Aim of the Conference
This three-day conference will explore normative and conceptual issues surrounding queerness and its intersection with academic, political, and geographical borders. It will address issues such as intersex and trans rights across countries, the conceptual boundaries of the ‘gender binary’, racial equity, moral justifications for queerness as grounds for refugee status, and practical and theoretical considerations for how to translate academic ideas into policy outcomes. Drawing across and beyond disciplinary and geographical borders, linking academia and activism, bridging politics and policy, and uniting vision with action, Queerness Beyond Borders seeks to expand theoretical and practical horizons.
The conference is scheduled for Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th of July 2021 (online).
The official time is from 16:00 to 19:00 UK time on Wednesday and Friday, and from 18:30 to 21:30 UK time on Thursday.
The conference is scheduled for Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th of July 2021 (online).
The official time is from 16:00 to 19:00 UK time on Wednesday and Friday, and from 18:30 to 21:30 UK time on Thursday.
Invited Speakers
The Honourable Louisa Wall - (Parliament of New Zealand Pāremata Aotearoa) - A queer, indigenous MP from New Zealand,and drafter of the marriage equality law that legalised same-sex marriage in NZ.
Prof. Phillip Ayoub - (Occidental College) - Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations - Queer activist and scholar focussing on LGBTIQ+ rights, social movements, transnational politics, sexuality and gender.
Valentino Vecchietti - Award winning intersex equality campaigner. They founded Intersex Equality Rights UK. They are a writer, artist, and journalist
Andrea Jenkins - (Minneapolis City Council) The first black openly transgender councillor in the United States.
Prof. Kerri Woods - (University of Leeds) Associate Professor of Political Theory. Scholar focussing on the political philosophy of human rights, feminist thought and refugees.
Prof. Phillip Ayoub - (Occidental College) - Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations - Queer activist and scholar focussing on LGBTIQ+ rights, social movements, transnational politics, sexuality and gender.
Valentino Vecchietti - Award winning intersex equality campaigner. They founded Intersex Equality Rights UK. They are a writer, artist, and journalist
Andrea Jenkins - (Minneapolis City Council) The first black openly transgender councillor in the United States.
Prof. Kerri Woods - (University of Leeds) Associate Professor of Political Theory. Scholar focussing on the political philosophy of human rights, feminist thought and refugees.
Support
The Conference is organized with the generous support of the Mind association; Worcester College, Oxford; and the Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute.
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