Researching the Rainbow

Trude Sundberg on researching alongside marginalised communities

Join Dr Trude Sundberg (they/them) in conversation about their work as a collaborative researcher, working alongside local to international marginalised communities. This wonderful conversation explores ethical ethnographic research, and how academics can question their role, their power and their contribution to the community involved in their collaborative research.  Check their Eventbrite page for future 'Queerying Workshops' [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/queerying-a-workshop-series-46856786483] Visit the project website for LGBT-HE [https://lgbt-highered.co.uk/challenging-lgbt-exclusion-in-uk-higher-education/], exploring LGBTQ+ inclusion in the higher education workforce Read about Trude’s work exploring Urban Water Security in the Global South [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2022.834239/full]  Find out more about Trude’s work here [https://www.kent.ac.uk/social-policy-sociology-social-research/people/1467/sundberg-trude] Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow [https://www.instagram.com/researching_the_rainbow/] Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow [https://twitter.com/RetheRainbow] Visit our Buzzsprout page here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2004730] Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow. [https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VvqpUTI_mkSnIT4_SapemnfDj2EV-vBHmB2AP_vYxDNUMUQ5SUdOUkFDNEM1WUY4NVo4R0pCUFQwSy4u]

Declan Kavanagh in conversation about queer literature studies, effeminacy and identity

Join Dr Declan Kavanagh (he/them) in this fascinating discussion on the discovery of the interior life throughout works of queer literature and the subsequent exploration of LGBTQ+ identities. Speaking on their work into the role of effeminacy and its intersection with politics and power, and the exciting prospect of the power bottom subverting the norms of penetration and power. This episode promises to be an exciting queer literary journey from the 18th Century to the present.   Find out more about Declan’s academic work here [https://www.kent.ac.uk/english/people/89/kavanagh-declan] Have a look at Declan’s book “Effeminate Years: Literature, Politics, and Aesthetics in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain [https://www.waterstones.com/book/effeminate-years/declan-kavanagh/9781611488265]” Email Declan on D.Kavanagh@kent.ac.uk [D.Kavanagh@kent.ac.uk]   Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow [https://www.instagram.com/researching_the_rainbow/] Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow [https://twitter.com/RetheRainbow] Visit our Buzzsprout page here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2004730] Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow. [https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VvqpUTI_mkSnIT4_SapemnfDj2EV-vBHmB2AP_vYxDNUMUQ5SUdOUkFDNEM1WUY4NVo4R0pCUFQwSy4u]

Koen Slootmaeckers on LGBTQ+ Politics in Serbia

Join Dr Koen Slootmaeckers (he/him) in discussion about his work exploring LGBTQ+ politics in Serbia. This conversation explores the interplay between EU Accession and LGBTQ+ rights in Serbia and the upcoming EuroPride taking place in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. This episode was recorded on 19th August 2022, prior to the announcement from the Serbian President that EuroPride would be cancelled. The event has not been cancelled and you can read the statement given by EuroPride on their website here [https://www.epoa.eu/europride-will-not-be-cancelled-and-any-ban-would-be-illegal/].  Find more of Koen’s work on his website www.koenslootmaeckers.com [http://www.koenslootmaeckers.com/] Follow our guest on Twitter @kslootmaeckers [https://twitter.com/kslootmaeckers] Check out Koen’s new book “Coming in: Sexual Politics and EU Accession in Serbia” [https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Coming_In.html?id=C6U6zwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y] Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow [https://www.instagram.com/researching_the_rainbow/] Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow [https://twitter.com/RetheRainbow] Visit our Buzzsprout page here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2004730] Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow. [https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VvqpUTI_mkSnIT4_SapemnfDj2EV-vBHmB2AP_vYxDNUMUQ5SUdOUkFDNEM1WUY4NVo4R0pCUFQwSy4u]

Helen Brooks on Beyond the Binary: Performing Gender Then and Now

Join Dr Helen Brooks in discussion about “Beyond the Binary: Performing Gender Then and Now”, a fascinating  collaborative research project.  This project has brought together students, public researchers, performance-makers and academics to explore new perspectives on gender and performance from historic music hall and pantomime archives.  Find out more on the Beyond the Binary project webpage here [https://research.kent.ac.uk/beyondthebinary/] Book your free tickets for Beyond the Binary: Rowdy Dowdy Boys & Saucy Seaside Girls at the Gulbenkian Theatre [https://thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/beyond-the-binary-rowdy-dowdy-boys-and-saucy-seaside-girls/] Follow our guest on Twitter @drhelenbrooks [https://twitter.com/drhelenbrooks] Find out more about Helen’s research career [https://www.kent.ac.uk/arts/people/530/brooks-helen] Discover the amazing Lunatraktors here [https://lunatraktors.bandcamp.com/] Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow [https://www.instagram.com/researching_the_rainbow/] Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow [https://twitter.com/RetheRainbow] Visit our Buzzsprout page here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2004730] Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow. [https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VvqpUTI_mkSnIT4_SapemnfDj2EV-vBHmB2AP_vYxDNUMUQ5SUdOUkFDNEM1WUY4NVo4R0pCUFQwSy4u]

Saskia Hennecke on TikTok and Tattoos as queer counter power in Uganda

Join International Criminology MA (IMARC) student Saskia Hennecke (she/her) in conversation on her research into the experiences of queerness in Uganda and the implications of colonial legacies and imperial projects within modern queer experiences. Saskia explores acts of counterpower through the retelling of stories from her time spent in Uganda interviewing some of the wonderful people in Kampala’s queer community.  Follow Saskia on Twitter @SaskiaHenn [https://twitter.com/SaskiaHenn] Visit Saskia’s portfolio website here [https://saskiahennecke.myportfolio.com/] (for the casual name dropped pictures with Joe Biden) Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow [https://www.instagram.com/researching_the_rainbow/] Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow [https://twitter.com/RetheRainbow] Visit our Buzzsprout page here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2004730] Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow. [https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VvqpUTI_mkSnIT4_SapemnfDj2EV-vBHmB2AP_vYxDNUMUQ5SUdOUkFDNEM1WUY4NVo4R0pCUFQwSy4u]