KU Leuven Gender Studies Teach-In (update): CANCELLED / MOVED / IN MOTION!

 

Onderstaand bericht bereikte ons via de Facebook-groep van het Gender Studies Teach-in-event. Dit event zal niet plaatsvinden komende vrijdag, maar wel op 22 en 23 mei tijdens het Gender Research Seminar aan de UGent:

 

On the 8th of March we announced a Gender Studies Teach-in as a way to intervene in an on-going history of missed opportunities with respect to the field of Gender Studies at the KU Leuven:

There have been too many missed opportunities to create a space for a real Gender Studies program at our university, too many unfunded initiatives to promote Gender Studies education that did not get the necessary support, and too few structural policy changes in line with the scholarly standards of this field of study. Gender Studies is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary field of studies and its time to educate the decision makers at the KU Leuven about this fact. We are convinced that our academic community deserves better, and would benefit from being a part of the creative and critical Gender Studies conversations that are constitutive of all great global centers of research and teaching. If the KU Leuven won’t come to Gender Studies, Gender Studies will have to come to the KU Leuven…

This announcement led to many local, national and international conversations about the state of Gender Studies in Belgium in general, and at the KU Leuven in particular. What struck us was that at the KU Leuven there was a significant level of hesitation, general discouragement and also forthright fear of getting involved. This was in sharp contrast to the engagement and proposals from feminist scholars at other universities. This bleak picture led us to believe that, at present, a bid for critical gender studies at the KU Leuven could benefit more from joining forces and strategizing with other gender studies scholars outside of Leuven.

Our first public event will take place in the context of the Gender Research Seminar (organized by UGent, VUB and UA) on 22-23 May 2013 (www.genderseminar.ugent.be). In addition to the already existing program that gathers a number of international and national recognized gender studies scholars, we are currently organizing a panel discussion that addresses the state of Gender Studies in Flanders within the contemporary neoliberal academic context, with special attention to the condition of gender studies in Leuven. Keep an eye on the program, and join us there!

And if you want to get more involved with these on-going conversations about Gender Studies at the KULeuven, get in touch: genderstudieskul@gmail.com
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KU Leuven Gender Studies Teach-In

Op vrijdag 22 maart wordt er aan de KU Leuven een heuse genderstudies teach-in georganiseerd. We weten al langer dat de situatie in België problematisch is wat de academische institutionalisering van genderstudies betreft (en wie daar nog niet van overtuigd mocht zijn, leest best even de volgende artikels op LOVER over het gebrek aan een geïnstitutionaliseerd genderstudiesprogramma, en het academische en maatschappelijke belang van zo'n (master)programma in België).

 

Sophia publiceerde eerder al een uitstekende haalbaarheidsstudie naar de oprichting van een interuniversitaire master genderstudies in België (die hier te downloaden valt), maar meer grass roots-gerichte activiteiten konden uiteraard ook niet uitblijven! Vandaar ook de teach-in op 22 maart, een initiatief van Anya Topolski en Sarah Bracke.

 

 

Zij kondigden op de Facebook-pagina, speciaal gecreërd voor dit event, het volgende aan:

 

"There have been too many missed opportunities to create a space for a real Gender Studies program at our university, too many unfunded initiatives to promote Gender Studies education that did not get the necessary support, and too few structural policy changes in line with the scholarly standards of this field of study.

 

Gender Studies is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary field of studies and its time to educate the decision makers at the KU Leuven about this fact. We are convinced that our academic community deserves better, and would benefit from being a part of the creative and critical Gender Studies conversations that are constitutive of all great global centers of research and teaching.

If the KU Leuven won’t come to Gender Studies, Gender Studies will have to come to the KU Leuven…

Come learn more about Gender Studies and let the university know how you feel about the importance of Gender Studies."

Zij die dus overtuigd zijn van het belang van een interdisciplinair genderstudiesprogramma aan de KU Leuven (en aan andere Belgische universiteiten): ga naar deze teach-in, en laat jullie feministische stem horen!

Sexuality in Focus: de nieuwste editie van het Graduate Journal of Social Science

Het Graduate Journal of Social Science (GJSS) - een interessant open-access tijdschrift waarin verschillende belangrijke thema's in genderstudies op een interdisciplinaire wijze worden belicht - besteed in z'n nieuwste editie aandacht aan feminisme, genderstudies en seksualiteit.

 

Wie iets wil bijleren over de verschillende disciplinaire wijzen waarop seksualiteit als onderwerp binnen genderstudies behandeld wordt, en welke methodologieën daarbij gehanteerd worden, moet dus zeker eens een kijkje nemen op de GJSS website, waar het volledige themanummer te downloaden valt.

 

 

 

"The Graduate Journal of Social Science (GJSS) is pleased to announce the launch of our latest edition, Sexuality in Focus, Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2013, guest edited by Arpita Das, Annelies Kleinherenbrink and Ebtihal Mahadeen."

 

Het themanummer valt hier te downloaden.

 

 

Met dank aan GJSS.

The 17th Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture, and Society at the University of Amsterdam from July 14 to August 8, 2013

De Universiteit van Amsterdam organiseert ook deze zomer een Engelstalige summer school, waarin dieper wordt ingegaan op seksualiteits- en genderstudies.

Zie onderstaande oproep tot aanmelding:

The 2013 Summer Institute will provide students with a unique opportunity to explore and study the social and cultural dimensions of human sexuality, and to gain knowledge of sexuality research as conceptualized and practiced globally, pertaining to both theory and methodology.

Check out last years testimonials by students: www.uva.nl/summer-sexuality

Each year, the programme is comprised of an international, multidisciplinary faculty and student body from a range of social and cultural backgrounds, offering a rewarding and challenging learning experience. Students engage with faculty and guest lecturers via a specialized program of course modules (twice daily), weekly get-togethers, and informal conversations during the daily group lunch. As well, students benefit from an exceptional networking opportunity through the sharing of experiences, works in progress, research plans and diverse perspectives. As the host city for the Summer Institute, Amsterdam is an ideal location. The open atmosphere and small scale of the city offers a refreshing setting for engagement and discussion of sexuality and culture.

This year, our topics include: Sexuality, Society and Culture; Human Rights, Adolescent Sexuality, Sexuality and Religion, Sexuality in Art and Media, Institute Cinematheque, Seminar in Proposal Development; and Professional Identities in the Sexuality Field.

For the online application and more information, please view our website: www.uva.nl/summer-sexuality
 

‘Teaching with Gender’ boekenserie

ATGENDER (The European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation) heeft sinds kort de volledige boekenserie die werd uitgebracht in samenwerking met ATHENA online gezet.

              

Deze leerrijke reeks bestaat uit negen boeken, en focust voornamelijk op de verschillende pedagogische methodes waarop men genderstudies in Europa kan onderwijzen aan studentes, studenten en geïnteresseerden. Onderwerpen zoals gendergelijkheid en diversiteit, het politieke nut van genderstudiesonderzoek en -onderwijs, en intersectioneel denken worden in deze reeks niet geschuwd. Vooral de volumes over de uitdagingen en kansen die de derde feministische golf en het kruispuntdenken ons bieden, zijn echte aanraders.

 

De omschrijving van deze reeks door ATGENDER zelf luidt als volgt:

“How to deal with gender, women, gender roles, feminism and gender equality in teaching practices? The ATHENA thematic network and ATGENDER bring together specialists in women’s and gender studies, feminist research, women’s rights, gender equality and diversity. In the book series ‘Teaching with Gender’ the partners in this network have collected articles on a wide range of teaching practices in the field of gender. The books in this series address challenges and possibilities of teaching about women and gender in a wide range of educational contexts. The authors discuss pedagogical, theoretical and political dimensions of learning and teaching on women and gender.

The books in this series contain teaching material, reflections on feminist pedagogies, practical discussions about the development of gender sensitive curricula in specific fields. All books address the crucial aspects of education in Europe today: increasing international mobility, growing importance of interdisciplinarity and the many practices of life-long learning and training that take place outside the traditional programmes of higher education. These books will be indispensable tools for educators who take serious the challenge of teaching with gender.”

Deze beschrijving valt te lezen op de volgende link, waar ook de boeken als PDF-bestanden kunnen gedownload worden.

Met dank aan ATGENDER.