Conference
Bodies of Labour: Society, Sexuality and Female Agency.
This year, on the 12th of June, GHD Ubbo Emmius will once again host its annual historical conference at Labnul50 in Groningen. Doors open at 9:00 in the morning, and the event will run until around 5:00 in the afternoon. This year’s theme is Bodies of Labour: Society, Sexuality and Female Agency. The event explores how women’s bodies were seen and valued throughout history. Female agency plays a crucial role in our conference this year.
Three professors from different cities, Willemijn Ruberg, Marion Pluskota and Catherine Hakim, will deliver lectures in line with the conference theme; feminism, gender and politics. Each lecture will be followed by a short Q&A session, giving you the opportunity to engage critically with the speakers. The conference will be chaired by our own RUG professor, Karen Hollewand, and there will be time for broader discussion at the end of the day.
In addition, workshops related to the theme will be held between the lectures, such as plate smashing and more to be announced! During the conference, coffee and tea will be available, and lunch will be provided on site at Labnul50. For more detailed information about the speakers and workshops, please follow our Instagram page: @conference_ubbo!
Pluskota:
Dr Marion Pluskota is an assistant professor of social and urban history at Leiden University. Her research focuses on the history of sex work, crime, and urban society in Europe. She is chief editor of the journal Crime, History and Societies and member of ESWORN, the European Sex Work Research Network. She will be giving a lecture titled 'Infectious Bodies: Sex Work, Othering, and the Politics of Disease'.
Hakim:
Dr Catherine Hakim is a pioneering sociologist, currently Professorial Research Fellow at Civitas, a London policy research institute. Her professional experience covers central government, consultancy, and academia. She is a regular commentator in the media. As a Senior Research Fellow in the London School of Economics she developed a thesis on the social and economic value of Erotic Capital. The book has been translated into ten languages. Her study of internet dating is published in The New Rules: Internet Dating, Playfair’s, and Erotic Power. She is an internationally recognized expert on women's employment, social policy, research design, and related issues. She has also done research on voluntary childlessness, the male sexual deficit and the sex industry. Her publications include over 100 papers published in academic journals, books and research monographs, including Key Issues in Women's Work. See www.catherinehakim.org
