Sibéal Conference 2011
** Update: Deadline for proposal submission for the conference extended until Friday 14th October 2011 ** The Sibéal Irish Postgraduate Feminist and Gender Studies Network will hold their annual conference at the University of Limerick on Saturday 26th November 2011. This one-day conference aims to bring together people from Ireland and the UK whose work...
National Women’s Council of Ireland AGM
In Sibéal’s last AGM in November 2010 it was decided that Sibéal should become a member of the National Women’s Council of Ireland. This means also, that Sibéal has full access to and voting rights in the AGM. This year’s AGM was held in the Gresham hotel in Dublin. In addition to a welcome note...
Sibeal receives FWSA award for 2011 conference
We are delighted to have received an award from the Feminist and Women’s Studies Association (FWSA) for our Sibéal Conference 2011 through their Small Grant Scheme: After extensively reviewing all the proposals for events this year, the FWSA executive committee are delighted to announce that the winning event proposal for the FWSA’s Small Grants Scheme...
Memories of the Magdalene Laundries: Feminist Dialogue, Debate and Action
Sibéal Limerick has organised a seminar and art exhibition on the subject of the memory of women incarcerated the Magdalene Laundries. University of Limerick Concert Hall - Wednesday 27th April
Creating Change: Feminism, The University & Society
This international conference explores the relationship between feminist academic work and social change. Participants will discuss initiatives that use teaching and research to address inequalities in various domains...
March Book Club
Photo by Saltygal, used under Creative Commons. Greetings Sibeal members and fans – now that our newly designed website has launched we’ve decided to add some regular features. We’re pleased to announce the first in a series of bi-monthly reviews, which you’re all welcome to participate in. This month we are reviewing and recommending our...
Culture After Conflict Conference – March 23rd
CULTURE AFTER CONFLICT BETWEEN REMEMBRANCE AND RECONCILIATION 23 March 2011 – Ulster Museum 10:30AM – 5:30PM The re-establishment of power sharing in May 2007 was a watershed in the bloody and bitter conflict that blighted Northern Ireland for almost four decades. For the first time since the foundation of the state, Northern Ireland would be...
Feminist Truth Recovery Seminar – Feb 24th
Exploring feminist perspectives on truth recovery processes. Crescent Arts Centre 24th February 2011 10:30am – 15:00pm
Sibéal Conference 2010 Report
Women in Action – Active Genders: An Evening Celebration of Women’s Activism and Creativity; an Interdisciplinary Gender and Feminist Postgraduate Conference; Sibeal’s first AGM 26 and 27 November 2010 An event organised by Sibéal in collaboration with the Global Women’s StudiesProgram, NUI Galway.This successful two-day event was different from our two previous Sibeal conferences. Up to now...
Sibeal Conference 2010 Programme
Here is the provisional programme for the Sibeal Conference 2010, which takes place on Saturday November 27th in NUIG, Galway. Women in Action – Active Genders: Interdisciplinary Gender and Feminist Postgraduate Conference You can download the programme here. For further conference information and pre-registration, click here. 09.00 Registration Arts Millenium Foyer 09.15 – 9.45 Welcome...
Women in Action – Active Genders: Interdisciplinary Gender and Feminist Postgraduate Conference
Saturday November 27th, 2010 from 9am-5pm in The Arts Millennium Building, National University of Ireland, Galway Registration fee – €10 (includes light lunch and refreshment) payable on the day Pre-registration – info@sibeal.ie You are also invited to join us for ‘An Evening Celebrating Women in Action’ on Friday 26th Novemeber 6pm-9pm, The Crane Bar Tickets €10...
Call for Contributions, Special Issue of Feminism & Psychology
Trans(cending) Psychology:
Advancing Feminist Scholarship on Gender and Transgender Experience
Edited by T. Evan Smith and Megan R. Yost
The field of psychology has been criticized for pathologizing transgender identities and experiences;
transgender activists have argued that trans identities should not be characterized as mental illness, and should
instead be viewed by psychologists as valid variations in gender identity and...
