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Ana Nenadović and Athina Mara elected as FSA co-chairs.
We are pleased to announce that the Feminist Studies Association UK & Ireland has resumed its work after a hiatus. Ana Nenadović (SOAS University of London) and Athina Mara (University of Roehampton) have been elected as our new co-chairs. Congratulations to Ana and Athina! Further news and updates will follow shortly.
FSA Feminist Methods Labs
We are delighted to announce our online series of Feminist Methods Labs for Early Career Researchers. Leah Molyneux, University of Liverpool First up Leah Molyneux will be speaking on ‘Masking the inner-Killjoy: A Critical Feminist Perspective on Police Research’ on February 07 2024. Her research examines the influence police sergeants have over their constables’ understandings…
Naked Feminism: Correspondence with Victoria Bateman
This is the full text of correspondence between Dr Victoria Bateman, a feminist economist and Katie Jones, our newsletter editor. An edited version of this conversation appeared in our February 2023 newsletter. . From: Katie Jones Dear Victoria,First, I’m so delighted that you agreed to be interviewed – I’m a great admirer of your activism!…
<strong>Challenging Behaviour? Approaches to Addressing Sexual Misconduct in Academia</strong>
Marian Duggan, University of Kent As part of wider governmental calls to end violence against women and girls (VAWG), accelerated levels of awareness and response to sexual misconduct have emerged across UK educational settings. Sexual misconduct ranges from harassment through to violence, and can variously involve pupils, students, faculty members and other staff employed in…
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Cavyn Mitchell (He/They) writes about the importance of Transgender Day of Remembrance The 20th November marks the day that transgender individuals come together as a global community to commemorate the lives lost within the community to acts of anti-trans violence. What is Transgender Day of Remembrance? Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual event…
FSA Executive Committee Vacancies
We are recruiting for three positions on the FSA Executive Commitee! Events Officer: This person will be responsible for developing a plan for events for each academic year, organising events and co-ordinating with others on the board who are organising events connected to the FSA. In 2023, the FSA is planning a series of seminars…
Ana Nenadović and Athina Mara elected as FSA co-chairs.
We are pleased to announce that the Feminist Studies Association UK & Ireland has resumed its work after a hiatus. Ana Nenadović (SOAS University of London) and Athina Mara (University of Roehampton) have been elected as our new co-chairs. Congratulations to Ana and Athina! Further news and updates will follow shortly.
FSA Feminist Methods Labs
We are delighted to announce our online series of Feminist Methods Labs for Early Career Researchers. Leah Molyneux, University of Liverpool First up Leah Molyneux will be speaking on ‘Masking the inner-Killjoy: A Critical Feminist Perspective on Police Research’ on February 07 2024. Her research examines the influence police sergeants have over their constables’ understandings…
Naked Feminism: Correspondence with Victoria Bateman
This is the full text of correspondence between Dr Victoria Bateman, a feminist economist and Katie Jones, our newsletter editor. An edited version of this conversation appeared in our February 2023 newsletter. . From: Katie Jones Dear Victoria,First, I’m so delighted that you agreed to be interviewed – I’m a great admirer of your activism!…
Challenging Behaviour? Approaches to Addressing Sexual Misconduct in Academia
Marian Duggan, University of Kent As part of wider governmental calls to end violence against women and girls (VAWG), accelerated levels of awareness and response to sexual misconduct have emerged across UK educational settings. Sexual misconduct ranges from harassment through to violence, and can variously involve pupils, students, faculty members and other staff employed in…
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Cavyn Mitchell (He/They) writes about the importance of Transgender Day of Remembrance The 20th November marks the day that transgender individuals come together as a global community to commemorate the lives lost within the community to acts of anti-trans violence. What is Transgender Day of Remembrance? Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual event…
FSA Executive Committee Vacancies
We are recruiting for three positions on the FSA Executive Commitee! Events Officer: This person will be responsible for developing a plan for events for each academic year, organising events and co-ordinating with others on the board who are organising events connected to the FSA. In 2023, the FSA is planning a series of seminars…
Challenging Behaviour? Approaches to Addressing Sexual Misconduct in Academia
Marian Duggan, University of Kent As part of wider governmental calls to end violence against women and girls (VAWG), accelerated levels of awareness and response to sexual misconduct have emerged…
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Cavyn Mitchell (He/They) writes about the importance of Transgender Day of Remembrance The 20th November marks the day that transgender individuals come together as a global community to commemorate the…
Abortion in Europe: the case of Malta
Photo from March and Rally for Choice in Malta September 2022, photo by Lara Calleja 28th September is International Safe abortion day. On Sunday 25th September, Malta had its second…
Abortion Trail Activisms: The Global Projects for Abortion Access
Deirdre Duffy is a Reader in Social Policy at Manchester Metropolitan University. This blog is a truncated excerpt from: Duffy, D. forthcoming. Abortion Trail Activism: The Global Projects for Abortion…
Roe v Wade overturned: what abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
People protesting Poland’s near-total abortion ban. Salvatore Allotta / Shutterstock Subscribe to get access Read more of this content when you subscribe today. Log in Claire Pierson, University of Liverpool…
Working in the Home – Housework is Work
The lockdown of the UK and other countries across the world due to COVID-19 has revealed much about domestic life and work: from Indian women calling for prime minister Narendra Modi to…
Teaching Women’s History in Schools: Time to Take Action
More young people are studying GCSE history than ever before. As the guardians of our past, history teachers have a tremendous responsibility to ensure that these young people have access…
Time’s Up: Contraception needs a #MeToo moment
Discussions about consent have entered the mainstream in the last few years, from consent workshops at universities to the open secret of endemic sexual violence being exposed in the media….
More on the underrepresentation of women in Psychology journals
In a previous post at the FWSA blog I discussed the underrepresentation of women as authors of articles in academic psychology journals. I presented the table shown below which demonstrates…
The Naming of Elena Ferrante
By Everyday Victim Blaming The identity of Elena Ferrante is a secret well-guarded by her publisher. At the request of Ferrante. Ferrante has made it clear on multiple occasions that…
A Feminist Critique: Property as a Philosophical, Legal and Economic Construct
By Mohammed Subhan Hussain They acknowledge no right for you, and they do not credit you with a memory[1]. Introduction Law is an ideologically-driven social construct and not a watertight entity capturing the entirety of life. As such, it is rooted in certain man-made…
The Male Sentimental
By Liz Kinnamon The “sensitive guy” should be understood through the lens of what pop psychologists call emotional manipulation, and his proliferation is the result of two things: the rise…
Female Underrepresentation in Psychology Journals
By Elin Weiss In comparison to most countries, the Scandinavian countries have extraordinary social policies in regards to parental leave, child care arrangements, and child allowance. The Scandinavian…
Addressing Street Harassment as a Form of Gender-Based Violence Against Women: Successes and Failures of Feminist Strategies
By Marie Penicaut “For as long as I can remember, strange men and boys have said things to me on the streets” – such was the opening of Maggie Hadleigh-West’s documentary…
Debating homogenous human identity in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series
By Chloe Dominique ‘Rowling’s world of fantasy is one of hierarchy and prejudice’ (Mendelsohn, 2002:117) Leve argues that there is a ‘specificity of assumptions that underlie conventional understandings of-identity’ (Leve, 2011:516). If…
Doctoral Students’ Perceptions of Academia
By Rachel Handforth Doctoral study has traditionally been thought of as the start of an academic career, with doctoral students working as ‘apprentices’. However, the influx of PhD students into…
Celebrating Fictional Female Friendships
By Stephanie Hammerwold If you took your cues from the Real Housewives franchise or other such shows, it would appear that female friendships are full of constant bickering, going behind each other’s…
Are You the Mothering ‘Type’?
By Annemarie Ní Churreáin “I don’t think you’ll ever be a mother. You’re just not the type” You can’t stop people from talking nonsense. I realise that. But sometimes, and…
The Role of Women in Pro Sports
By Holly Whitman In a historic moment for female athletes, Sports Illustrated named tennis star Serena Williams its 2015 Sportsperson of the Year. As a new year dawns, it’s a…
Domestic Violence Shelter’s in Québec, Canada : The Perspectives of Pioneers and Veterans
By Isabelle Côté This blog post is based on a conference paper which was presented at FWSA 2015 Conference Introduction In the 1970’s, in Britain, the United States and Canada, feminists…
Encouraging Young Female Voices in Politics
By Stephanie March With only two females out of twenty-one potential candidates in the 2016 Presidential race, it’s safe to say politics is still a male dominated arena. Hillary Clinton…
The Politics of Skin Bleaching in South Africa
By Ayanda Tshabalala This blog post is based on a conference paper which was presented at FWSA ( Feminist and Woman’s Studies Association) Biennial Conference 2015 – 9 Sept 2015…
Feminism and the Millennials
By David Coussens Though its achievements continue to bear wild and interesting fruit, feminism (as both a set of aspirations and an intellectual position) faces today a more vicious and…
Teaching stereotypes: more on stereotypical images in high school textbooks
By Elin Weiss A few months ago, I wrote a piece called Teaching “one-way love” and coercion in school: High Horse´s Courting that discussed traditional gender stereotypes and the questionable…
Pain, Voice and Logos in Scarry’s ‘The Body in Pain’
By Tim Huzar On September 11th, I presented at the Feminist and Women’s Studies Association 2015 Biennial Conference Everyday Encounters with Violence: Critical Feminist Perspectives. Here’s what I said. In this paper…
Middle-Aged Heroines: Locating Ageing Women in Victorian Fiction
By Sarah Ross “Old age” was as ambiguous a term for the Victorians as it is for us. Where should one draw the line: between 40.9 and 46, the midway…
Mary Jane Watson and her Amazing Friends: Marvel Movies, Heroic Women and Postfeminist Culture
By Miriam Kent Feminism and superhero movies have been a hot topic for the last few years, with both fans and cultural commentators drawing attention to the lack of heroic…
Attachment parenting: A rather Feminist upbringing?
By Jennah Evans Attachment Parenting (AP) is a method of nurturing and socialising children which has often attracted the scrutiny and scorn of the Feminist lens. After all, what could…
Sex-differences and ‘domestic violence murders’*
By Karen Ingala Smith *intimate partner homicides What could we do if we wanted to hide the reality of men’s violence against women? Firstly, we might have a ‘gender neutral’ definition of domestic…
Women as horror writers
By Anila H Today I am going to talk about a very sensitive topic, but I felt the need to discuss it with you, my dear bookworms. Everyone has had…
Ana Nenadović and Athina Mara elected as FSA co-chairs.
We are pleased to announce that the Feminist Studies Association UK & Ireland has resumed its work after a hiatus. Ana Nenadović (SOAS University of London) and Athina Mara (University of Roehampton) have been elected as our new co-chairs. Congratulations to Ana and Athina! Further news and updates will follow shortly.
FSA Feminist Methods Labs
We are delighted to announce our online series of Feminist Methods Labs for Early Career Researchers. Leah Molyneux, University of Liverpool First up Leah Molyneux will be speaking on ‘Masking the inner-Killjoy: A Critical Feminist Perspective on Police Research’ on February 07 2024. Her research examines the influence police sergeants have over their constables’ understandings…
Naked Feminism: Correspondence with Victoria Bateman
This is the full text of correspondence between Dr Victoria Bateman, a feminist economist and Katie Jones, our newsletter editor. An edited version of this conversation appeared in our February 2023 newsletter. . From: Katie Jones Dear Victoria,First, I’m so delighted that you agreed to be interviewed – I’m a great admirer of your activism!…
Challenging Behaviour? Approaches to Addressing Sexual Misconduct in Academia
Marian Duggan, University of Kent As part of wider governmental calls to end violence against women and girls (VAWG), accelerated levels of awareness and response to sexual misconduct have emerged across UK educational settings. Sexual misconduct ranges from harassment through to violence, and can variously involve pupils, students, faculty members and other staff employed in…
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Cavyn Mitchell (He/They) writes about the importance of Transgender Day of Remembrance The 20th November marks the day that transgender individuals come together as a global community to commemorate the lives lost within the community to acts of anti-trans violence. What is Transgender Day of Remembrance? Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual event…
FSA Executive Committee Vacancies
We are recruiting for three positions on the FSA Executive Commitee! Events Officer: This person will be responsible for developing a plan for events for each academic year, organising events and co-ordinating with others on the board who are organising events connected to the FSA. In 2023, the FSA is planning a series of seminars…
Ana Nenadović and Athina Mara elected as FSA co-chairs.
We are pleased to announce that the Feminist Studies Association UK & Ireland has resumed its work after a hiatus. Ana Nenadović (SOAS University of London) and Athina Mara (University of Roehampton) have been elected as our new co-chairs. Congratulations to Ana and Athina! Further news and updates will follow shortly.
FSA Feminist Methods Labs
We are delighted to announce our online series of Feminist Methods Labs for Early Career Researchers. Leah Molyneux, University of Liverpool First up Leah Molyneux will be speaking on ‘Masking the inner-Killjoy: A Critical Feminist Perspective on Police Research’ on February 07 2024. Her research examines the influence police sergeants have over their constables’ understandings…
Naked Feminism: Correspondence with Victoria Bateman
This is the full text of correspondence between Dr Victoria Bateman, a feminist economist and Katie Jones, our newsletter editor. An edited version of this conversation appeared in our February 2023 newsletter. . From: Katie Jones Dear Victoria,First, I’m so delighted that you agreed to be interviewed – I’m a great admirer of your activism!…
Challenging Behaviour? Approaches to Addressing Sexual Misconduct in Academia
Marian Duggan, University of Kent As part of wider governmental calls to end violence against women and girls (VAWG), accelerated levels of awareness and response to sexual misconduct have emerged across UK educational settings. Sexual misconduct ranges from harassment through to violence, and can variously involve pupils, students, faculty members and other staff employed in…
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Cavyn Mitchell (He/They) writes about the importance of Transgender Day of Remembrance The 20th November marks the day that transgender individuals come together as a global community to commemorate the lives lost within the community to acts of anti-trans violence. What is Transgender Day of Remembrance? Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual event…
FSA Executive Committee Vacancies
We are recruiting for three positions on the FSA Executive Commitee! Events Officer: This person will be responsible for developing a plan for events for each academic year, organising events and co-ordinating with others on the board who are organising events connected to the FSA. In 2023, the FSA is planning a series of seminars…
Ana Nenadović and Athina Mara elected as FSA co-chairs.
We are pleased to announce that the Feminist Studies Association UK & Ireland has resumed its work after a hiatus. Ana Nenadović (SOAS University of London) and Athina Mara (University of…
FSA Feminist Methods Labs
We are delighted to announce our online series of Feminist Methods Labs for Early Career Researchers. Leah Molyneux, University of Liverpool First up Leah Molyneux will be speaking on ‘Masking…
FSA Executive Committee Vacancies
We are recruiting for three positions on the FSA Executive Commitee! Events Officer: This person will be responsible for developing a plan for events for each academic year, organising events…
FSA Executive Committee Vacancies
We are recruiting for three position on the FSA Executive Committee. Student Essay Prize Officer: This individual will be responsible for running the FSA’s annual Student Essay Prize Competition. Duties…
Claire Pierson and Daisy Richards elected as FSA co-chairs
We are pleased to announce that Claire Pierson and Daisy Richards have been elected as our new co-chairs. Congratulations to Claire and Daisy! You can read their mission statements here…
Chair election 2021 – members’ vote
Following the recent call for Applications for FSA Chair, we have received three applications from Emily Hoyle and Angela Towers, Claire Pierson and Daisy Richards. You can click on their…
Feminist Wednesdays – Watch Webinar #2
In case you missed it, the webinar is available to watch below. Stay tuned for information about upcoming events!
Acting Chair Has Been Appointed
As we have previously announced, Sara and I are stepping down as FSA Co-Chairs this month. You can find the Call for Applications here, do please pass on to anyone…
Feminist Wednesdays – Watch Webinar #1
In case you missed it, the webinar is available to watch below. Stay tuned for information about upcoming events!
The future of disability studies through the intersections
The Future of Disability Studies through the Intersections is part of a webinar series on ‘Feminist Perspectives on Disability’ About this Event This FSA event will consider the productive intersections between disability…
Small Grants Scheme now open
Funding Opportunity for BIPOC/BAME: The scheme has now closed as the funds have been allocated The FSA awards a small grant of up to £250 to support feminist research and…
Applications for FSA Chair – Deadline Extended
Extended deadline: Friday 26th March 2021 As you will have seen from our Call for Applications, we will be standing down as FSA Co-Chairs in January 2021. Although our term…
FSA Book Prize and Mentoring Scheme now open for applications
The FSA is delighted to announce that both our Annual Book Prize and Mentoring Scheme are now open for application. Following a short hiatus, the Annual Book Prize is relaunching…
Upcoming Event: Covid-19, Feminist Academia and Social Justice Issues
Open a search form in a modal window Covid-19, Feminist Academia and Social Justice Issues TIME 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm DATE 18 Sep 2020 REGISTER We are pleased to…
Call for Papers ‘Feminist Perspectives on Neurodiversity and Neuronormativity’
CALL FOR PAPERS Feminist Perspectives on Neurodiversity and Neuronormativity Webinar: 29 Jan 2021 Feminist Studies Association UK & Ireland (FSA) & Intersectional Neurodiversity Reading Group Deadline abstracts: 16 Nov 2020…
Publication of Winning and Shortlisted Entries from the FSA Student Essay Competition 2019
We are very pleased to announce that the winning and shortlisted entries from the FSA 2019 Student Essay Competition have now been published in the Journal of International Women’s Studies….
Call for Blogposts: Feminism and the Academy During COVID-19
Politicians might say that ‘the virus does not discriminate’; however, the emerging picture of how COVID-19 is affecting different social groups tells another story. BME communities have suffered a disproportionate…
Launch of the FSA Student Essay Competition 2020
FSA is delighted to announce that the 2020 FSA Student Essay Competition is now open for applications Deadline: Friday 3 July 2020 To encourage a new generation of feminist scholars,…
Executive Committee Vacancy: Communications Officer
Deadline for applications: 22nd May 2020 We are recruiting a new Communications Officer for the FSA Executive Committee. FSA Communications Officer The FSA Communications Officers disseminate FSA and members’ news, promote the…
Executive Committee Vacancy: Book Prize Officer
Deadline Extended to Friday 15 May 2020 The FSA is recruiting a Book Prize Officer for the Executive Committee. We are currently in the process of relaunching the Book Prize…
FSA Student Essay Competition 2019 — Results
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the FSA Student Essay Competition 2019 is Veronica Heney. Veronica’s winning essay is titled: ‘Unending and uncertain: thinking through a phenomenological consideration of…
FSA and GSRC Joint Statement
Statement re: 16 October ‘Feminist Dilemmas, Feminist Hope’ event Our ‘Feminist Dilemmas, Feminist Hope’ event on 16 October was disrupted by a member of the audience shouting hate-filled transphobic speech…
FSA Mentoring Scheme Launch
We are pleased to announce the launch of the FSA mentoring scheme. The FSA Mentoring Scheme aims to foster a strong feminist community that encourages supportive and collegial relationships between…
FSA Executive Committee Vacancies
We are recruiting for two new positions on the FSA executive committee: Membership Officer and Conference & Events Officer. Please see below for full details of both posts and please…
Call for Blog Pitches
In autumn 2019 the FSA will relaunch its website with a range of new features and initiatives. The new website will become a safe hub for conversation amongst and the…
FWSA Student Essay Competition
FWSA Student Essay Competition EXTENDED DEADLINE (Monday 27th May 2019) We are pleased to announce the call for papers has been extended. To encourage a new generation of feminist scholars,…
Meet the New Members of the FWSA Executive Committee
Over the past few months, the FWSA Executive Committee has underwent some changes. We have welcomed new co-chairs, Laura Clancy and Sara De Benedictis, and now we are pleased to announce three…
FWSA Newsletter 72: Call for Contributions
We are seeking contributions for the next issue of the FWSA newsletter. The newsletter is a space to bring together news and views from our members. We would like it…