We are pleased to invite you to the open-to-the-public conference “Gender and Sexuality Studies in Local and International Perspectives,” accompanying the inauguration of the first year of the “Gender and Sexuality” master’s program at the University of Warsaw!
Monday, October 6, 2025, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
55 Dobra Street, Room 1.110
Free admission
The conference aims to map the contemporary state of the field of gender and sexuality studies, both from the perspective of Polish research and teaching, as well as the potential for international scholarly collaboration at the intersection of languages, cultures, and borders. The conference is divided into two parts, Polish and English-language. The first panel, “Polish Gender and Queer: Methods, Initiatives, Institutions,” will explore local academic perspectives. The second panel, “Transnational Networks of Gender/Queer Studies: Research, Teaching, Politics,” will be devoted to the international context of gender and sexuality studies research.
Speakers include:
dr Ludmiła Janion (Gender/Sexuality Research Group, ASC, University of Warsaw)
mgr Nadia Janiczak („Machina Myśli”)
dr hab. Dobrochna Kałwa (WH, UW)
dr hab. Barbara Namysłowska (WPiA, UW)
dr Konrad Sierzputowski (IKP, UW)
mgr Izabella Tyborowicz (MSD, UW)
dr Josef Šebek (Charles University)
dr Camilla Bruun Eriksen (University of Copenhagen)
dr Gabi Jähnert (Humboldt University of Berlin)
dr Tereza Jiroutová Kynčlová (Charles University)
prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Kościańska (IEiAK, UW)
prof. Andrea Pető (Central European University)
Check out the detailed program in Polish – see you there!
Financing:
The conference has been financed by University of Warsaw IDUB (the Excellence Initiative Research University) and 4EU+ Charles University grants.
Organizing committee:
Authors of the conference concept: dr Marcin Bogucki, dr Aleksandra Kamińska, dr hab. Karolina Krasuska, prof. ucz., dr Marta Usiekniewicz, dr hab. Marta Zimniak-Hałajko, prof. ucz.
Panel coordination: dr Ludmiła Janion, dr hab. Karolina Krasuska, prof. ucz., dr Josef Šebek, dr hab. Marta Zimniak-Hałajko, prof. ucz.
Conceptual and coordination support: mgr Olga Gajek, mgr Aleksandra Julia Malinowska
