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.
IHR History of Sexuality Seminar: Ina Linge (University of Cambridge) & Tommy Dickinson (University of Manchester)
IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301, Third Floor, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Senate House, London, United KingdomLife writings and sexual sciences: writing the queer self in early 20th-century Germany and Austria, Ina Linge (University of Cambridge) 'Curing Queers'. Mental Nurses and their Patients, 1935-1974, Tommy Dickinson (University of Manchester) Part of The History of Sexuality seminar at the Institute of Historical Research (co-organised by our director Dr Jana Funke). The seminar series is convened […]
Introduction, Film Screening and Discussion: Fighting for Sexual Rights in the Early Twentieth Century: Magnus Hirschfeld, Sexual Science and Anders als die Andern (1919)
LT1 Queens Building The Queen's Drive, Exeter, United KingdomSpecial film screening of Anders als die Andern (1919) with introduction and discussion. Released in 1919, Anders als die Andern is one of the first films in history to portray male homosexuality in a sympathetic light. It was directed by Richard Oswald (1880-1963) and tells the story of a homosexual musician who get blackmailed after falling […]
A queer turn of events: LGBTIQ Psychology, past and present
Manchester Business School, , Manchester Metropolitan University Oxford Rd, Manchester, United KingdomPanel Session Five of The Third What Is LGBT history? Conference: Methods, Subjects, Approaches, 26- 28 February 2016 Manchester Metropolitan University Registration must be made for the entire conference - click here. A queer turn of events: LGBTIQ Psychology, past and present From homosexual subject to queer participant: The changing position of the LGBT person in psychology Orla Parslow-Breen […]
Screen Talk: The Danish Girl – LGBTQ+ History Month Special Event
Exeter Picturehouse Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, United KingdomJoin us for a discussion before a screening of The Danish Girl (2015), the story of Lili Elbe (1882-1931) a trans woman living in early 20th century Denmark. Our project director Dr Jana Funke will discuss the role of sexual science in developing ideas about transgender identities in the 1920s and 1930s. Wendy Benstead, costumier of stage and screen, will […]
Guest Speaker: Mary Robson (Durham University) – ‘Inside and also Independent’
TBCMary Robson, creative facilitator in arts in health & education on Wellcome Trust-funded project Hearing the Voice (Durham University) will speak to us on 'Inside and also Independent: The Role of a Creative Facilitator in Interdisciplinary Research Projects'. All welcome. Full abstract and speaker biography below. Part of the Centre for Medical History seminar series at University […]
Sex in Six Objects workshop – the Roman “penis pot”
Museum of Archaeology Anthropology Downing Street, CambridgeA free workshop for young people aged 16-25 looking at an intriguing Roman “penis pot” plus a selection of similar artefacts from the past, and how objects like these have helped people in the modern world to think about sexuality. Lead by Drs Jana Funke and Jen Grove of University of Exeter and Imogen Gunn, curator at the Museum of Archaeology Anthropology (MAA), Cambridge. This event […]
Guest Speaker: Helen Wickstead (Kingston University London)
Marchant Syndicate Room A Building:One, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter, United KingdomHelen Wickstead, Senior Lecturer at Kingston University London in Museum and Gallery Studies and Heritage, will talk to us on ‘"The Prehistoric Phallus: A History of Archaeology and Sex". All welcome. A joint seminar as part of the Centre for Medical History and Department of Archaeology seminar series at University of Exeter. Abstract: Objects thought to represent the erect […]
IHR History of Sexuality Seminar: Clare Tebbutt (Nottingham Trent University)
IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301, Third Floor, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Senate House, London, United KingdomMedical appeals to sexuality in understanding and policing those who wanted to 'change sex' during the 1930s and 1940s Clare Tebbutt (Nottingham Trent University) Part of The History of Sexuality seminar at the Institute of Historical Research (co-organised by our director Dr Jana Funke). The seminar series is convened by the Raphael Samuel History Centre. All […]
Guest Speaker: Lisa Downing (University of Birmingham)
Room 128 Amory Building Rennes Dr, Exeter, United KingdomLisa Downing, Professor of French Discourses of Sexuality at the University of Birmingham, will talk to us on 'How Do I Love Me? Let Me Count the Ways…. On Female Narcissism, a Problem in the Psy Sciences'. All welcome. Full abstract and speaker biography below. Part of the Centre for Medical History seminar series at University of Exeter. […]
Transgender history workshop with Ann Heilmann (Cardiff)
Trinity Centre Trinity Road, Bristol, Bristol, United KingdomTransgender: Cultural and historical developments and the “case” of James Miranda Barry Ann Heilmann (Cardiff) This event is part of the Emergenc(i)es Festival, Bristol. Abstract: This workshop considers the contemporary interest in transgender issues in relation to historical developments. It will explore how have perceptions and understandings of gender, sex and sexuality developed; how […]