Top
Skip to Content
LOGO(small) - Queen's University Belfast
  • Our facebook
  • Our instagram
  • Our twitter
  • Our linkedin
LOGO(large) - Queen's University Belfast

The School of

History, Anthropology, Philosophy And Politics

  • Home
  • Subject Area
    • History
    • Anthropology
    • Philosophy
    • Politics and International Relations
  • Our People
    • Professional Services Staff
    • History Staff
    • Anthropology Staff
    • Philosophy Staff
    • Politics and International Relations Staff
    • Fellows, Postdoctoral Researchers and Visiting Fellows
  • About
    • Location
    • Facilities
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • News
    • Archive 2020
    • Archive 2019
    • Archive 2018
    • Archive 2017
    • Archive 2016
  • Events
    • Annual Lectures
    • Archive 2020
    • Religious Studies Research Forum
    • Archive 2021
  • Gender Equality
  • Student Experience
    • PhD
    • MA Experience
    • Undergraduate Opportunities
    • GB Student Life
    • International Student Experience
    • Scholarships and Funding
    • HAPP Alumni
  • Home
  • Subject Area
    • History
    • Anthropology
    • Philosophy
    • Politics and International Relations
  • Our People
    • Professional Services Staff
    • History Staff
    • Anthropology Staff
    • Philosophy Staff
    • Politics and International Relations Staff
    • Fellows, Postdoctoral Researchers and Visiting Fellows
  • About
    • Location
    • Facilities
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • News
    • Archive 2020
    • Archive 2019
    • Archive 2018
    • Archive 2017
    • Archive 2016
  • Events
    • Annual Lectures
    • Archive 2020
    • Religious Studies Research Forum
    • Archive 2021
  • Gender Equality
  • Student Experience
    • PhD
    • MA Experience
    • Undergraduate Opportunities
    • GB Student Life
    • International Student Experience
    • Scholarships and Funding
    • HAPP Alumni
  • Our facebook
  • Our instagram
  • Our twitter
In This Section
  • Annual Lectures
  • Archive 2020
  • Religious Studies Research Forum
  • Archive 2021

  • Home
  • School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
  • Events

Events

Gender, Activism, and Political Theory in Covid Times

Back to events

Registration is now open for this free, online event.

Covid image
Date(s)
October 28, 2021 - October 29, 2021
Location
Online
Time
11:00 - 17:00
Price
Free
Book now

Please follow the link here to register:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/gender-activism-and-political-theory-in-covid-times-tickets-170026695423 

Programme

DAY 1 (28th October)

1. Structural Inequality, Activism, and Public Policy (11:00-12:30)

1. Annalise Weckesser & Emma Craddock (Birmingham City University) – “Same Shit, Different Crisis: Feminist Anti-Austerity Activism & Period Poverty  Initiatives in the Pandemic”

2. Chloe Gott (University of Kent): “Sex work, feminism and mutual aid: Lessons from the Covid-19 SWARM Hardship Fund

3. Sofia Strid (Örebro University, Sweden), Ayşe Gül Altınay (Sabancı University, Turkey), Lut Mergaert (Yellow Window, Belgium), Roberto Cibin (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic), and Marcela Linková (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic): “RESISTIRÉ: Feminist mobilisations and resistances in civil society responses to Covid-19 in Europe”

 

2. Activism, Art & Visual Communication (13:30-15:00)

1. Shana MacDonald (University of Waterloo) & Brianna Wiens (York University): “Coming Together while Staying Apart: Feminist Activist Memes as a Means of Community Formation during COVID”

2. Pawel Leszkowicz (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan) & Tomasz Kitlinski (Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin): “Feminist and Queer Activism during Covid Times in Poland”

3. Vanessa Marr (University of Brighton): “The Domestic Academics: Finding the Time to Write and Care: Storying the Gendered Inequalities of Academic Research in the Global Pandemic”

 

3. Civil Society Roundtable Discussion (15:30-17:00)

Michelle Walsh (Rape Crisis Network Ireland), Kendall Bousquet (Migrant Centre NI), TBC (Alliance for Choice), Louise Bayliss (SPARK – Single Parents Acting for the Rights of our Kids/Focus Ireland), Aoife Clements (50:50 NI)

 

DAY 2 (29th October)

1. Gender, Crisis & Social Movements (11:00-12:30)

1. Nicole Roy (University of York) – “Old or New Narratives? Right-wing Women's Responses to the Covid-19 pandemic”

2. Katarzyna Ciarcińska & Katarzyna Zawadzka (University of Szczecin): “Black Umbrellas in our Windows: Polish Women's Protest in the Midst of Pandemia”

3. Orly Siow (Newcastle University) & Neema Begum (Manchester University): “Political and Community Campaigns as Intersectional       Institutions: Candidates’ and Campaigners’ Experiences of Structural Inequalities in the Context of COVID

 

2. Bridging Political Theory and Action (13:30-15:00)

1. Nadine Frei (University of Basel) & Ulrike Nack (University of Hildesheim): “Women and the Coronavirus Protests”

2. Amneris Chaparro (UniversidadNacional Autónoma de México): “Feminism in Mexico: Breaking Points and Internal Critique”

3. Alicia Valdés (Universitat Rovira): “Reverse Antagonisms: Towards a Conception of Feminist Political Bonds after Covid-19”

 

3. Keynote Address (15:30-17:00)

Prof. Carol Gould (The Graduate Centre, CUNY): “"Feminist Activist Solidarities: Confronting Structural Injustice and Rising Authoritarianism"

 

 

Event type
Conference / Symposium
Department
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Audience
All
Add to calendar
Share
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Weibo
  • Email
Covid image
Book now
Events
  • Annual Lectures
  • Archive 2020
  • Religious Studies Research Forum
  • Archive 2021
Queen's University Belfast - Logo (small)
Contact Us

Contact Us

School Of History, Anthropology,
Philosophy and Politics
25 University Square
Belfast BT7 1NN


GET DIRECTIONS

 

Contact
+44(0)28 9097 5028
happ@qub.ac.uk

Quick Links

  • History
  • Anthropology
  • Philosophy
  • Politics and International Studies

Social Media

© Queen's University Belfast 2023
Privacy and cookies
Website accessibility
Freedom of information
Modern slavery statement
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Manage cookies