What is “femme”? Caroline Walters explores the multiplicity of femme identity, and some of the ways in which it can be negotiated in the context of queer/trans identit(ies).
Video: Caitlin Field
Field draws upon the work of Miranda Fricker to explain how gaps in language can mean that individuals find it hard to articulate experiences of marginalisation. The experiences of genderqueer people in France are used as a case study to explore this issue.
First videos now available!
The first two videos from Spotlight on: Genderqueer are now available on our Youtube channel.
We are aiming to upload a new video every couple of days or so, so keep checking back for more from the conference!
Thanks to our speakers for permitting us to upload their talks, and to Alex Drummond for offering her time and equipment in order to film and edit the videos.
Resources
Thank you to everyone who spoke at, attended and/or livestreamed yesterday’s event! We were extremely pleased to host such an exciting gathering of thoughtful individuals.
Please do keep checking back to this site occasionally, as we will be updating it with resources from the seminar, including videos kindly filmed by Alex Drummond.
For now, you may be interested in a Storify of tweets from yesterday collated by Dr Caroline Walters.
Livestream update
The audio should now be working!
If you are still having trouble connecting, there is some advice in the below post. It’s worth trying a number of connection options and/or streaming at lower quality.
Livestream issues
We’ve had a number of reports regarding issues with the livestream from Spotlight on: Genderqueer.
- Lack of audio: unfortunately we are continuing to have issues recording sound in the venue and are still looking into this. It’s worth checking back occasionally to see if it’s working – we are going to keep trying to fix it! If we’re sure it’s working we will announce this through Twitter and a post on this website.
- Trouble connecting: the livestream is working – we recommend checking you have the latest version of quicktime and/or windows media player and/or real alternative. For Linux users, it is also possible to open rtsp://193.60.198.137/conf_h263_g711u_384000_148717125573_AP364748 in VLC or similar.
Please be assured that the event is being filmed so videos should be available in the future!
How to participate remotely in ‘Spotlight on: Genderqueer’
It’s now less than a week until the Spotlight on: Genderqueer event takes place on Monday 29th April.
We still have a handful of places left, so it’s not too late to register – if you wish to attend, please email us: researchgap@gmail.com.
If you can’t attend in person but have access to a decent Internet connection, you will be able to livestream the event. We will be streaming for the duration of the event, from 9am to 5:30pm British Summer Time (GMT+1).
You can watch the livestream here.
We encourage remote participants to join in the discussion via Twitter. We will have a Twitter board in the room so your thoughts, comments and questions will be visible to physically present speakers and other participants.
The ‘official’ hashtag for the day will be #gqconf
Programme and poster
A provisional programme for the Spotlight on Genderqueer event is now available. It is also possible to register if you wish to attend in person.
We will also be livestreaming and tweeting from the event: further details of this will be announced soon.
‘Genderqueer’ – an innovative research event
Spotlight on: Genderqueer will be an open, friendly and participatory event intended to represent a diverse range of research addressing themes that speak to, relate to, or interact with the concept of ‘genderqueer’ whilst breaking down boundaries between researchers and community members. It will build upon the successes of the 2010 Spotlight on: Asexuality event.
As well as bringing together researchers in the UK, we aim to use video conferencing software to allow researchers from around the world to present their work.The event will take place at the University of Warwick on Monday 29th April.
We realise that this isn’t an easy place to get to, particularly on a Monday afternoon, even for those who live in the UK. We also realise that there are lots of people who will be interested around the world. We’re therefore doing our best to make the event as remotely accessible as we possibly can.
At the very least this will involve recording the sessions as podcasts and posting them online. However we’re aiming to (a) film the sessions and put them on YouTube and (b) live stream the event and allow people to ask questions and participate remotely.
More information on the event will follow soon. Watch this space!
Spotlight on: Genderqueer 