Gender and Sexualities at UM

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Gender and Sexualities at UM Gender Issues are relevant to all of society, and all areas of academia. The Department of Gender & Sexualities is young but has many dreams and plans …

The Department of Gender and Sexualities was sanctioned by Council in November 2013. Its founding members are Prof Brenda Murphy, Prof JosAnn Cutajar and Dr Marceline Naudi. The Department has a clearly defined theoretical position – feminisms, masculinities, Queer Studies, and Post-colonialism – and gender is viewed through these lenses. At its core, intersectionality is paramount and this is played out through engagement across all grounds:

"sex, gender, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, state of health, disability, marital status, migrant or refugee status, or other status". (Council of Europe – Istanbul Convention)

Built on three pillars, the Department embraces Teaching, Research and Activism.

28/10/2026

The book is the product of the fourth symposium on LGBTIQ research

23/10/2026

Fid-dramm Il-Baħar Ikħal Skur, naraw li kulħadd madwar Hester għandu opinjoni ta’ x’għandha tagħmel.
Miller huwa wieħed mill-ftit li sempliċement jifhimha.

Raġel b’passat tiegħu u b’ħajja li s-soċjetà ma taċċettax. Miller ma jiġġudikax lil Hester. Minflok, joffrilha dak li forsi għandha bżonn l-aktar, xi ħadd li kapaċi jaraha kif inhi.

📸 Justin Mamo

📅 30 Ottubru - 8 Novembru 2026
📍Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta
🎟️ €20/€18 | https://spazjukreattiv.org/event/il-bahar-ikhal-skur/2026-11-01/
🤝 Dan il-proġett jagħmel parti mill-Programm 2026–27 ta’ Spazju Kreattiv u huwa appoġġjat mill-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti, b’kollaborazzjoni mal-MCAST, Drachma, id-Dipartiment tal-Ġeneru u s-Sesswalitajiet fl-Università ta’ Malta, u Willingness.

The Department of Gender and Sexualities warmly invites you to attend this event featuring our lecturer, Dr Zoi Arvaniti...
09/10/2026

The Department of Gender and Sexualities warmly invites you to attend this event featuring our lecturer, Dr Zoi Arvanitidou and Prof JosAnn Cutajar

We hope you can join us! Please see the shared post for event details and information on how to attend.

Hemm affarijiet li ma ngħiduhomx.

Pressjonijiet li nħossu. Aspettattivi li nsegwu mingħajr ma nistaqsu għaliex. Stejjer li jibqgħu fis-skiet.

L-Eredi tas-Silenzji hija esperjenza teatrali immersiva li tistiednek tkun parti mill-istorja, mhux biss taraha.

Permezz ta’ għażliet, interazzjoni u mumenti ta’ skoperta, il-pubbliku jgħin biex jifforma l-esperjenza filwaqt li flimkien nesploraw kif il-pressjonijiet soċjali, l-aspettattivi u s-silenzji ta’ madwarna jistgħu jinfluwenzaw ħajjitna.

🎭 6 & 7 ta’ Novembru
📍 san duminku
🎟️ Biljetti:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/performance-l-eredi-tas-silenzji-tickets-1999083193646?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Kunċett ta’ Rowena Zammit
Kitba ta’ Clare Azzopardi u Leanne Ellul

Wara kull rappreżentazzjoni ser issir diskussjoni mal-artisti, speċjalisti mir-Richmond Foundation, Prof. JosAnn Cutajar u Dr Zoi Arvanitidou mill-Università ta’ Malta, fejn il-pubbliku jkun jista’ jirrifletti aktar fuq it-temi esplorati matul il-prestazzjoni.

Produzzjoni ta’ Busli b’kollaborazzjoni ma’ Science in the City, Malta u Richmond Foundation - Malta .

Bl-appoġġ ta’ Arts Council Malta Visit Malta u Farsons Group

Ejja b’moħħ miftuħ. Isma’ sew. Staqsi dwar dak li jidher familjari.

Xi drabi, li tkisser is-silenzju jkun l-ewwel pass lejn il-bidla.

We are proud to see our PhD student, Vania Agius Tabone, featured in Times of Malta. Her research highlights the persist...
12/08/2026

We are proud to see our PhD student, Vania Agius Tabone, featured in Times of Malta. Her research highlights the persistent “motherhood penalty” in higher education and the need for meaningful institutional change.

Read the article:

Study finds that family-friendly measures alone are failing to tackle entrenched gender inequalities

07/07/2026
https://www.facebook.com/share/1GZZif1Prh/
03/07/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1GZZif1Prh/

🇬🇧 📢 We're Hiring: Coordinator (I Belong)

Are you passionate about integration, inclusion and creating stronger communities?

Join the Human Rights Directorate (HRD) as a Coordinator (I Belong) and contribute to the implementation of the SPRING project, an EU co-funded initiative supporting the integration of Third-Country Nationals in Malta.

In this role, you will coordinate and monitor the delivery of Malta's National Integration Programme – I Belong, support service quality, supervise team members, and help strengthen integration services that make a real difference.

🗓️ Apply now through the Government Recruitment Portal:
https://shorturl.at/OPgho

Applications close on the 13th July.

🇲🇹 📢 Pożizzjoni ta' Coordinator (I Belong)

Għandek passjoni għall-integrazzjoni, l-inklużjoni u l-bini ta' komunitajiet aktar b'saħħithom?

Ingħaqad mad-Direttorat għad-Dritijiet tal-Bniedem (HRD) bħala ‘Coordinator’ (I Belong)’ u għin fl-implimentazzjoni tal-proġett SPRING, inizjattiva kofinanzjata mill-Unjoni Ewropea li tappoġġja l-integrazzjoni taċ-Ċittadini ta' Pajjiżi Terzi f'Malta.

F'dan ir-rwol ser tikkoordina u timmonitorja t-twettiq tal-Programm Nazzjonali ta' Integrazzjoni I Belong, tassigura servizz ta' kwalità, tissorvelja lit-tim u tikkontribwixxi biex jissaħħu s-servizzi ta' integrazzjoni li jagħmlu differenza.

🗓️ Applika issa permezz tal-Government Recruitment Portal:
https://shorturl.at/5qil6

Applika issa! L-applikazzjonijiet jagħlqu fl-13 ta’ Lulju

Silvana Zammit at the end of her PhD viva held on the 3 July 2026. Proud moment.
03/07/2026

Silvana Zammit at the end of her PhD viva held on the 3 July 2026. Proud moment.

02/07/2026

The students from Look Star Dancers helped bring this vital message to life through their powerful dedication. This video was created to remind young people that they matter, their voices deserve to be heard, and abuse is never acceptable.

Inti tghodd - You count
Look Star Dancers Tarxien

Following a victim's journey through four scenarios of abuse, the video incorporates concepts from the Domestic Violence unit. It highlights how support services, like the Victim Support Agency, can help an individual move from victim to survivor—emphasizing healing, resilience, and empowerment.

🎓 Featuring work by Gracelle Debono (Diploma in Gender, Work and Society).

✨ Representing at ENGV 2026! ✨Huge congratulations to Franica Camilleri, who recently presented her research as a poster...
01/07/2026

✨ Representing at ENGV 2026! ✨

Huge congratulations to Franica Camilleri, who recently presented her research as a poster at the ENGV 2026 Conference in London!

This year’s conference theme, VISION — Voice, Health and Society, provided the perfect platform for Franica to showcase her crucial work exploring how the justice system responds to survivors of domestic violence. Beyond sharing her insights, she had the incredible opportunity to connect and collaborate with researchers from all around the world.

Well done, Franica, on shedding light on such a vital topic! 👏

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