Centre for Gender in Politics
@centreforgender.bsky.social
The Centre, based at Queen’s University Belfast, promotes engaged feminist research and collaboration between academics, activists and students.
Visit our website http://qub.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-gender-in-politics/
Visit our website http://qub.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-gender-in-politics/
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We had an amazing time at #BISA2025 this week - including a panel on Base Women and Beyond, which looked at both nuclear and military sites. This included discussions around what happens when the military leaves a base and feminist approaches to military studies.
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Dance first, think later? This is a project I have been working on for a while. If you have journeyed through clubs, raves, dancefloors, sounds and crowds of 1990s/early 2000s Northern Ireland I would love to chat!
May 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Dance first, think later? This is a project I have been working on for a while. If you have journeyed through clubs, raves, dancefloors, sounds and crowds of 1990s/early 2000s Northern Ireland I would love to chat!
ÆRN Workshop: Affect, Emotion, and the Politics of Crisis Wednesday 10 June 9.30–16.00 Maths & Physics Teaching Centre, 0G/017, Queen's University Belfast
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Affect, Emotion, and the Politics of Crisis
You are invited to the ÆRN: Affect and Emotion Research Network first public event at Queen's University Belfast
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May 27, 2026 at 12:05 PM
ÆRN Workshop: Affect, Emotion, and the Politics of Crisis Wednesday 10 June 9.30–16.00 Maths & Physics Teaching Centre, 0G/017, Queen's University Belfast
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As a journal editor, PLEASE PLEASE don’t ignore review requests or take one on and disappear. It adds so much time to the review process. Just decline or let editors know if you cannot complete the review anymore. #AcademicWriting
May 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
As a journal editor, PLEASE PLEASE don’t ignore review requests or take one on and disappear. It adds so much time to the review process. Just decline or let editors know if you cannot complete the review anymore. #AcademicWriting
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❔Can art help us theorise feminist peace?
❗Maria-Adriana Deiana & Heidi Riley use two contemporary art exhibitions in post-Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland to show how aesthetic methods reveal peace as necessarily 'unfinished,' exceeding the conflict/peace binary.
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❗Maria-Adriana Deiana & Heidi Riley use two contemporary art exhibitions in post-Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland to show how aesthetic methods reveal peace as necessarily 'unfinished,' exceeding the conflict/peace binary.
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tinyurl.com/yntw4nhn
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May 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
❔Can art help us theorise feminist peace?
❗Maria-Adriana Deiana & Heidi Riley use two contemporary art exhibitions in post-Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland to show how aesthetic methods reveal peace as necessarily 'unfinished,' exceeding the conflict/peace binary.
👇
tinyurl.com/yntw4nhn
❗Maria-Adriana Deiana & Heidi Riley use two contemporary art exhibitions in post-Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland to show how aesthetic methods reveal peace as necessarily 'unfinished,' exceeding the conflict/peace binary.
👇
tinyurl.com/yntw4nhn
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We @centreforgender.bsky.social are so sad to hear of Naomi’s passing.
We have been lucky to learn and be inspired by her feminist activism, creativity and commitment to social justice. Keeping Naomi, her family and the many who love her in our thoughts.
www.alliance4choice.com/naomi-connor...
We have been lucky to learn and be inspired by her feminist activism, creativity and commitment to social justice. Keeping Naomi, her family and the many who love her in our thoughts.
www.alliance4choice.com/naomi-connor...
Alliance for ChoiceNaomi Connor
Alliance for Choice campaigns for abortion rights in Northern Ireland as we believe in bodily autonomy for women, trans men and non-binary people. We want free, safe and legal abortion healthcare for ...
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March 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM
We @centreforgender.bsky.social are so sad to hear of Naomi’s passing.
We have been lucky to learn and be inspired by her feminist activism, creativity and commitment to social justice. Keeping Naomi, her family and the many who love her in our thoughts.
www.alliance4choice.com/naomi-connor...
We have been lucky to learn and be inspired by her feminist activism, creativity and commitment to social justice. Keeping Naomi, her family and the many who love her in our thoughts.
www.alliance4choice.com/naomi-connor...
Read QUB Conflict Transformation and Social Justice MA Helena Meehan's student blog on 'The Bathroom Question: Transgender Women's Bathroom Rights and Panopticon Surveillance'. open.substack.com/pub/centrefo...
The Bathroom Question: Transgender Women’s Bathroom Rights and Panopticon Surveillance
On the 11th of June 2025, a transgender barrister, Robin White, was confronted by two anti-trans activists outside of a women’s bathroom in the House of Commons.
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February 19, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Read QUB Conflict Transformation and Social Justice MA Helena Meehan's student blog on 'The Bathroom Question: Transgender Women's Bathroom Rights and Panopticon Surveillance'. open.substack.com/pub/centrefo...
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Check out our New Aims & Scope.
Get in touch to discuss ideas for Special Issues on the relationships between war and culture.
We welcome submissions from diverse fields.
We are keen to support & amplify the work of scholars from underrepresented fields/backgrounds.
#AcademicSky #IRSky
Get in touch to discuss ideas for Special Issues on the relationships between war and culture.
We welcome submissions from diverse fields.
We are keen to support & amplify the work of scholars from underrepresented fields/backgrounds.
#AcademicSky #IRSky
New Year, New AIMS and SCOPE. Check it out.....
Our Editorial Team have reflected on submissions received in 2025 and have reviewed the journal's aims and scope to provide greater guidance and encouragement for potential contributing authors.
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Our Editorial Team have reflected on submissions received in 2025 and have reviewed the journal's aims and scope to provide greater guidance and encouragement for potential contributing authors.
Read more here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ywa...
January 9, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Check out our New Aims & Scope.
Get in touch to discuss ideas for Special Issues on the relationships between war and culture.
We welcome submissions from diverse fields.
We are keen to support & amplify the work of scholars from underrepresented fields/backgrounds.
#AcademicSky #IRSky
Get in touch to discuss ideas for Special Issues on the relationships between war and culture.
We welcome submissions from diverse fields.
We are keen to support & amplify the work of scholars from underrepresented fields/backgrounds.
#AcademicSky #IRSky
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Exciting to have these brilliant PhD researchers join our centre #FeministSky
Centre for Gender in Politics Introductions: Rebecca O'Keeffe and Mhairi Claire Lynch. Today's blog post is from our new 1st year PhD students working within the centre.
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Centre for Gender in Politics Introductions: Rebecca O'Keeffe and Mhairi Claire Lynch
Today's blog post is from our new 1st year PhD students working within the centre.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Exciting to have these brilliant PhD researchers join our centre #FeministSky
Centre for Gender in Politics Introductions: Rebecca O'Keeffe and Mhairi Claire Lynch. Today's blog post is from our new 1st year PhD students working within the centre.
centreforgender.substack.com/p/centre-for...
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Centre for Gender in Politics Introductions: Rebecca O'Keeffe and Mhairi Claire Lynch
Today's blog post is from our new 1st year PhD students working within the centre.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Centre for Gender in Politics Introductions: Rebecca O'Keeffe and Mhairi Claire Lynch. Today's blog post is from our new 1st year PhD students working within the centre.
centreforgender.substack.com/p/centre-for...
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Students don’t need to go to university to use generative AI. They need critical thinking and analytical skills, the ability to understand complex ideas, to make connections and informed arguments, to cultivate creative thinking and develop original ideas. And yes it is hard work. The rest is SLOP
Universities are racing to incorporate AI into their curriculum—but there’s a better way to prepare students for the future, Michael Clune argues.
Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize
The skills that students will need in an age of automation are precisely those that are eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Students don’t need to go to university to use generative AI. They need critical thinking and analytical skills, the ability to understand complex ideas, to make connections and informed arguments, to cultivate creative thinking and develop original ideas. And yes it is hard work. The rest is SLOP
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This Friday. Join us if you are in Belfast #Speirgorm
We invite you to join us next Friday, 28th November, to celebrate the launch of Dr Claire Pierson's new book "Women's Troubles".
Dr Claire Pierson (University of Liverpool) will be in conversation with Dr Emma Campbell (UU) and Mhairi Claire Lynch (QUB).
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Dr Claire Pierson (University of Liverpool) will be in conversation with Dr Emma Campbell (UU) and Mhairi Claire Lynch (QUB).
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November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This Friday. Join us if you are in Belfast #Speirgorm
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Belfast book launch today! 📚
We invite you to join us next Friday, 28th November, to celebrate the launch of Dr Claire Pierson's new book "Women's Troubles".
Dr Claire Pierson (University of Liverpool) will be in conversation with Dr Emma Campbell (UU) and Mhairi Claire Lynch (QUB).
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-tro...
Dr Claire Pierson (University of Liverpool) will be in conversation with Dr Emma Campbell (UU) and Mhairi Claire Lynch (QUB).
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-tro...
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Belfast book launch today! 📚
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Lovely to launch my book this evening at Queens Belfast @centreforgender.bsky.social thanks to everyone who came along and to @drdeiana.bsky.social @frecklescorp.bsky.social @mhairiclaire.bsky.social for organising and commentary 💚 @manchesterup.bsky.social @livunipol.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Lovely to launch my book this evening at Queens Belfast @centreforgender.bsky.social thanks to everyone who came along and to @drdeiana.bsky.social @frecklescorp.bsky.social @mhairiclaire.bsky.social for organising and commentary 💚 @manchesterup.bsky.social @livunipol.bsky.social
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brilliant conversation on feminist activism and gender politics celebrating @clairepierson.bsky.social new book with @mhairiclaire.bsky.social @frecklescorp.bsky.social @centreforgender.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
brilliant conversation on feminist activism and gender politics celebrating @clairepierson.bsky.social new book with @mhairiclaire.bsky.social @frecklescorp.bsky.social @centreforgender.bsky.social
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‘Hope on small scales’: Women’s Troubles book explores gender and feminist politics in post-Agreement #NorthernIreland
Read our article by Jessica HADDEN 👉 sharedfuture.news/hope-on-smal...
@centreforgender.bsky.social @clairepierson.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @mhairiclaire.bsky.social
Read our article by Jessica HADDEN 👉 sharedfuture.news/hope-on-smal...
@centreforgender.bsky.social @clairepierson.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @mhairiclaire.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
‘Hope on small scales’: Women’s Troubles book explores gender and feminist politics in post-Agreement #NorthernIreland
Read our article by Jessica HADDEN 👉 sharedfuture.news/hope-on-smal...
@centreforgender.bsky.social @clairepierson.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @mhairiclaire.bsky.social
Read our article by Jessica HADDEN 👉 sharedfuture.news/hope-on-smal...
@centreforgender.bsky.social @clairepierson.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @mhairiclaire.bsky.social
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Looking forward to co-hosting the Trans* Research Association of Ireland (TRAI)’s 2nd Annual Symposium, taking place today and tomorrow as a collaboration between TRAI, Outburst Queer Arts Festival and the @centreforgender.bsky.social at Queen’s
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The Trans* Research Association of Ireland’s Second Annual Symposium
Eventbrite - Taylor Follett presents The Trans* Research Association of Ireland’s Second Annual Symposium - Friday, November 21, 2025 | Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Queen's University Belfast, Belfa...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Looking forward to co-hosting the Trans* Research Association of Ireland (TRAI)’s 2nd Annual Symposium, taking place today and tomorrow as a collaboration between TRAI, Outburst Queer Arts Festival and the @centreforgender.bsky.social at Queen’s
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-trans-...
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We invite you to join us next Friday, 28th November, to celebrate the launch of Dr Claire Pierson's new book "Women's Troubles".
Dr Claire Pierson (University of Liverpool) will be in conversation with Dr Emma Campbell (UU) and Mhairi Claire Lynch (QUB).
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-tro...
Dr Claire Pierson (University of Liverpool) will be in conversation with Dr Emma Campbell (UU) and Mhairi Claire Lynch (QUB).
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-tro...
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We invite you to join us next Friday, 28th November, to celebrate the launch of Dr Claire Pierson's new book "Women's Troubles".
Dr Claire Pierson (University of Liverpool) will be in conversation with Dr Emma Campbell (UU) and Mhairi Claire Lynch (QUB).
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-tro...
Dr Claire Pierson (University of Liverpool) will be in conversation with Dr Emma Campbell (UU) and Mhairi Claire Lynch (QUB).
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-tro...
With the first semester well and truly underway, we decided to kick start our blog post series introducing our members!
Interested in getting involved? Drop us a message or say hi on campus!
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Interested in getting involved? Drop us a message or say hi on campus!
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Welcome to the Centre for Gender in Politics!
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting an introduction blog from some of our members in the Centre of Gender in Politics!
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October 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
With the first semester well and truly underway, we decided to kick start our blog post series introducing our members!
Interested in getting involved? Drop us a message or say hi on campus!
open.substack.com/pub/centrefo...
Interested in getting involved? Drop us a message or say hi on campus!
open.substack.com/pub/centrefo...
Registration is now live for the Trans Research Association of Ireland’s 2nd Annual Symposium!
We’re excited to take part, and look forward to seeing you there!
The Trans* Research Association of Ireland’s Second Annual Symposium www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-trans-...
We’re excited to take part, and look forward to seeing you there!
The Trans* Research Association of Ireland’s Second Annual Symposium www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-trans-...
October 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Registration is now live for the Trans Research Association of Ireland’s 2nd Annual Symposium!
We’re excited to take part, and look forward to seeing you there!
The Trans* Research Association of Ireland’s Second Annual Symposium www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-trans-...
We’re excited to take part, and look forward to seeing you there!
The Trans* Research Association of Ireland’s Second Annual Symposium www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-trans-...
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This Belfast Trans Pride weekend, we reiterate our absolute solidarity with Belfast’s trans, non-binary and intersex communties. Judith Butler nailed it..
‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’.
#TheNorthSaysTransJoy #BelfastIsAntiFascist
‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’.
#TheNorthSaysTransJoy #BelfastIsAntiFascist
September 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This Belfast Trans Pride weekend, we reiterate our absolute solidarity with Belfast’s trans, non-binary and intersex communties. Judith Butler nailed it..
‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’.
#TheNorthSaysTransJoy #BelfastIsAntiFascist
‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’.
#TheNorthSaysTransJoy #BelfastIsAntiFascist
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New publication in @millennjournal.bsky.social Theorising Feminist Peace with Northern Ireland’s Contemporary Art. Co-authored with my colleague Heidi Riley as part of our project Talk4Peace #IRSky #FeminsitSky #AcademicSky
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Unfinished Peace, Unfinished Memory: Theorising Feminist Peace With Northern Ireland’s Contemporary Art - Maria-Adriana Deiana, Heidi Riley, 2025
The critical engagement with everyday lived experiences and the politics of memory are key dimensions in Feminist Peace Research. They help us theorise feminist...
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September 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New publication in @millennjournal.bsky.social Theorising Feminist Peace with Northern Ireland’s Contemporary Art. Co-authored with my colleague Heidi Riley as part of our project Talk4Peace #IRSky #FeminsitSky #AcademicSky
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We are delighted to announce that the Trans* Research Association of Ireland (TRAI)’s 2nd Annual Symposium will take place on the 21st and 22nd of November 2025 in Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with Outburst Queer Arts Festival and the Centre for Gender in Politics at Queen’s.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We are delighted to announce that the Trans* Research Association of Ireland (TRAI)’s 2nd Annual Symposium will take place on the 21st and 22nd of November 2025 in Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with Outburst Queer Arts Festival and the Centre for Gender in Politics at Queen’s.
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