Here we list events organised by our project as well as other events we hope will interest you. If you would like to advertise your event relating to the history of sexual science here please contact us.
Free Events
A brief history of LGBTQ psychology: From pathology to identity, and beyond
An event from University of the West of England, Bristol Victoria and Nikki are both Chartered psychologists and work in the field of LGBTQ psychology. About the speakers Nikki has published papers and chapters on bisexual women's identities and is a member of the British Psychological Society Psychology of Sexualities Section Committee. Victoria has published several […]
Rethinking Sexology project launch!
The Devon and Exeter Institution 7 Cathedral Close, ExeterFriends and colleagues joined us drinks reception to celebrate the launch of our Wellcome Trust-funded project, Rethinking Sexology. The evening took place at the The Devon and Exeter Institution which occupies historic premises at the heart of Exeter in Cathedral Close (see below for address). We celebrated the completion of our full project team and look forward to forthcoming […]
Sexual Modernism, Women’s Writing and Sexual Science – Gendered Lives Research Seminar
"Lesbian Identities" The Gendered Lives Summer Research Seminar welcomes Jana Funke from Exeter and Sarah Parker from Loughborough and focuses upon lesbian identity in the late Victorian and early twentieth-century periods. 2-4 pm, Wednesday 3rd May 2017, MHL.0.07, Martin Hall, Loughborough University Jana Funke (University of Exeter), ‘Sexual Modernism, Women’s Writing and Sexual Science: The Case of […]
IHR History of Sexuality Seminar: Joy Dixon (University of British Columbia)
IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301, Third Floor, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Senate House, London, United KingdomQue(e)rying Social Purity: Sexology, Theology, and Sexual Modernity Joy Dixon (University of British Columbia) Part of The History of Sexuality seminar at the Institute of Historical Research. The seminar series is convened by the Raphael Samuel History Centre. All seminars are open to all and there is no need to register in advance. If you have […]
Sexual Knowledge Cultures Seminar – Joy Dixon and Amber K. Regis
Queens N mini-theatre The Queen's Dr, ExeterQueen's N Mini-Theatre, 3-6 pm Please note that the lecture theatre is in the new Digital Humanities Lab. It can be accessed through the DH Lab Main Entrance in the Car Park at the back of the Queen’s Building. Please join us for our seminar on late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century cultures of sexual knowledge. The papers […]
Transitional States: Hormones at the Crossroads of Art and Science
Transitional States: Hormones at the Crossroads of Art and Science delivers an international programme that uses art and public debates to raise awareness about the important impact hormone therapies can have. It explores the theme of hormone use and abuse, both in the past and in the present. Events: The Transitional States: Hormones at the Crossroads of […]
Expressing Sex: An Informal Workshop for Young People (16-25)
M Shed Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol, bristol, United KingdomPlease note this is an informal drop in session, so come anytime between 2 and 4pm! Location: M Shed Studio Rooms Part of LGBT History Month Bristol, hosted by M Shed, organised by Outstories, Bristol How did people in the past express their sexuality and gender? What can a photograph from the nineteenth century, scientific […]
“You, Dear Doctor, Are My Only Rescue!” performance + talk
Exeter Phoenix Bradninch Place, Gandy StreetFree Event: “You, Dear Doctor, Are My Only Rescue!”, March 1st, Exeter Phoenix “You, Dear Doctor, Are My Only Rescue!”, March 1st, Exeter Phoenix Join us for a free event dedicated to the history of sexuality and sexual science in Poland. We'll start with a performance created by Agnieszka Kościańska and Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, followed […]
Seminar: ‘Unresolved Conflicts about Sex: Julian Huxley and the Progress of Sexology in Britain, 1916-1930’
Ross Brooks (Oxford Brookes) will join us on the 13th of December 2018 to give a paper titled 'Unresolved Conflicts about Sex: Julian Huxley and the Progress of Sexology in Britain, 1916-1930.' The event, co-hosted with Exeter's Centre for Medical History and the Sexual Knowledge Unit, will take place between 3-5 in Forum seminar room […]
Film Screening: A Deal with the Universe
Exeter Phoenix Bradninch Place, Gandy StreetA DEAL WITH THE UNIVERSE (CTBA) + SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING + DIRECTOR Q&A Dir. Jason Barker 2018, 90 mins, UK 7.30pm + Q&A Documentary A Deal With The Universe is filmmaker Jason Barker’s debut feature. Autobiographical and made entirely from personal archive and home video diaries, the film follows Jason’s incredible story of how he came to […]