By Sandra Ponzanesi Professor of Media, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, Utrecht University Achille Mbembe came to Utrecht to ask a hard question: how do we make solidarity futureproof? From abolition and anti-apartheid to Gaza and planetary justice, he called for sharing, caring, and repairing—with Africa as a laboratory of the future. [...]
On Wednesday January 7, 2026, NOG member Guanqin He will defend her PhD dissertation “Blooming in the Cracks: Women Migrant Workers and their Everyday Practices in the China’s Plaform-mediated Gig Economy.” In her dissertation, Guanqin He uncovers the less visible and often undervalued lived experiences of women migrant workers in China’s [...]
The Netherlands Research School of Gender Studies organises the DOING GENDER Lecture Series in cooperation with her partners. These lectures stress the importance of doing gender work combined with an active involvement in the practice of gender theory and research. The concept of DOING GENDER supports a hands-on approach to gender [...]
