This panel brings into dialogue the work of Rita Segato on sexual violence, masculinity, and the modern-colonial transformation of patriarchy. Building on Segato’s influential theorization of sexual violence as a structured practice of power—articulated through the “mandate of masculinity” and its communicative and territorial logics—the discussion will explore how gendered violence [...]
Book Launch The Gloria Wekker Reader June 12, 2026 - Aula, University of Amsterdam On June 12, 2026 we celebrate the ongoing legacy of the Afro-Surinamese Dutch feminist theorist and activist Gloria Wekker with the launch of The Gloria Wekker Reader (Duke University Press, 2026). The Gloria Wekker Reader compiles [...]
In this talk on May 7, 2026 Ren Loren Britton will share their ongoing artistic indexing project called “Indexing for Disability Justice.” They will share an essay they are writing that works on tracing agency, via a few stories and hir-stories from the index.These artifacts speak of technical trans*crip pasts that [...]
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 [...]
NOISE Summer School 2026 Sites of Struggle and Contestation: Social Reproduction Theory Netherlands Research School of Gender Studies 24 – 28 August 2026, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. In what ways does the reproduction of human life—biological, social, cultural, and affective—function as a precondition for capitalist accumulation? How can we theorize exhaustion, [...]
The NOG PhD Council is organising a workshop series on critical feminist research methods for PhD and RMA students. Seeing the popularity of a recent PhD methods course organised by Radboud Gender and Diversity Studies and NOG, it became clear that there is a demand for more critical and intersectional feminist [...]
Guerrilla Archive A documentary film by Chowra Makaremi, Shahrzad Mojab, and Setar Faithi Screening in presence of the directors Discussant: Nermin Elsherif (Utrecht University) Synopsis: Through the lens of Setar Faithi Awihang, a Kurdish fighter turned photographer, Guerrilla Archive explores a previously unseen visual archive—photographs, sounds, and videos documenting the daily lives of Kurdish Peshmergas after the 1979 Iranian [...]
Interactive seminar 'Women Who Resist: Narratives of Defiance Across Borders' Thursday April 2, 2026 10-12 hrs In this seminar “Women Who Resist: Narratives of Defiance Across Borders” Dr. Shokhan Mohammed Fatah will explore how women writers use literature as a powerful tool of resistance across diverse social, political, and cultural contexts. [...]
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 [...]
Eliza Steinbock has been appointed as Professor in Transgender Studies, Art and Cultural Activism in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. On Thursday the 2nd of April 2026 at 16:30, they will deliver their inaugural lecture on the topic of “We Have Always Existed: The Arts of Transgender Survival.” Interested [...]
PhD co-working day We would like to invite you to our upcoming PhD co-working day at Radboud University in Nijmegen. This will be a structured co-working day aimed at motivating you to keep writing and making progress on your research. We will also discuss some writing strategies and set goals for [...]
Op 12 maart 2026 houdt prof. dr. Mariecke van den Berg haar inaugurele rede 'Kapot saai. Een theologie van verveling als belichaamd verzet' aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Zij is met ingang van 1 januari 2025 benoemd tot hoogleraar Religie, gender en seksualiteit aan de School voor Religie en Theologie (SRT) [...]
