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The lovely Jo Sutherst is running some hybrid writing retreats this year. Please visit this link to sign up should this be of interest! https://forms.office.com/e/a9JJJi3LkR

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The wonderful Out There Exeter have an amazing range of events throughout February and beyond.

Click the link above to check them out!

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Out There Exeter celebrates Exeter’s LGBTQIA+ community with Out There Queer Fest! A festival of arts, society groups, and advocacy. Experience a tapestry of queer culture - creativity, activism, and community. Registration open for performers, artists, and more!

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Bridging Decolonial Queer Feminisms and Materialist Feminisms 

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Bridging Decolonial Queer Feminisms and Materialist Feminisms 

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Please see the above poster advertising an online event on 6th February at 5pm GMT that member Leila Dara is co-organising with Ghiwa Sayegh, Editor of Kohl Journal.

With the launch of Kohl's most recent issue on a Decolonial Feminism Glossary from the Global South, an online fundraiser webinar is being hosted with a number of important speakers in the field such as Silvia Federici and Sarah Ihmoud etc.

Note: Registration is free, although donations to Kohl are welcomed.

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Hi all,

As Chloë mentioned in her recent email, we have arranged some more events for you lovely folks! Please see the poster attached for more details.

25/11/24 Reverse seminar: Topic - Gender, Sexuality and Trans Day of Remembrance. Please bring what you have been reading/viewing/listening to ready to discuss.

13/12/24 Work-in-progress seminar (volunteers needed!). Please let us know if you would like to give a short or slightly longer presentation.

08/01/25 An All-day writing retreat (in-person and/or online) in the New Year to help you get back into your research after the Christmas break.

Please let us know if you have any questions or queries! We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!

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Recruiting participants for questionnaire about asexual representation in TV

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Recruiting participants for questionnaire about asexual representation in TV

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Please see above the opportunity to get involved with some research being done at the University of Birmingham concerning asexual representations on television.

https://birminghamcoaal.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8vN3jfsa8yMsc9E

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Qualtrics Survey | Televising Asexuality

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Questionnaire exploring asexual media representations and asexual communities for use in PhD research.

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A vigil is being held by the Trans Cafe for TDoV on Wednesday 20th November 2024 at Exeter Phoenix, in the Workshop and Secret Garden from 17:30 - 19:00.

If you have any questions or queries, or would like to say a few words, please email transcafe@exeter.ac.uk

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Join us in Exeter to come together for a vigil for Trans Day of Remembrance, 2024.

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Call for Proposals: Encounters with Sara Ahmed

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Call for Proposals: Encounters with Sara Ahmed

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Hi all. Please see attached the link below asking for proposals for the first-ever edited volume dedicated to the work of Sara Ahmed, edited by Claire Lockard and Rachel Silverbloom. The deadline has been extended to the 15th November.

They're looking for extended abstracts of articles or briefer abstracts for creative formats.

https://philevents.org/event/show/124854

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Call For Proposals: Encounters with Sara Ahmed
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOV. 15
Sara Ahmed has had, and continues to have, profound and far-reaching influence inside and outside the academy and across disciplines, including philosophy, feminist theory, queer theory, women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, and others, and yet there is no volume, as of yet, dedicated to gathering scholarship that demonstrates or addresses her impact. In Ahmed’s view, “citation is feminist memory” — it is a project invested in assembling archives that “acknowledge our debt to those who came before; those who helped us find our way when the way was obscured because we deviated from the paths we were told to follow” (Ahmed, Living a Feminist Life,15).
In keeping with Ahmed’s commitment to building and preserving feminist memory and citational pathways, we invite proposals for contributions to the first ever volume dedicated to gathering scholarship on the work of Sara Ahmed, tentatively titled Encounters with Sara Ahmed. We are seeking submissions across a broad range of disciplines and lived experiences, and we invite contributions that engage any aspect of Ahmed’s thought. We are also very grateful that Sara Ahmed herself has agreed to offer a contribution to this volume. 
We invite proposals for contributions that take on one of the two following formats:
Format 1: Traditional essay-style book chapters of no more than 10k words (excluding notes and references). Given the interdisciplinary scope of this volume, these essays should be written such that scholars from a wide array of disciplines can understand and engage them, avoiding jargon when possible, while maintaining a high standard for original, rigorous scholarship. Contributions may engage any aspect or aspects of Ahmed’s thought.
Proposals for this format should include (1) extended abstracts of 700-1000 words, exclusive of references, prepared for anonymous review and (2) a separate document with a brief author bio(s) (approx. 100 words). 
Format 2: Briefer, blog-style, or other creative submissions of approximately 3,000 to 4,000 words long (excluding notes and references) that mirror Ahmed’s commitment to public scholarship and queering academic conventions. We envision these submissions to be more rooted in lived experience and less rigid and formalistic in style than typical academic writing. These submissions should be directed toward a non-specialist audience, avoiding scholarly jargon when possible. Contributions may engage any aspect or aspects of Ahmed’s thought.
Proposals for this format should include (1) abstracts of 350-500 words, exclusive of references, prepared for anonymous review and (2) a separate author bio(s) document. Authors may wish to retain some identifying information due to the potentially personal nature of this format; we recommend that authors redact directly identifying information such as names, when possible. 
Both types of submissions should clearly indicate which format they are proposing in the heading of the document. Submissions may originate from single authors or multiple collaborators/co-authors. Please email all submissions to encounterswithahmed@gmail.com by November 15st, 2024. You may direct any questions or other inquiries to encounterswithahmed@gmail.com, addressed to Claire Lockard and Rachel Silverbloom.
Upon final selection of contributions, the volume editors will submit a formal proposal to Palgrave Macmillan. Upon final approval from the publisher (expected turnaround is approximately eight weeks upon submission), contributors will have approximately one year to submit full manuscripts. 

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Please feel free to share your recommendations from this month's seminar, which can be any of the following, and beyond!

📚 Books or book chapters

🖋️ Poetry and/or art

📄 Articles - academic, magazine, etc.

📺 Television, film, or online videos

🎧 Podcasts or audio clips

Please add trigger warnings to any material that may need it.

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Hi all!

Thank you so much to those who joined our coffee social today. It was so great to see everyone!

The remaining events we have for this month are as follows:

Virtual Writing Retreat - Wednesday 16th October, 9:30 - 16:00. Microsoft Teams link here and details below:

Microsoft Teams

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 344 306 957 352

Passcode: 3nBqP4

Reverse Seminar Series - Tuesday 29th October, 12:30 - 14:00 - Forum Seminar Room 4 or Online.

Our topic for this month will be 'Mental Health & Gender/Sexuality.' Please come along with something you've been reading/viewing/listening to discuss.

Hope to see you there!

Charlie & Chloë