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Cornelia Goethe Colloquia 2022/23: Theorizing Gender(ed) Violence. On the Actuality of Gender-based Violence

The Cornelia Goethe Colloquia are an open forum for the discussion of interdisciplinary Women’s and Gender Studies. Anyone interested is cordially invited! This semester the colloquia are organized under the title: Theorizing Gender(ed) Violence. On the Actuality of Gender-based Violence Violence against women, girls and dissident bodies has become a central political issue for feminist movements around the globe in recent years. Under the hashtag MeToo and the slogan ‘Ni una…

Symposium: Let’s talk about Sex, Gender & Research: Reflecting on the relevance of sex and gender throughout the different disciplines

The project “Gender Reflexive Research” invites you to two workshops and a lecture on the topic of gender in research in the natural sciences, humanities and social sciences on December 01, 2022. In the workshops, scientists can discuss their research projects with external experts and get input for their research. The workshops will take place from 15.30 – 17.30 in Casino Campus Westend. The lecture at 6 p.m. will be given by Prof. Dr. Londa Schiebinger from Stanford…

Trans*itions in higher education: trans* and non-binary persons and perspectives

Panel Discussion (in German) in cooperation between the Cornelia Goethe Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt, and the Center for Gender Studies and Feminist Futures Research, Philipps University Marburg. With the support of the Gender Equality Office, Goethe University Frankfurt   There are 12 countries – among them Ireland, Malta, Norway and Switzerland – in which the self-determined legal change of the gender entry is possible. The German…

Long Shadows of Silence. A forbidden love in the Second World War and afterwards (in German)

The documentary focuses on the 1940s and 1950s and shows a complicated family history between Germany and the Netherlands, between Jewish and non-Jewish people. It is about love, but also about anti-Semitism, racism and violence, about silence and taboos, about long shadows that still accompany the following generations. The war years in the (occupied) Netherlands and Germany, the racist-antisemitic regime of National Socialism and the rules, practices and consequences of the National Socialist…

Events

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Dec
Trans*itions in higher education: trans* and non-binary persons and perspectives
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18:15 to 19:45
14-12-22

Panel Discussion (in German)

in cooperation between the Cornelia Goethe Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt, and the Center for Gender Studies and Feminist Futures Research, Philipps University Marburg. With the support of the Gender Equality Office, Goethe University Frankfurt

 

There are 12 countries – among them Ireland, Malta, Norway and Switzerland – in which the self-determined legal change of the gender entry is possible. The German go...
18:15 to 19:45
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17
Dec
Long Shadows of Silence. A forbidden love in the Second World War and afterwards (in German)
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18:00 to 20:00
17-12-22

The documentary focuses on the 1940s and 1950s and shows a complicated family history between Germany and the Netherlands, between Jewish and non-Jewish people. It is about love, but also about anti-Semitism, racism and violence, about silence and taboos, about long shadows that still accompany the following generations. The war years in the (occupied) Netherlands and Germany, the racist-antisemitic regime of National Socialism and the rules, practices and consequences of the National Socialist ...
18:00 to 20:00
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Feb
Cornelia Goethe Colloquium: “Researching Gender and Violence” with Kirsten Campbell
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18:00 to 20:00
08-02-23

The lecture Researching Gender and Violence: A Case Study of Conflict-related Sexual Violence by Kirsten Campbell will be held on February 8th, 2023, from 6 to 8 PM c.t. on Campus Westend in room PEG 1.G 191.

Anyone interested in joining the event is cordially invited to attend. For more information, please see the program.

Researching Gender and Violence: A Case Study of Conflict-related Sexual Violence

Language: Englisch

Over the last twenty years, conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) has...
18:00 to 20:00
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Spotlight

Current Projects of Members at the GRADE Center Gender

The Early Career Researchers at the GRADE Center Gender come from a variety of disciplines and focus on a wide range of topics. To get an impression of the scope of the research conducted in connection with GRADE Center Gender, a selection of the current projects by members of the GRADE Center Gender can be found here. If you are a member of GRADE Center Gender (or are interested in becoming one), it is still possible to present your qualification thesis (Master Thesis, Dissertation…

Angela Davis Guestprofessor 2021: Ann Phoenix

In 2013, the Cornelia Goethe Center for Women’s Studies and the Study of Gender (CGC) established the Angela Davis Guest Professorship in International Gender and Diversity Studies. The Guest Professorship serves to promote international and interdisciplinary collaboration in the fields of Gender and Diversity Studies. The inauguration by its namesake, activist, public intellectual, and scholar Prof. Angela Davis, attracted considerable public attention both nationally and internationally…

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CGC members in the media

Here you will find reports, articles and interviews about the work, content and activities of the Cornelia Goethe Centre at Goethe University Frankfurt.   Interviews and reports 2022 The Fight Over Berlin’s Comfort Woman Statue. Ein Beitrag mit Yonson Ahn in The Nation vom 18.07.2022. “Das Kopftuch ist meine Krone”. Ein Beitrag mit Meltem Kulaçatan im Schweizer Bund vom 11.04.2022. Mehr Fokus auf Friede und Sicherheit: Wie würde feministische Außenpolitik auf Putin antworten? Ein Beitrag…

Research Projects

Research Projects

The members of the Cornelia Goethe Center conduct research on the significance and problems of gender relations in all areas of society. This includes the symbolic constructions of masculinity and femininity, but also the social inequalities and power relations in which they are embedded. The research takes up current socio-political issues and is characterized by an interest in theoretical reorientations, socio-cultural differentiation processes and international developments. The research…

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