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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…

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…

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…

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…

In case you missed it, the webinar is available to watch below. Stay tuned for information about upcoming events!

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…

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 is part of a webinar series on ‘Feminist Perspectives on Disability’ About this Event This FSA event will consider the productive intersections between disability…

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…

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…

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…

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 Webinar: 29 Jan 2021 Feminist Studies Association UK & Ireland (FSA) & Intersectional Neurodiversity Reading Group Deadline abstracts: 16 Nov 2020…

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….

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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,…

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…

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…

  We are pleased to announce that the special issue of the Journal of International Women’s Studies featuring the winning and shortlisted essays from the 2018 FWSA essay competition has…

  We are recruiting for two new positions on the FWSA executive committee: Communications Officer and Treasurer. Please see below for full details of both posts and please get in…