Invitation Ceremony Gender Studies Dissertation Award 2025 ~ Feminist Cultural Fund Gender&knowledge The Dissertation award has been initiated by the Dutch Feminist Culture Fund Gender&knowledge to stimulate and spread feminist knowledge with a particular focus on historical knowledge and a critical reflection on culture and science from an intersectional perspective. For [...]
On October 6, 2025, Selma Leydesdorff passed away. She was a prominent historian and professor emeritus of Oral History and Culture at the University of Amsterdam, internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field of oral history. Leydesdorff's scientific field of work was the systematic collection and recording of individual experiences through [...]
Sophie Withaeckx is assistant professor in philosophy (UD1) at Maastricht University. Previously, she held post as coordinator and post-doc researcher at RHEA (Centre of Expertise on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel), and as lecturer and researcher at Odisee University College. She holds master degrees in African Languages [...]
Adriano José Habed works as an Assistant Professor in Gender and Postcolonial Studies at the Department of Media and Culture Studies (MCW), Utrecht University. He has been investigating the notion of queer critique and the discontents with it, focusing on the work of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, and Eve K. Sedgwick, [...]
