In this episode, we speak with three amazing scholars whose work, lives and academic activisms center around the issues of being queer / trans in education. Our guests are Pippa, Carla and Kayden: Pippa Sterk (any pronouns) is a Dutch-born writer and researcher based in London. They are a third-year PhD student at King's College … Continue reading 3.2 Queer and (higher) Education

Season three is the first of our thematic seasons and it's on ... ... Queer and Trans Studies! Why this was a coincidence but is still very important now, we tell you in this episode. Follow us to not miss any episode, join En-Gender, send us your work to publish, and become a part of The … Continue reading 3.1 Intro Episode

Today we're welcoming Anya and Elyse, two Religious Studies scholars working in completely different fields. But, as usual, we found a lot to talk about! As you know, they had to answer a very difficult question and here are their answers: Elyse: Saidiya Hartman: Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments Anya: Amada Lucia: White Utopias El/yse Ambrose, … Continue reading 2.10 En-Gender Conversations – “Religion”

As we are going on a little break, Leandro and Jessica have teamed up with some other En-Gender members to give you a little joy for the time ahead, until we're back in mid January! Follow us to not miss any episode, join En-Gender, send us your work to publish, and become a part of The … Continue reading En-Gender Conversations – Holiday Break

Saima and Rachel, our guests today, have presented their work at the EnGender 2022 conference. Now they are here to discuss it with each other and you. These are their book recommendations: Saima: Shenila Khoja-Moolji’s “Forging the Ideal Educated Girl” The Production of Desirable Subjects in Muslim South Asia”Haneen Shafeeq Ghabra’s “Muslim Women and White Femininity – … Continue reading 2.9 En-Gender Conversations – “Femininities and Media”

How should we do academia? How should we teach, relate to others and be a part of this institution called the university? Especially if it is as bad as it sometimes gets ... Listen to Melyssa and Mariam and their experiences. Mariam recommended to read Sara Ahmed's Living a Feminist Life. Dr. Mariam Durrani is … Continue reading 2.8 En-Gender Conversations – “Decolonize Academia!”

How can it look like studying gender in the past? This time we speak to Ula and Shelby who focus on two very different time periods and geographical places - but the questions regarding bodies, gender, history and identity are very much the same! As you know by now, the two had to reply to … Continue reading 2.7 En-Gender Conversations – “History”

There is no feminism - just feminisms! In this episode we look at cultural specifics, global alliances, and relationships between feminisms on this planet. Riddhima and Victoria introduce us to their research in India and Argentina. As you know by now, the two had to reply to our special surprise question and these are their … Continue reading 2.6 En-Gender Conversations – “Feminisms”

This time we are meeting Jiya, Alexis and Kate who all do research in the realm of queer theory: from different places in the world and different historical times - so we all had a lot to learn! As usual, the three had to reply to our special surprise question and these are their answers: … Continue reading 2.5 En-Gender Conversations – “Queer Theories”

In this episode we academically matched Rebecca Stewart and Joseph Beilein Jr. whose research on masculinity from different disciplinary backgrounds looks much different at first sight but who had a lot of insights to share and stories to tell. And we all had a lot of fun! The two of them also had to reply … Continue reading 2.4 En-Gender Conversations – “Masculinities”