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12.30 – 3.00, 21 February 2012

Adam Room, Grove House, Froebel College Continue Reading

On 3rd Feb. 2012 the Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research (LSBU) held a BSA Families and Relationship study group day conference ‘Intersecting Family Lives, Locales and Labours’. Plenary talks by Professor Diane Reay and Professor Michele Goodwin will soon be available on the Weeks Centre website. Continue Reading

A one-day seminar

19^th April, 10.30am-3.30pm

Run by the Education, Identities and Social Inclusion Research Group, Brunel University Continue Reading

November 11th 2011 saw an exciting joint symposium between the Youth studies and Sexualities BERA SIG at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Continue Reading

Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
Wednesday 8th February 2012
10.30-5pm

The Gender & Education Association with the Centre of Youth Work Studies and the Educational Department at Brunel University, and the British Sociological Association’s Youth Study Group are holding a 1 day seminar on Modern Girlhoods on 8th February 2012.

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the social and cultural lives of girls within scholarly and policy literature. The theme of the day: Modern Girlhood in the 21st century, aims to be broad enough to focus on the range of public, policy and scholarly debates that focus on the lives of young women. Keynote speakers for the day include Prof. Valerie Hey (University of Sussex) and Dr Farzana Shain (Keele University). Continue Reading

Confirmed keynotes for GEA’s interim conference, ‘Gender and Democracy: Gender Research in Times of Change’ include:

- Fatmagül Berktay, Professor of Political Science, Istanbul University

- Lynn Davies, Professor of International Education, University of Birmingham

- Elisabet Öhrn, Professor of Education, University of Gothenburg

Click here for further information

11 – 13 April, University of Gothenburg

Conference theme: ‘Gender and Democracy: Gender Research in Times of Change’

Instructions for submission can be found on the conference website.

Submission deadline: 1 November 2011

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Thursday 27^th October 2011

Lancaster University

4.30-6pm followed by a drinks reception

Sponsored by GEA and the Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University Continue Reading