In late autumn 2017, the gender studies community initiated a coordinated action in response to the devaluation of the interdisciplinary field of gender studies, attacks on individual researchers, and assaults on social media. The aim was to showcase the breadth, diversity, and scientific excellence of gender studies and to highlight its role as a critical science addressing significant societal challenges and real-world phenomena.

The Science Day #4GenderStudies was first held on December 18, 2017, and has been conducted annually around this date ever since. Researchers and universities in German-speaking countries participate to demonstrate the diversity of gender studies and emphasize the scientific importance of the field.

At Freie Universität Berlin, gender studies are deeply embedded in numerous disciplines. Their strength lies in the diversity of disciplinary approaches and perspectives. The questions and methods used to explore gender relations vary by field, yet all projects share a focus on critical and self-reflective scientific approaches and a commitment to socially relevant issues.

The Margherita-von-Brentano Center for Gender Studies invites doctoral candidates, postdocs, and academic staff from Freie Universität Berlin to present their research in this poster exhibition. On December 18, 2024, participants will have the opportunity to showcase their posters during an Open Mic session.

Participants and Topics

Anthony Benzig, Didactics of Biology, Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy

Concepts of Normality and (Hetero)Normativity among Students in Biology Classes

Johannes Heß, Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies, SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence, Otto Suhr Institute, Department of Political and Social Sciences

As Women and as a Country: Gendered Participation in Nationalist Movements

Nikolina Klatt, Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies, SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence

The State of Democracy and Abortion Law: A Global Analysis

Henrike Kraul, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Department of Political and Social Sciences

Dressing the Self – Formations of (Bi)Sexual and Gender Identities in Copenhagen, Denmark

Rubens Mascarenhas Neto, IRTG Temporalities of Future, Latin America Institute

The Voyaging Venuses: Brazilian Travesti, Transformista, and Drag Queen Artists in German Travesty Shows (1960s – Today)

Katherine McGrory, Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies, SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence, Otto Suhr Institute, Department of Political and Social Sciences

Reimagining the Nation: The Politics of Abortion in Northern Ireland

Andrea Miranda Avilés, Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies, SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence, Otto Suhr Institute, Department of Political and Social Sciences

Understanding Differences in Gender Equality Strategies Between Mercosur and the Andean Community of Nations

Conny Steenblock / Janina Sundermeier, Department of Information Systems, Department of Economics

Promoting a Contemporary Image of Entrepreneurial Careers: A Course Concept to Address Gender Role Stereotypes Through Entrepreneurship Education

Jihad Yagoubi, Otto Suhr Institute, Department of Political and Social Sciences

Land, Identity, and Collective Action: A Decolonial Intersectionality Analysis of Land Justice Discourses in Morocco

Vinícius Zanoli, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Department of Political and Social Sciences

Queer Heritagization: The Making of Culture, History, and Identity in Queer Museums

Lea Zentgraf, BMBF Junior Research Group Food for Justice: Power, Politics, and Food Inequalities in a Bioeconomy, Freie Universität Berlin, HCIAS at Heidelberg University

Gender. Power. Food. - Socio-Ecological Transformation and Unheard Voices of Rural Women in Food Movements in Germany

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