Here we list events organised or involving members of the Sexual Knowledge unit members.
Shame and Sexual Health
Dr Anne Hanley (University of Birmingham) – ‘I am polluted to the marrow, soaked in abomination!’ Shame and Sexual Health in Modern Britain.’ Part of the Shame and Medical History Seminar Series
Early Modern Science of Sex
Early Modern Science of Sex Workshop Schedule and Abstracts 170622-1
Sexology and the Histories of Sexuality
WORKSHOP, 11–12:30,QUEEN'S E Sexual Histories and their Publics: The Podcasting Journey of Bad Gays Ben Miller (Bad Gays podcast) in conversation with Dr Kate Davison (University of Edinburgh) SEMINAR 15:30–18:00, FORUM SEMINAR 8 "Queer Pavlovians: Sex, Psychiatry and the ColdWar" Dr Kate Davison (University of Edinburgh) "Harry Hay and the Primitivist Origins of the Social […]
Writing the History of Abortion after the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Speakers include: Mary Fissell (John Hopkins); Laurence Totelin and Rhian Williams (Cardiff); Andrea Espinoza-Carvajal (Exeter); Zubin Mistry (Edinburgh) On 24 June 2022 the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, striking down the constitutional protections for abortion care that had been established in 1973 and confirmed almost twenty years later by the ruling in Planned […]
Sexual Health in Twentieth-Century Ireland
Professor Laura Kelly (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow) – ‘Shame in Narratives of Reproductive and Sexual Health in Twentieth-century Ireland’. Part of the Shame and Medical History Seminar Series
Genitourinary Medicine in Early Modern England
Dr Jennifer Evans (University of Hertfordshire) – ‘‘He was ashamed to let me know of it, and thought to have got cured otherwise without my knowledge’: Medical writer’s quibbles about genitourinary patients in early modern England.’ Part of the Shame and Medical History Seminar Series
Global Trans Histories
Join Onni Gust and Kit Heyam in conversation about their work on global trans histories, histories of empire, and their intersections. Kit and Onni will discuss their engagements with colonial and global trans histories in their past and current work, as well as new directions for the field, before inviting attendees to join the discussion. Bios: […]
Women’s bodies. Gendering reproductive discourses after WWII
Connecting 3 Worlds with the Wellcome Centre for Cultures & Environments of Health Part of the Gender and Health. Discussing Socialism and Transformation after WWII Seminar Series Dr Sarah Mellors Rodriguez, Missouri State University Socialism, Gender Equality, and Reproductive Politics in China Dr Eszter Varsa,Central European University Roma and the politics of reproduction in postwar […]
Women’s bodies. Family planning and the cold war in Latin America
Connecting 3 Worlds with the Wellcome Centre for Cultures & Environments of Health Part of the Gender and Health. Discussing Socialism and Transformation after WWII Seminar Series Dr Teresa Huhle, University of Cologne • Women’s Voices in the Transnational Debate on Family Planning and Population Control in Cold War Colombia Dr Andrea Espinoza Carvajal, University […]
Resistance and Resilience: Gender and Sexuality in Digital Culture
A conference to mark the launch of the Centre for Gender, Sexuality and Digital Culture. All Welcome but places are limited. Tickets are free and registration details be found via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-sexuality-and-digital-culture-cdf-academic-conference-tickets-871095960467?aff=ebdssbdestsearch. Gender and Sexuality in Digital Culture programme-1