Gender and Feminist Theory research group

Hosted by the Department of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS), our research group encompasses members from across the College of Social Sciences, whose research interests lie in a range of areas which fall under the headings gender studies and/or feminist theoretical analysis/readings of politics/international politics, sociology, education, geography, development studies, economics, management studies, social policy and other areas of applied social science.

For further information about the research group contact:
Emma Foster e.a.foster@bham.ac.uk.

Recent activities

Prof Laura Shepherd (University of Sydney) – ‘The ‘Women, Peace and Security’ Agenda in service of countering violent extremism: Prevention at the limits of security’ – held on Thursday 10^th May, 2018 (co-badged with the IR theory group)

POP CULTURE CONFERENCE! An interdisciplinary conference exploring issues of gender, race, sexuality, disability and class within popular culture, held on 28^th February 2018 and organised by the Frankie Rogan and Amelia Morris.

Networking Day June 2014 (funded by the School Research fund)

Gendered Neoliberalism Roundtable
Professor Margaret Thornton, Australian National University
Dr. Nicki Smith, POLSIS
Professor Karen Rowlingson, IASS

Grant Capture and Funding Applications
David Evans CRSO
Professor Jo Dubberly, Business School
Dr. Jill Steans POLSIS

Work in Progress Discussion
Dr. Emma Foster, POLSIS
“Gender and International Environmental Governance after the Near-Death of Neoliberalism”

Innovation in Methodology
Dr. Nicola Gale, HSMC
Cherry Miller, POLSIS

GAFT Annual Lecture (funded by the School Research fund) Dr. Alison Phipps, Sussex University “Identity, Experience, Choice and Responsibility: Feminism in a neoliberal and neoconservative age”. May 2015

Visiting Speaker
Dr. Amanda Third, Associate Professor Institute of Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney,
“Feminist Terrorists and Terrorist Feminists: Crosswiring Feminism and Terrorism”, June 2015

Visiting Speaker
Dr. Nabamita Das, Assistant Professor, Presidency University Kolkata.
“Friendship and Feminities: Narratives of Bengali Bhadramahila” November 2015

Visiting Speaker
Dr. Hazir Ulllah, Associate Professor International Islamic University Islamabad Pakistan.
“Women in Pakistani Politics: The Future of Gendered Political Ideologies”. November 2015

Visiting Speaker
Dr Kinneret Lahad, Assistant Professor Tel Aviv University, ‘“Wasting the Best Years of Their lives?” Single Women and the Commodification of Time’. February 2016

Academic members: