Researching the Rainbow

Researching the Rainbow

Join us on Researching the Rainbow to hear more about the exciting and thought-provoking advances in LGBTQIA+ research. Listen to staff and student researchers across a wide range of disciplines talk about their work… and themselves! Researching the Rainbow is coming (out) to you from a flamboyant little closet in the Locke Building at the University of Kent, UK. Hosted by the wonderful Rasa Mikelyte (she/her), and produced by the fabulous Josh Turner (he/him) this podcast is for anyone who’s into exploring the big queer questions!Follow us on Instagram @Researching_The_Rainbow

Episodes

  1. Trude Sundberg on researching alongside marginalised communities

    19/10/2022

    Trude Sundberg on researching alongside marginalised communities

    Join Dr Trude Sundberg (they/them) in conversation about their work as a collaborative researcher, working alongside local to international marginalised communities. This wonderful conversation explores ethical ethnographic research, and how academics can question their role, their power and their contribution to the community involved in their collaborative research.  Check their Eventbrite page for future 'Queerying Workshops' Visit the project website for LGBT-HE, exploring LGBTQ+ inclusion in the higher education workforce Read about Trude’s work exploring Urban Water Security in the Global South  Find out more about Trude’s work here Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow Visit our Buzzsprout page here Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow.

    45 min
  2. Declan Kavanagh in conversation about queer literature studies, effeminacy and identity

    21/09/2022

    Declan Kavanagh in conversation about queer literature studies, effeminacy and identity

    Join Dr Declan Kavanagh (he/them) in this fascinating discussion on the discovery of the interior life throughout works of queer literature and the subsequent exploration of LGBTQ+ identities. Speaking on their work into the role of effeminacy and its intersection with politics and power, and the exciting prospect of the power bottom subverting the norms of penetration and power. This episode promises to be an exciting queer literary journey from the 18th Century to the present.   Find out more about Declan’s academic work here Have a look at Declan’s book “Effeminate Years: Literature, Politics, and Aesthetics in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain” Email Declan on D.Kavanagh@kent.ac.uk   Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow Visit our Buzzsprout page here Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow.

    59 min
  3. Koen Slootmaeckers on LGBTQ+ Politics in Serbia

    07/09/2022

    Koen Slootmaeckers on LGBTQ+ Politics in Serbia

    Join Dr Koen Slootmaeckers (he/him) in discussion about his work exploring LGBTQ+ politics in Serbia. This conversation explores the interplay between EU Accession and LGBTQ+ rights in Serbia and the upcoming EuroPride taking place in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. This episode was recorded on 19th August 2022, prior to the announcement from the Serbian President that EuroPride would be cancelled. The event has not been cancelled and you can read the statement given by EuroPride on their website here.  Find more of Koen’s work on his website www.koenslootmaeckers.com Follow our guest on Twitter @kslootmaeckers Check out Koen’s new book “Coming in: Sexual Politics and EU Accession in Serbia” Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow Visit our Buzzsprout page here Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow.

    41 min
  4. Helen Brooks on Beyond the Binary: Performing Gender Then and Now

    25/08/2022

    Helen Brooks on Beyond the Binary: Performing Gender Then and Now

    Join Dr Helen Brooks in discussion about “Beyond the Binary: Performing Gender Then and Now”, a fascinating  collaborative research project.  This project has brought together students, public researchers, performance-makers and academics to explore new perspectives on gender and performance from historic music hall and pantomime archives.  Find out more on the Beyond the Binary project webpage here Book your free tickets for Beyond the Binary: Rowdy Dowdy Boys & Saucy Seaside Girls at the Gulbenkian Theatre Follow our guest on Twitter @drhelenbrooks Find out more about Helen’s research career Discover the amazing Lunatraktors here Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow Visit our Buzzsprout page here Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow.

    40 min
  5. Saskia Hennecke on TikTok and Tattoos as queer counter power in Uganda

    10/08/2022

    Saskia Hennecke on TikTok and Tattoos as queer counter power in Uganda

    Join International Criminology MA (IMARC) student Saskia Hennecke (she/her) in conversation on her research into the experiences of queerness in Uganda and the implications of colonial legacies and imperial projects within modern queer experiences. Saskia explores acts of counterpower through the retelling of stories from her time spent in Uganda interviewing some of the wonderful people in Kampala’s queer community.  Follow Saskia on Twitter @SaskiaHenn Visit Saskia’s portfolio website here (for the casual name dropped pictures with Joe Biden) Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow Visit our Buzzsprout page here Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow.

    28 min
  6. Supporting transgender students in higher education with Lynne Regan

    03/08/2022

    Supporting transgender students in higher education with Lynne Regan

    Join Dr Lynne Regan (she/her) in conversation about supporting transgender students in higher education. Lynne explores what a good trans inclusive policy can look like in education, and how this can be implemented to improve the student experience for transgender individuals.  Follow Lynne on Twitter @LynneRegan31 Click here for information on LGBTQ+ support at the University of Kent and across the UK Mermaids Support for trans, non-binary and gender diverse students aged 18-25.Gendered Intelligence Trans support, and inclusivity training, including information for therapists and counsellors.Mind Out LGBTQ mental health serviceYou can also read the University of Kent’s Transgender Student Policy and Support Procedures Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow Visit our Buzzsprout page here Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow.

    29 min
  7. The Future of Legal Gender with Flora Renz

    27/07/2022

    The Future of Legal Gender with Flora Renz

    Join Dr Flora Renz in this enthralling discussion on their involvement with the Future of Legal Gender project. This feminist led critical law reform project looked into the role of gender in law, and explored the positive and negative impacts that would come from removing gender from law altogether. Flora is a Senior Lecturer in Kent Law School at the University of Kent.  Visit the Future of Legal Gender website here Follow Flora on Twitter @FloraRenz Find out more on other publications from Flora Renz here Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow Visit our Buzzsprout page here Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow.

    48 min
  8. Michael Redmond on Goodbye to Berlin & Kiss of the Spider Woman, LGBTQ+ comparative literature

    20/07/2022

    Michael Redmond on Goodbye to Berlin & Kiss of the Spider Woman, LGBTQ+ comparative literature

    Join MA student Michael Redmond (he/they) in this captivating conversation on their LGBTQ+ comparative literature research. Michael explores the queer obsession with escapism in Christopher Isherwood’s Goodbye to Berlin (Cabaret) and Manuel Puig’s Kiss of the Spider Woman.  Unfortunately Michael was telling the truth in saying they were a “mystery”, be sure to furiously Google until something comes up! (We’ll be doing the same!)  Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow Visit our Buzzsprout page here Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow.

    48 min
  9. The impact of LGBT+ inclusive media with Kirsty Gravestock

    13/07/2022

    The impact of LGBT+ inclusive media with Kirsty Gravestock

    Join PHD student Kirsty Gravestock (she/her) in a fascinating discussion on how LGBT+ inclusive shows, such as Sex Education and Heartstopper, can impact attitudes and behaviours towards the LGBTQ+ community. You can find Kirsty's (brand new!) academic twitter on @K_Gravestock Read the article "A Love Letter to Heartstopper" here Follow us on Instagram on @researching_the_rainbow Follow us on Twitter on @RetheRainbow Visit our Buzzsprout page here Does your research explore  LGBTQIA+ themes? Click here to sign up to be on Researching the Rainbow.

    31 min
  10. LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care with Jolie Keemink

    08/07/2022

    LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care with Jolie Keemink

    Join Dr Jolie Keemink (she/her) in conversation about her amazing research exploring LGBTQ+ inclusive care provision. You can find Jolie on Twitter on @JolieRosanne Visit our Buzzsprout page here Follow us on Instagram @Researching_The_Rainbow

    29 min
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Join us on Researching the Rainbow to hear more about the exciting and thought-provoking advances in LGBTQIA+ research. Listen to staff and student researchers across a wide range of disciplines talk about their work… and themselves! Researching the Rainbow is coming (out) to you from a flamboyant little closet in the Locke Building at the University of Kent, UK. Hosted by the wonderful Rasa Mikelyte (she/her), and produced by the fabulous Josh Turner (he/him) this podcast is for anyone who’s into exploring the big queer questions!Follow us on Instagram @Researching_The_Rainbow

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