The research group runs regular meetings to discuss feminist and gender theory and methods. Sessions range from reading groups discussing recent publications, blogs and podcasts to ‘Work in Progress’ presentations delivered by group members to hosting guest experts in gender and feminist theory from outside the University. Indeed, we’ve been fortunate to host internationally renowned academics, such as Dr Alison Edgely (University of Nottingham), Dr Natalie Brown (Swansea University), Professor Laura Shepherd (University of Sydney), Professor Margaret Thornton (Australian National University) and Professor Alison Phipps (University of Sussex).
Recent activities
More recently, across the Spring and Summer Terms 2023/4, GAFT hosted a hybrid Seminar Series: ‘New Directions in Gender and Feminist Theory Work-in-Development’. The following research was presented:
January 2024 - Charlotte Galpin (Associate Professor, POLSIS): ‘The British as Homo Economicus: Neoliberal Masculinity and LGBTQ+ Rights in the EU’
February 2024 - Jennifer Thomson (Senior Lecturer, University of Bath): ‘Practices, Narratives, and Feminist Foreign Policy’
March 2024 - Patrick J. Vernon (Lecturer in Gender and War Studies, King’s College London) and Nicola Smith (Associate Professor, POLSIS): ‘Common Sense, Common People, and the Dehumanisation of Minoritised Groups in the UK’
April 2024 - Ash Kayte Stokoe (Teaching Fellow, POLSIS): ‘Feminist Framing in “Gender Critical” Discourses’
In addition to our seminar series, GAFT also hosted several events with guest speakers, including:
May 2024 - Book Launch, Patrick J. Vernon (Lecturer in Gender and War Studies, King’s College London): The Coloniality of Humanitarian Intervention (Routledge 2024)
May 2024 - Early Career and Postgrad Workshop ‘Turning the PhD into a Book’ with Patrick J. Vernon (Lecturer in Gender and War Studies, King’s College London)