Here we list events organised or involving members of the Sexual Knowledge unit members.
Public Events
Guest Speaker: Mary Robson (Durham University)
TBCMary Robson, creative facilitator in arts in health & education on Wellcome Trust-funded project Hearing the Voice (Durham University) will speak to us on 'Inside and also Independent: The Role of a Creative Facilitator in Interdisciplinary Research Projects'. All welcome. Full abstract and speaker biography below. Part of the Centre for Medical History seminar series at University […]
Sex in Six Objects workshop – the Roman “penis pot”
Museum of Archaeology Anthropology Downing Street, Cambridge, United KingdomA free workshop for young people aged 16-25 looking at an intriguing Roman “penis pot” plus a selection of similar artefacts from the past, and how objects like these have helped people in the modern world to think about sexuality. Lead by Drs Jana Funke and Jen Grove of University of Exeter and Imogen Gunn, curator at the Museum of Archaeology Anthropology (MAA), Cambridge. This event […]
Guest Speaker: Lisa Downing (University of Birmingham)
Room 128 Amory Building Rennes Dr, Exeter, United KingdomLisa Downing, Professor of French Discourses of Sexuality at the University of Birmingham, will talk to us on 'How Do I Love Me? Let Me Count the Ways…. On Female Narcissism, a Problem in the Psy Sciences'. All welcome. Full abstract and speaker biography below. Part of the Centre for Medical History seminar series at University of Exeter. […]
Transgender history workshop with Ann Heilmann (Cardiff)
Trinity Centre Trinity Road, Bristol, United KingdomTransgender: Cultural and historical developments and the “case” of James Miranda Barry Ann Heilmann (Cardiff) This event is part of the Emergenc(i)es Festival, Bristol. Abstract: This workshop considers the contemporary interest in transgender issues in relation to historical developments. It will explore how have perceptions and understandings of gender, sex and sexuality developed; how […]
Sex in Six Objects workshop – Freud, Homosexuality & Women
Freud Museum 20 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead, London, United KingdomYou might have heard of ‘Freudian slips’, ‘penis envy’ and the ‘Oedipus complex’, but what did Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, really think about gender and sexuality? Did he believe that we are born with a specific gender identity or sexuality? What did he think about bisexuality, homosexuality and trans identity? How did he […]
Beyond The Well of Loneliness: Reassessing Radclyffe Hall’s Place in LGBTQ History
The Old Council Chamber Wills Memorial Building, Bristol, Select a State:, United KingdomListen to a recording of the talk here. Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness (1928) is one of the most famous and widely read lesbian novels. It is also a deeply controversial book that has been celebrated for its defence of homosexual relationships and criticised for its bleak depiction of lesbian love. This talk will […]
‘Dangerous’ influences: in the archive with Radclyffe Hall – Being Human Festival
Exeter Phoenix Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, United KingdomWhat influences shape our sexuality? Can literature be a ‘dangerous’ influence? In 1928, Radclyffe Hall’s lesbian novel ‘The Well of Loneliness’ was banned as ‘obscene’ and described as a ‘danger’ to youth. This event will feature a short performance written by playwright Natalie McGrath that draws on University of Exeter lecturer Dr Jana Funke’s work […]
Is the AIDS crisis over? – World AIDS Day
Constantine Leventis Teaching Room, Building:One University of Exeter, 21 St German's Rd, Exeter, DevonIn recognition of World AIDS Day, Dr João Florêncio will be delivering a talk entitled "Is the AIDS crisis over?" Over three decades after the first cases of what we came to know as AIDS were first identified in the US, and exactly 20 years since the development of drug combinations effective in managing HIV, […]
Exeter LGBT History Festival 2017
The City of Exeter is going to be an official hub for The National Festival of LGBT History for the first time in February 2017. Events across Exeter will be exploring the unique and diverse LGBT histories of the South West and beyond. Our official festival launch will take place on Saturday 11th February at the […]
Electric Spaces – Leaping Off the Page (Exeter Pride Workshop)
Exeter Phoenix Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, United KingdomElectric Spaces - Leaping Off the Page A workshop for Exeter Pride 13th May 2017 "The desert appears before us. Go on. Imagine it." Explore, debate and celebrate literature by lesbian, bisexual and queer women in the past and present! Playwright and author Natalie McGrath (Dreadnought South West) will offer a reading of her piece "Electric Spaces', a gripping personal reflection […]