June 2022 Newsletter

Image: Person holding a sign that says, “Let queer refugees in!”

Happy June and Happy Pride Month! We are half-way through 2022 and the academic year has come to an end. While we know many of us will be focused on our research over the next few months, we hope everyone has the opportunity to rest and enjoy themselves ✨

This month, on June 20^th, we observe World Refugee Day, a day to honour refugees and build empathy and understanding for their plight. While migration has traditionally been almost entirely ignored by mainstream International Relations, gender researchers have established a strong body of work which highlights the gendered, racialized and sexualised dimensions of migration. Feminist scholars challenge traditional notions of security, arguing that policing borders creates insecurity for marginalised people.

In recent months, fierce criticism in mainstream media for an inadequate response to the unfolding Ukraine refugee crisis, for many, has brought to light the Conservative’s inhumane hostile environment policies, which have violated the human rights of refugees and migrants in the UK for the past decade. With the passage of UK government’s Nationality and Borders Act, which further criminalises migration, undermines international protection of displaced people and allows the citizenship of British nationals to be revoked in an arbitrary manner, the lives and livelihood of refugees and migrants, and all marginalised people in the UK continue to be threatened. LGBTQ+ people will be particularly at risk of having asylum claims rejected under these new laws, as 4 in 5 people who seek asylum through resettlement schemes on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity are rejected. 

At PGRN Scotland, we stand in strong opposition to the UK government’s deliberate and systematic neglect of refugees, and reject the strong anti-migrant rhetoric underpinned by racist colonial stereotypes, so commonly seen in the British mainstream media. The past month marked the year anniversary of the Kenmure Street protests in which community members in Pollokshields, Glasgow, stood with their neighbours and stopped a scheduled Home Office immigration raid. This protest reminds of the important of solidarity with refugees and migrants in our communities against the oppressive immigration and asylum laws.

For more information about how to support refugees in Scotland, please find the following resources below:

• Scottish Refugee Council: Charity supporting people in need of refugee protection.
• Refuweegee: Community-led Glasgow based charity which supports forcibly displaced people arriving in Scotland.
• No Evictions Network: Campaign organising to support people in asylum accommodation in Glasgow against eviction.
• Edinburgh Anti-Raids: Resisting immigration raids and the hostile environment policy in Edinburgh and Leith.

GENDER EVENTS

** Resources, Seminars, Materials and Events **

genderED Annual Research Showcase

• Showcase of poster presentations and ‘Doing Gender and Sexualities Research’ roundtable
• Open to all University of Edinburgh staff and students
• 31^st of May 2022 at 2pm to 4:30pm (online)
• More information

A Minimum Income Guarantee for Scotland

• Online workshop organised by organised by International Public Policy Observatory and Policy Scotland
• 1^st June at 2pm to 4pm
• More information 

Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Summer School 2022

• Three-day event of advanced skills workshops for PhD students
• Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh in-person
• 14^th – 16^th of June 2022
• Registration now available, with cost of £80 or £95 with accommodation
• More information

Equate Scotland Annual Conference: STEM through an Intersectional Lens

• Three-day event exploring intersecting inequality in Scottish STEM
• Online conference 
• 21^st – 23^rd of June, 10am to 3pm each day
• More information

The Deep Dive: Judith Butler

• 5 weekly reading group events exploring the work of Judith Butler by Gender Politics Reading Group, genderED and CRITIQUE, tickets available online 
• Wednesdays 1^st – 29^th of June at 12pm
• In person event @ Chrystal Macmillan Building, University of Edinburgh
• More information

The Deep Dive Concluding Lecture: Thinking with Butler: Resonances and Reflections

• Online lecture by Professor Moya Lloyd, tickets available online 
• 1^st July at 4pm
• More information

Connecting Knowledge: Queer, Race and Decolonial Theorisation

• RACE. ED University of Edinburgh, hybrid seminar
• 8^th June 2022, 2pm to 3:30pm
• More information

Future Leaders Programme: Difficult Conversations

• In person event, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
• 7^th June 2022, 10am to 4pm
• More information

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS/ABSTRACTS/PAPERS/MORE

Queer Culture Symposium 2022

• University of Cambridge

• Open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students working on topics related to queer and trans studies
• Abstract deadline: 31^st May 2022
• Conference: 20^th June 2022
• More information

ROLES XI: Sexuality & Gender Studies Annual Conference

• University of Birmingham student-led Sexuality and Gender Studies Network
• Abstract deadline: 2^nd June 2022
• Conference: 21^st June 2022, 10am-4pm
• More information

5^th International Conference on Gender and Sexuality 2022

• Theme: “Crafting and Imagining an Alternative Gender and Sexuality 2022”
• Abstract deadline: 16^th June 2022
• Conference: 13^th-14^th of October 2022
• More information

Feminists Confront State Violence

• Radical History Review
• Issue number 148 scheduled for publication January 2024
• Abstract deadline: 1^st June 2022
• More information

Revolutionary Papers: Counter-Institutions, Politics and Cultures of Anticolonial Periods in the Global South

• Radical History Review 
• Issue number 150 scheduled for publication October 2024
• Abstract deadline: EXTENDED until 15^th August 2022
• More information

Femspec Journal

• Peer-reviewed interdisciplinary feminist journal interrogating gender in any genre of speculative arts
• Fall Issue
• Abstract deadline: 1^st August 2022
• More information 

JOBS, AWARDS AND PHD OPPORTUNITIES

SGSSS has compiled a list of current PhD studentships available in the Social Sciences in Scotland. Further UK-wide PhD opportunities can also be found at FindAPhD.com.

MRes/MPhil Interdisciplinary Excellence Awards 2022-23

• 4 MRes or MPhil bursaries covering home postgraduate research student fees
• Open to both student and supervisor-led projects with collaborations within the arts and humanities, and with social science, science, and engineering.
• Application deadline: 6^th June 2022
• More information.

Where are the Women of Colour? Addressing Gaps and Silences in Science and Industry Museum Collection

• Funded PhD (with maintenance grant)
• University of Leeds, School of Philosophy, Religions and History of Science
• Application deadline: 30^th June 2022
• More information

Gender and Sexual Politics from Trans-National Perspectives (Poland and Central-Eastern Europe)

• Fully funded PhD (fees and living stipend)
• Edinburgh Napier University, Dr Roberto Kulpa
• Application deadline: 26th June 2022
• More information

Medieval and Renaissance Women: PhD Placement

• Six-month funded PhD placement
• Based at Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts section at the British Library St Pancras, London
• Application deadline: 13^th June 2022
• More information

Glasgow Medical Humanities Network Early Career Foundation Awards 

• Small grants of up to £1000 
• Supports Early Career Researchers in research and knowledge exchange activities that enhance medical humanities in Glasgow, and which offer potential for future development by the applicant. 
• Application deadline: 20^th June 2022 
• More information

Freelance Research Assistant: Scottish Women’s Budget Group

• Data collection and collation for project modelling social care costs in Scotland
• Work expected to take 5-8 days, between 6^th of June and 20^th of July
• Application deadline: 1^st June 2022
• More information

Programmes Officer: YWCA Scotland- The Young Women’s Movement

• Based at YWCA Scotland Glasgow Office with outreach around Glasgow City
• Application deadline: 17^th June 2022
• More information

CALLS FOR RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS

Exploring sexual and gender minorities’ experiences of sexual violence and access to sexual violence support services

• University of Sheffield PhD project

• Participants: Providers of sexual violence support; people aged 18+ who belong to a marginalise gender/sex/sexuality group and have experienced sexual assault, harassment, or violence.
• Participation: Interview conducted via phone or video call.
• For more information, please contact Holly McSpadden at hmcspadden1@sheffield.ac.uk

The Future of Work: Creating Inclusive Remote and Hybrid Workplaces

• VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab at Stanford University
• Participant requirements: women of colour, mothers of young children under age 5 or women who identify as disabled who purposefully wanted to work in a remote role and are currently working remotely, have worked in current remote role for at least 4 months.
• Participation: 60- 90-minute interview via phone or Zoom.
• More information

Race, Sexuality, and Desire in Queer Men’s Sexual Lives

• University of Nottingham PhD project
• Participants required: queer men of colour, interested in sharing their stories, thoughts, and experiences about race in queer spaces, online dating, and desirability.
• Participation: flexible, can involve interviews and/or video-diaries
• For more information please contact Tiago Machado Costa at tiago.machadocosta@nottingham.ac.uk

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