Interdisciplinary journal for researchers of all levels on gender in the humanities, cultural studies and social sciences
by Jonas Dyck, University of Heidelberg When I was offered to write something about my experiences with “gender” in religious studies, I was surprised by my own reaction to this offer. Not surprising was the mix of excited, joyful and nervous emotions I felt when I thought that strangers could read a text of mine. … Continue reading Gender in Religious Studies: The Experience of a Student
We (This is us) would like to say a few words. We want to make this journal a space for change, understanding this word in a twofold way. First, a place to exchange ideas, works, thoughts, doubts, and experiences. Second, but not far from the first, as a place where those exchanges could go further … Continue reading Before we launch the working paper series …
By Ross Cameron, an AHRC sponsored PhD researching Anglo-American women’s travel to the Balkans based at the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde. When I began my PhD project last October I was intending on studying the representations of Islam found in British travel writing on the Balkans across a broad swathe of … Continue reading Gendering Anglo-American Travel to the Balkans
by Judith Bachmann, University of Heidelberg Last semester, I finally dared to teach “gender and religion” in a course introducing students to the study of religion and intercultural theology. While not the lowest I had ever seen, attendance was quite low, but I was okay with that. I had just overcome a semester teaching a … Continue reading Teaching Gender and Religion: Some Reflections from Experience
by Marine Gilis My name is Marine Gilis, I am a PhD student at the University of Angers. I am working on the sexual liberation experience of women's group activists in Brittany and Pays-de-la-Loire (the West of France). The women's groups are part of the dynamic of the Women's Liberation Movement (MLF in French), which … Continue reading Interview Methodology in the History of Sexuality
by Ivana Hadjievska Down the rabbit hole In the cold and rational world of Science the only thing that matters is result. Quality results from a professionally conducted research that aims to stretch out the state of the art in the field and bring in “the discovery” to the world, do not pre-question the human condition … Continue reading Early career women in research environments: the agony of social capital
Nafisa Insan, PhD student, Newcastle University, Population Health Sciences Institute As a public health student, gender studies for me involves researching gender inequalities in health. Life expectancy, disease and mortality rates are often at the forefront of gender data. Although important statistics, gender inequalities are in fact woven into every single aspect our lives which … Continue reading Academia and Gender: The Hidden Inequalities
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