Centre for Gender Research

16/09/2025

Välkomna på Genuslunch online med Sanja Nivesjö, idag 16/9 kl. 12:15!

I det här lunchföredraget pratar Sanja Nivesjö om frågor som rör ”ras”, segregation, och kärlek i sydafrikansk litteratur under 1900- och in på 2000-talet.

Den sydafrikanska Apartheidregimen under andra hälften av 1900-talet är ett av de mest kända fallen av lagbaserad och institutionaliserad segregering i världen. Under hela 1900-talet har sydafrikansk litteratur närmat sig frågor så som vad innebär ”ras”? Vad för konsekvenser får indelning i så kallade ”raser” för människors relationer, inklusive sexuella relationer? Hur kan kärlek förstås i en miljö präglad av rassegregation?

Anmäl dig till genuslunchen här: https://uu-se.zoom.us/meeting/register/OVZ3IfjbQjW3innhl_cwaQ

Välkomna till höstens Genusluncher som arrangeras i samarbete med !

Genusluncherna hålls 12.15-13.00 online den 16 september och 18 november.
Anmäl dig till genusluncherna via gender.uu.se - eller via länkarna i kommentarena!

11/09/2025

Välkomna till höstens Genusluncher som arrangeras i samarbete med !

Genusluncherna hålls 12.15-13.00 online den 16 september och 18 november.
Anmäl dig till genusluncherna via gender.uu.se - eller via länkarna i kommentarena!

10/09/2025

Öppet seminarium på Centrum för genusvetenskap idag - välkomna!

Seminarium:
OSYNLIGGÖRANDE AV VÅLD OCH SKULDBELÄGGANDE AV KVINNOR I SEXUALBROTTSDOMAR

Välkommen till ett öppet genusforskarseminarium med Sofia Orrbén, affilierad forskare vid Institutionen för nordiska språk, Uppsala universitet

📅 10 september 2025, kl. 14.15–16.00
🏠 Centrum för genusvetenskap, Villavägen 6A.

Sofia Orrbén presenterar resultat från sin avhandling "Gränser mellan frivillighet och ofrivillighet", om hur språkbruket i svenska sexualbrottsdomar osynliggör det sexualiserade våldet genom att framställa det som ömsesidigt. Samt hur kvinnor skuldbeläggs genom att det juridiska språket reproducerar genusstereotyper och våldtäktsmyter - trots idealet om objektivitet.

05/09/2025

Seminarium:
OSYNLIGGÖRANDE AV VÅLD OCH SKULDBELÄGGANDE AV KVINNOR I SEXUALBROTTSDOMAR

Välkommen till ett öppet genusforskarseminarium med Sofia Orrbén, affilierad forskare vid Institutionen för nordiska språk, Uppsala universitet

📅 10 september 2025, kl. 14.15–16.00
🏠 Centrum för genusvetenskap, Villavägen 6A.

Sofia Orrbén presenterar resultat från sin avhandling "Gränser mellan frivillighet och ofrivillighet", om hur språkbruket i svenska sexualbrottsdomar osynliggör det sexualiserade våldet genom att framställa det som ömsesidigt. Samt hur kvinnor skuldbeläggs genom att det juridiska språket reproducerar genusstereotyper och våldtäktsmyter - trots idealet om objektivitet.

03/09/2025

Welcome to our open seminars and events this semester!

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04/06/2025

TODAY!
All welcome!

Don't miss next week's seminar on Trans Pregnancy and Childbirth!

Welcome to our last Gender Research Seminar this semester, where Ruth Pearce from the University of Glasgow talks about experiences, needs, and perspectives of trans birth parents from a trans feminist perspective.

4 JUNE, 14.15-16.00
Centre for Gender Research

ABOUT THE SEMINAR:
The figure of the “pregnant man” has been the subject of extensive hyperbole and moral panic. These portrayals contrast greatly with the grounded materiality of trans parents’ lives. The reality is that many trans men and non-binary people are born with a uterus and ovaries. They are therefore potentially capable of conceiving, carrying, and giving birth to a child.

This talk will look broadly at the experiences, needs, and perspectives of trans birth parents from a trans feminist perspective. It will draw on findings from across two studies which together engaged with over a hundred individuals: the international, qualitative Trans Pregnancy project (2017-2021), and the mixed-methods English research project Improving Trans Experiences of Maternity Services (2020-2021). Key topics will include pathways to conception, the role of perinatal services, the impact of hormone use, pregnancy loss, gender-based violence, and discourses of fatness.

With more trans people giving birth every year, this talk will emphasise the importance of centring lived experience rather than sensationalism. In contrast to commentaries that seek to pit the needs of women and trans people against one another, it will argue for collaboration across shared interests, transforming both social discourse and service provision for all mothers, all fathers, all parents.

(Photo: Kirsty Lohman)

30/05/2025

Don't miss next week's seminar on Trans Pregnancy and Childbirth!

Welcome to our last Gender Research Seminar this semester, where Ruth Pearce from the University of Glasgow talks about experiences, needs, and perspectives of trans birth parents from a trans feminist perspective.

4 JUNE, 14.15-16.00
Centre for Gender Research

ABOUT THE SEMINAR:
The figure of the “pregnant man” has been the subject of extensive hyperbole and moral panic. These portrayals contrast greatly with the grounded materiality of trans parents’ lives. The reality is that many trans men and non-binary people are born with a uterus and ovaries. They are therefore potentially capable of conceiving, carrying, and giving birth to a child.

This talk will look broadly at the experiences, needs, and perspectives of trans birth parents from a trans feminist perspective. It will draw on findings from across two studies which together engaged with over a hundred individuals: the international, qualitative Trans Pregnancy project (2017-2021), and the mixed-methods English research project Improving Trans Experiences of Maternity Services (2020-2021). Key topics will include pathways to conception, the role of perinatal services, the impact of hormone use, pregnancy loss, gender-based violence, and discourses of fatness.

With more trans people giving birth every year, this talk will emphasise the importance of centring lived experience rather than sensationalism. In contrast to commentaries that seek to pit the needs of women and trans people against one another, it will argue for collaboration across shared interests, transforming both social discourse and service provision for all mothers, all fathers, all parents.

(Photo: Kirsty Lohman)

27/05/2025

Don't miss the Gender Research Seminar with Kata Kyrölä tomorrow, 28 May!

Welcome to our next Gender Research Seminar, where Kata Kyrölä explores q***r Sámi sensibilities in contemporary cinema.

28 May, 14.15-16.00 at the Centre for Gender Research
All welcome!

Abstract:
This talk is a journey through my research project about q***r Sámi sensibilities in contemporary cinema and media, and the ways in which the trauma of settler colonialism, including the traumatic repression of gender and sexual diversity, haunts the popular imagination. I will propose that q***r Indigenous theories can expand our understanding of gender and sexuality overall through notions of (non)sovereign erotics, non-human kinship, and desire. These concepts are mobilized through analysis of two film examples, the immensely popular animated children film Frozen II (2019), produced in collaboration with a board of Sámi experts, and the Swedish fantasy-horror-romance movie Border (Gräns, 2018), about two trolls passing as humans, falling in love, and reckoning with a past and present of persecution. While these films may not necessarily appear to be about q***r, trans, Indigeneous or Sámi themes at the first glance, hopefully by the end of talk, they will appear so to you, as they have come to appear to me.

Dr. Kata Kyrölä is an Associate Professor in Media Studies at the department of Culture, Communication and Media, University College London, and Docent in Gender Studies and Media Studies at the University of Turku, Finland.

22/05/2025

Welcome to our next Gender Research Seminar, where Kata Kyrölä explores q***r Sámi sensibilities in contemporary cinema.

28 May, 14.15-16.00 at the Centre for Gender Research
All welcome!

Abstract:
This talk is a journey through my research project about q***r Sámi sensibilities in contemporary cinema and media, and the ways in which the trauma of settler colonialism, including the traumatic repression of gender and sexual diversity, haunts the popular imagination. I will propose that q***r Indigenous theories can expand our understanding of gender and sexuality overall through notions of (non)sovereign erotics, non-human kinship, and desire. These concepts are mobilized through analysis of two film examples, the immensely popular animated children film Frozen II (2019), produced in collaboration with a board of Sámi experts, and the Swedish fantasy-horror-romance movie Border (Gräns, 2018), about two trolls passing as humans, falling in love, and reckoning with a past and present of persecution. While these films may not necessarily appear to be about q***r, trans, Indigeneous or Sámi themes at the first glance, hopefully by the end of talk, they will appear so to you, as they have come to appear to me.

Dr. Kata Kyrölä is an Associate Professor in Media Studies at the department of Culture, Communication and Media, University College London, and Docent in Gender Studies and Media Studies at the University of Turku, Finland.

12/05/2025

Vad händer med relationen till tid, arbete och omsorg när man vänder sig bort från ekorrhjulet? Och spelar det någon roll vem som gör vad för jämställdheten?

Missa inte genuslunchen imorgon, tisdag 13/5, kl 12.15, online!

Anmäl dig här: https://www.uu.se/centrum/genusvetenskap/kalendarium/arkiv/2025-05-13-genusperspektiv-pa-downshifting-tid-arbete-och-jamstalldhet

Välkomna till Genuslunch med Ida-Maja Lindström, doktorand vid Centrum för genusvetenskap!

Downshifting är en rörelse där folk väljer att arbeta och konsumera mindre. Vad händer med relationen till tid, arbete och omsorg när man vänder sig bort från ekorrhjulet? Och spelar det någon roll vem som gör vad för jämställdheten?

📅 13 maj, 12:15-13:00
👉 Online - anmäl dig via länk i kommentarerna!

Genusluncherna är är gratis, öppna för alla och arrangeras i samarbete med Folkuniversitetet Uppsala.

06/05/2025

Välkomna till Genuslunch med Ida-Maja Lindström, doktorand vid Centrum för genusvetenskap!

Downshifting är en rörelse där folk väljer att arbeta och konsumera mindre. Vad händer med relationen till tid, arbete och omsorg när man vänder sig bort från ekorrhjulet? Och spelar det någon roll vem som gör vad för jämställdheten?

📅 13 maj, 12:15-13:00
👉 Online - anmäl dig via länk i kommentarerna!

Genusluncherna är är gratis, öppna för alla och arrangeras i samarbete med Folkuniversitetet Uppsala.

05/05/2025

Welcome to our open Gender Research Seminar on 7 May, 14:15-16:00 at the Centre for Gender Research!

Disa Helander, Umeå Centre for Gender Studies, presents her thesis work on DNA testing, family reunification and Swedish migration control.

Read more via the link in the comments! 👇

Photo: Mattias Pettersson