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ECR Event – Decolonising Feminist Publishing

Dear all, A reminder that tomorrow is the next in ATGENDER’s online Politics of Publishing series. We are delighted to welcome Prof Srila Roy (Wits University, South Africa) who will be giving a talk on Decolonising Feminist Publishing. All welcome! Please register below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  Decolonising…

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ECR Event – Publishing and Researching from the Global South: The perils and the promise

It is perhaps no surprise that the entangled politics of language, geography, identity, and the broader knowledge production dynamics continue to influence the publishing success of researchers in the Global South. In this talk, I specifically build on citation studies to argue how the current politics of citation systematically erases contributions of minoritized scholars and…

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ATGENDER Statement

As part of its mission and vision as a professional association for feminist scholarship, ATGENDER (The European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation) is committed ‘to confront[ing] institutions of power, recogniz[ing] past and present inequalities, and solidariz[ing] with struggles against intersecting oppressions’. We have asked ourselves what these commitments mean in the face of…

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ATGENDER internships

ATGENDER offers a few research-internships for MA students in the field of Gender Studies. The internships will support the ATGENDER Conference ‘Gender Studies and the precarious labor of making a difference’ September 2024, Utrecht, the Netherlands. What we offer: Supervised internship in which you design and execute a research project (preferably a project based on…

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Call for Papers for Spring Conference 2024 at Utrecht University

Once every three years ATGENDER organises a conference in the spring or in September with a focus on the role of Gender Studies expertise in activism and professional employment, like NGOs, nonprofit and profit organisations. [2020 London – Caring in Uncaring Times; 2017 Vilnius Bridging Gender Research and Policy Making; 2014: Barcelona – A New…

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#NotInOurAcademia

AtGender agrees: Not in our academia! Academic censorship on sexual misconduct and power abuse. #NotInOurAcademia #NoEnNuestraAcademia #NãoNaNossaAcademia #MeTooAcademia If you want to sign this open letter, please sign the form here and your name will be added. Sexual misconduct is rife in higher education. In the UK, for example, sexual harassment carried out by academic staff towards…

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Call for Candidacy: New ATGENDER Board Members

We are looking for 3 new enthusiastic board members to join our board from September 2023. Board members serve for a three-year term (which can be extended for one additional term if re-elected). Each member of the Board serves in several working groups that are responsible for particular tasks, such as finance, ‘Teaching with Gender’ book series, communication,…

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Vacancy: Call for an ATGENDER Office Manager

ATGENDER: European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation is looking for an office manager located in Utrecht for 8 hours per week, starting September 2023. ATGENDER is a professional organization in the field of international gender studies – more information can be found on our website: www.atgender.eu TASKS Help in coordinating board meetings and support conference logistics,…

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2023 Spring Conference Travel Grants Announcement

It is now possible to apply for the travel grants that ATGENDER has made available for students/precarious scholars who cannot cover the travel/accommodation costs. To apply, please send a short statement of motivation (100-150 words max.) to <info@atgender.eu> explaining: a) your employment/student status b) which costs you can cover, and which costs (with the approximate…

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