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 inter-sex 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 provisional time is from 4:00pm GMT to 7:30pm GMT each day, with the exception of Wednesday, when the session will run slightly longer. Final times will be announced here in due course.
The conference is scheduled for Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th of July 2021 (online). The provisional time is from 4:00pm GMT to 7:30pm GMT each day, with the exception of Wednesday, when the session will run slightly longer. Final times will be announced here in due course.
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. Philip Ayoub - (Occidental College) - Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations - Queer activist and scholar.
Valentino Vecchietti - Intersex activist specialising in political issues relating to intersex and queer persons’ rights in Europe.
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 - Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Lead for the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Final Invited Speaker TBA
Prof. Philip Ayoub - (Occidental College) - Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations - Queer activist and scholar.
Valentino Vecchietti - Intersex activist specialising in political issues relating to intersex and queer persons’ rights in Europe.
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 - Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Lead for the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Final Invited Speaker TBA
Support
The Conference is organized with the generous support of the Mind association; Worcester College, Oxford; and the Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute.
|
|
|
|
To find out more about Philiminality Oxford,
see: https://philiminalityoxford.wordpress.com |
|
