Looking Back, Looking Forward:
ROLES Sexuality and Gender Studies Network 14th Annual Conference
Monday 9th June, 9:00-17:00 (BST), Online
Conference date: 9 June 2025, 9am-5pm (BST)
Online
The conference is taking place via Zoom on Monday 9th June, 9am-5pm (BST). Please register here to receive the joining details - registration closes at 5pm on June 8th, and the zoom link will be sent out soon after.
The programme is still being finalised, but the preliminary version can be viewed here.
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As we approach the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, this year’s theme, ‘Looking Back, Looking Forward’, is a call to critically evaluate and reassess key and foundational topics related to sexuality and gender, as well as a chance to open new lines of inquiry and platform emergent research, such as:
- Critical intersections of gender and sexuality with race, class and/or disability
- Artistic and literary expressions of themes of gender and sexuality
- Histories and futures of LGBTQIA+ rights and policies across the globe
- Gender, sexuality and the medical humanities
- Queer studies across cultures, borders, languages, time, and species
- Interdisciplinary approaches to gender and sexuality studies
- Queer and trans* histories and theories
- Gender, sexuality and digital technologies and landscapes
- The future of gender and sexuality studies within the academy
Contact
For any queries about the conference, please get in touch with the convenors via email.