to explore new perspectives on gender and performance from historic music hall and pantomime archives.

Find out more on the Beyond the Binary project webpage here

Book your free tickets for Beyond the Binary: Rowdy Dowdy Boys & Saucy Seaside Girls at the Gulbenkian Theatre

Follow our guest on Twitter @drhelenbrooks

Find out more about Helen’s research career

Discover the amazing Lunatraktors here

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Saskia Hennecke on TikTok and Tattoos as queer counter power in Uganda

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0100

Join International Criminology MA (IMARC) student Saskia Hennecke (she/her) in conversation on her research into the experiences of queerness in Uganda and the implications of colonial legacies and imperial projects within modern queer experiences. Saskia explores acts of counterpower through the retelling of stories from her time spent in Uganda interviewing some of the wonderful people in Kampala’s queer community.

Follow Saskia on Twitter @SaskiaHenn
Visit Saskia’s portfolio website here (for the casual name dropped pictures with Joe Biden)

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Supporting transgender students in higher education with Lynne Regan

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0100

Join Dr Lynne Regan (she/her) in conversation about supporting transgender students in higher education. Lynne explores what a good trans inclusive policy can look like in education, and how this can be implemented to improve the student experience for transgender individuals.

Follow Lynne on Twitter @LynneRegan31

Click here for information on LGBTQ+ support at the University of Kent and across the UK

Mermaids Support for trans, non-binary and gender diverse students aged 18-25.
Gendered Intelligence Trans support, and inclusivity training, including information for therapists and counsellors.
Mind Out LGBTQ mental health service

You can also read the University of Kent’s Transgender Student Policy and Support Procedures

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The Future of Legal Gender with Flora Renz

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0100

Join Dr Flora Renz in this enthralling discussion on their involvement with the Future of Legal Gender project. This feminist led critical law reform project looked into the role of gender in law, and explored the positive and negative impacts that would come from removing gender from law altogether. Flora is a Senior Lecturer in Kent Law School at the University of Kent.

Visit the Future of Legal Gender website here
Follow Flora on Twitter @FloraRenz
Find out more on other publications from Flora Renz here

Michael Redmond on Goodbye to Berlin & Kiss of the Spider Woman, LGBTQ+ comparative literature

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0100

Join MA student Michael Redmond (he/they) in this captivating conversation on their LGBTQ+ comparative literature research. Michael explores the queer obsession with escapism in Christopher Isherwood’s Goodbye to Berlin (Cabaret) and Manuel Puig’s Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Unfortunately Michael was telling the truth in saying they were a “mystery”, be sure to furiously Google until something comes up! (We’ll be doing the same!)

The impact of LGBT+ inclusive media with Kirsty Gravestock

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0100

Join PHD student Kirsty Gravestock (she/her) in a fascinating discussion on how LGBT+ inclusive shows, such as Sex Education and Heartstopper, can impact attitudes and behaviours towards the LGBTQ+ community.

You can find Kirsty's (brand new!) academic twitter on @K_Gravestock
Read the article "A Love Letter to Heartstopper" here

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LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care with Jolie Keemink

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0100

Join Dr Jolie Keemink (she/her) in conversation about her amazing research exploring LGBTQ+ inclusive care provision.

You can find Jolie on Twitter on @JolieRosanne
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