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Curating Social Reproduction

In the call for papers for this event Hemangini and Tatiana asked for creative or artistic provocations which address themeans through which our scholarship might capture issues of social reproduction.
the poster in a shade of pink featuring the speakers at the seminar

Boundary Crossings: A seminar on the transnational travels of social reproduction

This is a brief dossier featuring panelists from the Sociological Review Foundation-sponsored seminar on social reproduction hosted by Tatiana Sanchez-Parra and Hemangini Gupta at the University of Edinburgh. We had […]
Anonymous Flemish master, 'Young woman on her deathbed', c.1621. The woman is lying in a bed underneath a blanket with her hands on top of the blanket. Her head is rested on a big pillow.

3 Funerals and a Wedding? A Seventeenth-century Woman’s Reasons for Writing

This post asks what motivated a Yorkshire gentlewoman, Alice Thornton, to write four accounts of her life in the late seventeenth century. From losing her own mother to wanting to […]
Photo of Dr Lucía Berro Pizzarossa and another person talking next to two screens before the lecture. Behind them are three screens that read 'Unruly abortions: Between refusal and prefiguration'. The screen also has photos of slogans/posters by self-managed abortion collectives.

Unruly Abortions: Between Refusal and Prefiguration

In the second of two blogs about the Reproductive Justice network of the Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology, GENDER.ED’s Undergraduate Intern, Mouna Chatt reflects on a seminar by Lucía Berro […]
Photo of Cordelia Freeman at the event speaking in front of a group of people. Next to her is a screen that reads 'Accompañamientos' and on the right side of the screen, there is a photo of an activist, who is smiling and wearing glasses and a top with an abstract pattern.

Misoprostol: Toxicity or Liberation?

In the first of two blogs about the Reproductive Justice network of the Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology, GENDER.ED’s Undergraduate Intern, Mouna Chatt reflects on a seminar by Cordelia Freeman […]
Photo of Professor Matt Cook and the panelists in Meadows Lecture Theatre sitting on two chairs, having a conversation. Behind them there is a screen with various images of podcasts, archives, and projects on 'opening the historical closet'.

Appraising the ‘portable closet’: Matt Cook’s Annual LGBTQ+ History Month lecture

Kaveri Qureshi discusses Professor Matt Cook’s impactful Annual LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture, which was co-hosted by the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology and GENDER.ED earlier this month. Matt’s lecture […]
Photo of the Devi Film Poster. On the left side, it shows an image of a Devi Khadka from head to shoulder. On the right, there is a text that reads 'Devi'.

Devi Khadka: a woman’s fight against conflict-related sexual violence

Kaveri Qureshi reflects on the documentary film Devi - screened at the University last month - about the life of Devi Khadka: rebel warrior, mother and survivor of sexual violence […]
Photo of Sarah, Elif, and Patricia Jefferey at the International Women's Day event during the panel discussion. They are sitting in a row under a screen that reads 'references'. There are sitting in front of a group of an audience.

Muslim Women and Gender Equality: An International Women's Day Event 2025

On Friday 7 March, GENDER.ED and IASH co-hosted the event "Muslim Women and Gender Equality: An International Women's Day Event" that featured a panel discussion with Dr Qazi Sarah Rasheed, […]
Photo of Naeema Yaqoob Sajid giving the International Women's Day Lecture 2025 in a lecture hall with an audience. Behind her is a screen that reads 'International Women's Day'. People are

International Women’s Day Annual Lecture 2025: Only a day, only a theme and an initiative?

On Friday 7 March, GENDER.ED and IASH co-hosted an Annual International Women’s Day Lecture by Naeema Yaqoob Sajid, Founder of Diversity+. GENDER.ED’s Undergraduate Intern, Mouna Chatt, reflects on the lecture […]
Photo of a poster on a lamp post in a street that reads 'International Women's Day Protest'. There is an image of people protesting and chanting under the text on the poster.

International Women’s Day: reflections on gender-based violence in globalised contexts

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, Kaveri Qureshi reflects on a key concern of women’s movements globally – gender-based violence, with a special focus on the transnational dynamics of feminist […]
Photo of the monument quilt. It consists of multiple squares of fabric hanging on a wall or from the ceiling. Each square of The Monument Quilt carries a story of survival, solidarity, and healing.

Stitched stories: The Monument Quilt’s Powerful Message on Gender Violence

The Monument Quilt is a public art project made of 3,000 stitched squares, sharing stories of survivors and allies to raise awareness about gender-based violence. Displayed across the U.S. and […]
A photo of Mia Hiraani-Nelson with two frinds by a pool table in Potterow, the University of Edinburgh Student Union. Behind them is a dome and a lot of people socializing on benches.

From Research to Practice: Finding Feminist Community as an Undergraduate Student

Mia Hiraani-Nelson, consciousness-raising coordinator for Girl* Up Edinburgh, reflects on the weave between her formal studies and her activism, and how feminist community has made her alert to new, previously […]

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