Intersex: New Interdisciplinary Approaches

INIA 7th Training Event

The INIA team had a very successful 7th training event in Lyon.

Activities included training sessions on key issues such as grant opportunities and impact generation, collaborative work on final conference planning and collaborative output production.

INIA researchers participated at the 29th International Conference of Europeanists, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, June 27 – 29, 2023

The Dis-Utopia of Medical Care For Inters*x People
Martin Gramc – University of Zürich

Living Dystopia: Political Subjectification and Engagement of Inters*x People in Europe
Audrey Alessandra Pascale Aegerter
Université Libre de Bruxelles

Without Access to Justice: The Utopia of Reparation in the Lives of Inters*x People
Yessica Mestre Martínez – Andalusian School of Public Health

Conference programme:

councilforeuropeanstudies.org

Call for papers - deadline extended to 30 June!

Conference 'Expanding Inters*x Studies'
Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
31 January - 1 February 2024

The conference is part of the INIA: Inters*x - New Interdisciplinary Approaches project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 859869.

We are happy to announce two new publications!

• Aegerter, A. (2022). Enjeux et controverses quant à la participation d'activistes inters*xes au Consensus de Chicago (2005). Santé Publique, 34, 59-67. https://doi.org/10.3917/spub.hs2.0059

• Aegerter, A., Larrieu, G. & Raz, M. (2022). Visibiliser les i sans (en faire une) exception. Santé Publique, 34, 103-108. https://doi.org/10.3917/spub.hs2.0103

Enjeux et controverses quant à la participation d’activistes inters*xes au Consensus de Chicago (2005) Introduction : En 2005, pour la première fois, deux activistes inters*xes ont été invitées à participer à une conférence médicale internationale qui s’est tenue à Chicago aux États-Unis et qui avait pour objectif de mettre à jour les recommandations de prise en charge médicale des enfa...

New publication!

Monro, Surya, Sean Saifa Wall, and Kate Wood. 2023. Inters*x equality, diversity and inclusion and social policy: Silences, absences, and erasures in Ireland and the UK. Critical Social Policy. doi: 10.1177/02610183231175055

Inters*x equality, diversity and inclusion and social policy: Silences, absences, and erasures in Ireland and the UK - Surya Monro, Sean Saifa Wall, Kate Wood, 2023 Inters*x people suffer human rights abuses and harms because of non-consensual early medical interventions. They have historically been rendered outside of welf...

Call for papers
Conference 'Expanding Inters*x Studies'
Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
31 January - 1 February 2024

The conference is part of the INIA: Inters*x - New Interdisciplinary Approaches project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 859869.

New paper out!

Crocetti, Daniela, Adeline Berry, and Surya Monro. 2023. Navigating the complexities of adult healthcare for individuals with variations of s*x characteristics: from paediatric emergencies to a sense of abandonment. Culture, Health & S*xuality. doi:10.1080/13691058.2023.2208194

Navigating the complexities of adult healthcare for individuals with variations of s*x characteristics: from paediatric emergencies to a sense of abandonment Inters*x people and those with variations of s*x characteristics face significant health and social issues. This paper analyses the complexities of adult healthcare for this diverse population, inc...

Klinefelter's Syndrome Awareness Day 10th May

KSA, Klinefelter's Syndrome Association

Klinefelter's Syndrome Association (KSA) The KSA offers information and caring support to all affected by KS/47XXY, raises awareness, especially amongst the medical profession, and promotes research into the management of KS/XXY.

Call for abstract submissions for Special Issue about the global and local dimensions of inters*x issues and variations of s*x characteristics

Journal: Social Sciences
Special Issue Title: Centring Inters*x Issues: Global and Local Dimensions

Timeline
Submission of abstract for consideration – Deadline: 30 April 2023
Please submit an abstract of 400-500 words, indicative references (not included in the word-count), to centeringinters*[email protected]
Submission of full paper - Deadline: 30 November 2023

The Guidelines and Call for Papers can be found on the journal website:

Selected Papers from Centring Inters*x: Global and Local Dimensions—International Conference Special Issue in journal Social Sciences: Selected Papers from Centring Inters*x: Global and Local Dimensions—International Conference

Roundtable Research for Inters*x Justice

With
Audrey Aegerter (ULB)
Mauro Cabral Grinspan (Global Philanthropy Project/ULB)
Charly Derave (ULB)
Martin Gramc (Universität Zürich)
Ernesto Zelayandía González (Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública)
Chair: David Paternotte (ULB)

Friday 19 May 2023, 12 pm – 2 pm
Maison des Sciences Humaines - ULB
Salle de réception (3d floor)
Avenue Depage, 1
1050 Bruxelles

About the speakers
Audrey Aegerter is a PhD candidate at the Sociology Institute of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Her research focuses on the emergence of inters*x activism in Europe, as part of the INIA project. Audrey is also a board member of the Réseau francophone de recherche sur l'inters*xuation (RéFri).

Mauro Cabral Grinspan is an inters*x and trans researcher, activist and writer. He serves as Senior Officer for Gender Justice and Equity at the Global Philanthropy Project; before that, he co-founded GATE in 2009, serving as its Executive Director between 2017-2022. He participated in the elaboration of the Yogyakarta Principles (2007) and of the Yogyakarta Principles Plus Ten (2017) and co-authored the Argentinian Bill on the Comprehensive Protection of S*x Characteristics. Since 2013 he coordinates the Argentinian taskforce Justicia Inters*x. Mauro edited the book Interdicciones. Escrituras de la Inters*xualidad en Castellano and has written extensively on inters*x issues. He lives in Belgium.

Charly Derave is a PhD researcher at the Perelman Centre of the ULB, an associate member of the Equality Law Clinic and a deputy member of the governing board of the Belgian Institute for the equality between women and men. His research focuses on the global surveillance of the covid-19 health crisis and its impacts on the rule of law. He is also specialised in SOGIESC minority rights.

Martin Gramc is currently a PhD candidate at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and the History of Medicine at the University of Zürich. They are researching the collaboration and ethics of multidisciplinary health care teams working in the field of inters*x care. They hold a master's degree in sociology from the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. Before joining the Institute for Biomedical Ethics and the History of Medicine Martin worked as research assistant for the Liverpool John Moores University, University of Ljubljana, and Peace Institute (Slovenia).

Ernesto Zelayandía-González is a citizen of El Salvador, he holds an LLB from the Central American University in San Salvador, an LLM in human rights from the Central European University in Budapest, and a Msc in human rights and politics from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences in London. His current research is an intersection of human rights, political activism and international human rights institutions all concerning the rights of inters*x persons.

This event is part of the INIA project, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 859869 "Inters*x – New Interdisciplinary Approaches" (INIA). This work reflects only the views of the authors and the European Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

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The Film — Category: Woman Documentary Category: Woman When 18-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya burst onto the world stage in 2009, her championship was not celebrated, but marred by doubt, her personal medical records leaked to the international media. The public scrutiny of her body, driven by racism and s*xism, questioning...

We would like to announce a new publication from UBC Press, which we hope will be of interest.

Cripping Inters*x
Celeste E. Orr

https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/9780774865531/cripping-inters*x/

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Inters*x and/as/is/with disability. The connections between inters*x and disability deserve nuanced attention if we are to strengthen inters*x human rights claims and understand the experiences of inters*x people living with the disabling consequences of medical intervention. Cripping Inters*x explores three key themes: the medical management of people with inters*x characteristics; the mainstream fascination with sport s*x-testing policies; and the eugenic implications of preimplantation genetic diagnosis. This necessary work offers radical new understandings of inters*x-with-disability by investigating how inters*x and interphobia intersect with disability and ableism, and pushes analyses of inters*x experience further than feminist or q***r theory can do alone.

Celeste E. Orr is a research associate at the University of Ottawa. Their research has been featured in Feminist Theory; From Band-Aids to Scalpels: Motherhood Experiences in/of Medicine; Boyhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal; Mothering, Mothers, and Sport: Experiences, Representations, Resistances; and Connecting, Rethinking and Embracing Difference. Orr was a finalist for the Pierre Laberge Prize for Achievement in the Humanities.

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Cripping Inters*x- Combined Academic Inters*x and/as/is/with disability. The connections between inters*x and disability deserve nuanced attention if we are to strengthen inters*x human rights c...

MSCA publishes latest results of end-of-fellowship surveys. The surveys provide insights into MSCA researchers’ experience, skills acquired and career paths after their fellowship. For more information:

MSCA publishes latest results of end-of-fellowship surveys The surveys provide insights into MSCA researchers’ experience, skills acquired and career paths after their fellowship.

Advancing the Human Rights of Inters*x People conference.

On 26 January 2023 a number of INIA colleagues spoke at the Advancing the Human Rights of Inters*x People conference’ that took place in Strasbourg and online. This conference, organised by the SOGI Unit in Co-operation with the Permanent Representation of Iceland to the Council of Europe, was an important opportunity for us to present findings from the INIA project and to hear from key stakeholders. Sean Saifa Wall spoke together with Surya Monro on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion frameworks and policy making, whilst Ernesto Zelayandia presented on Inters*x people's access to justice and reparations, and Tanya Ni Mhuirthile gave a talk on preventing and combatting discrimination and stigmatisation on s*x characteristics.

"Small Dick Energy" and body shaming: guest post on University of Oxford Practical Ethics blog

You might be aware of the controversy that popped up during the break where a Twitter exchange between Greta Thunberg and Andrew Tate got "Small Dick Energy" trending for several days and a vile misogynist arrested in Romania. What you might not have thought about is how such body shaming pejoratives not only trivialise the stigma that many inters*x people live with but also perpetuate the psychosocial justifications for unnecessary early surgical intervention.

This article from Morgan Carpenter (IHRA), Magda Rakita (OII Europe), and Bo Laurent (ISNA) sets out the case against body shaming pejoratives from an inters*x perspective. While we don't condone the attitude and actions of men like Andrew Tate, it's important to consider the impact of language that is used to denigrate people we dislike, no matter how awful they are.

You can read the post on the University of Oxford Ethics Blog here.
http://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2023/01/guest-post-body-shaming-is-unacceptable-even-if-directed-at-vile-people-an-inters*x-critique-of-small-dick-energy/

VARIATIONS IN S*X DEVELOPMENT
Medicine Culture and Psychological Practice
by Lih-Mei Liao

Lih-Mei Liao is psychologist in the UK. In the last twenty years of her career, she was a consultant clinical psychologist and head of department at a leading teaching hospital. One of her clinical roles was to co-develop a multidisciplinary s*x development service. In her book, Lih-Mei provides a context for making sense of the dilemmas in the field and suggests theoretical and therapeutic tools for psychosocial professionals to approach their work.

The book can be ordered directly from Cambridge University Press at a discounted rate.

Here are a couple of pictures from INIA ESR Audrey Aegerter's recorded presentation for the LGBTQIA+ Research day at the University of Amsterdam.

She presented some of her early findings during the session on political subjectivity.

This research day is part of the VU Pride events: https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/more-about/vu-pride

The EU-funded RESET project develops guidance and tools for the integration of gender and diversity into research projects, such as a checklist and guidelines for Gender Impact Assessment. The project recently organised the webinar “ your project with gender”, which provided hands-on guidance for research projects. The webinar included presentations from representatives of the European Commission and researchers who succeeded in the submission of gender-sensitive project proposals for European funding calls.

Home | RESET Project This is the homepage of RESET research project website. RESET stands for "Redesigning Equality and Excellence together".

Exciting new read from our good friends at Equality Network:

Our recent article has just been published in the high impact journal 'Gender & Society'. We are keen to get this out to key people in the sector to promote better trans health in perinatal services.

Pezaro, S., Crowther, R., Pearce, G., Jowett, A., Godfrey-Isaacs, L., Samuels, I., & Valentine, V. (2022). Perinatal Care for Trans and Nonbinary People Birthing in Heteronormative “Maternity” Services: Experiences and Educational Needs of Professionals. Gender & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08912432221138086

Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08912432221138086 -it is open access.

Perinatal Care for Trans and Nonbinary People Birthing in Heteronormative “Maternity” Services: Experiences and Educational Needs of Professionals - Sally Pezaro, Rebecca Crowther, Gemma Pearce, Adam Jowett, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs, Isaac Samuels,.. Childbearing trans and nonbinary people are confronted with the heteronormative and cisgender frameworks that underpin “maternity” services. We explored the edu...

We are excited to see this new paper about older inters*x people published in S*xual and Reproductive Health Matters authored by INIA ESR Adeline Berry and Professor Surya Monro.

Ageing in obscurity: a critical literature review regarding older inters*x people Inters*x people experience a range of human rights abuses, including non-consensual, irreversible medical interventions on minors. These abuses have lifelong effects, yet little is known about olde...

7 November 2022: Today marks the 155th anniversary of the birth of Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the first person, and sole woman, to have received a Nobel Prize twice. The European Commission takes the opportunity to celebrate her curiosity and achievements by launching several initiatives to strengthen the bonds between the worlds of science and education. To learn more, please click here:

Marie Skłodowska-Curie turns 155 – time to celebrate science with pupils and researchers across Europe! This autumn, the European Commission is offering pupils, teachers and researchers across Europe a unique opportunity to connect, engage and develop science projects together.

Tonight, Audrey Aegerter, one of the INIA ESRs, has presented her research at the City Hall of Brussels

This op-ed for inters*x awareness day published in the Belgian newspaper Le Soir is cosigned by INIA members Audrey Aegerter and David Paternotte.
https://www.lesoir.be/473214/article/2022-10-26/agir-pour-garantir-lintegrite-corporelle-des-personnes-inters*xuees?fbclid=IwAR09RfKiG255d3tx_1XfPZj0Qjm-LaOCtquVAfZwWjNHNwtdgbD2X0LFN2o

Agir pour garantir l’intégrité corporelle des personnes inters*xuées Ce 26 octobre est la journée de la visibilité des personnes inters*xuées. C’est l’occasion de rappeler aux autorités politiques leurs engagements et d’éveiller la conscience du grand public sur le vécu et l’expérience de ces personnes.

From one of our wonderful friends at KSA.

Happy Inters*x Awareness Day
26 October (2022)

Please watch our two-minute inters*x awareness day video from an XXY/ Klinefelter's Perspective.

It was created by me (AJ Howard) and fellow trustee Ken Scott, it is a collaboration with The XXY Project (Australia).

The video can be found on our KSA YouTube channel link:

Inters*x Awareness Day 26th October 2022 from an XXY/Klinefelter’s Perspective Inters*x Awareness Day 2022 from an XXY/Klinefelter’s Perspective By AJ Howard and Ken Scott on behalf of the Klinefelter’s Syndrome Associationhttps://www.k...

Happy Inters*x Awareness Day 2022!

We just wanted to draw your attention to a book launch happening in Manchester on the 29th November.



https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inters*x-embodiment-book-launch-tickets-443956183897



This event will celebrate the launch of the new book Inters*x Embodiment: Legal Frameworks Beyond Identity and Disorder by Fae Garland and Mitchell Travis.



The book is being published by Bristol University Press. You can pre order it here: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/inters*x-embodiment



Inters*x Embodiment examines the divergent medical, political and legal constructions of inters*x. The authors use empirical data to explore how inters*x people are embodied through these frameworks which in turn influence their lived experiences. Through their analysis, the authors reveal the factors that motivate and influence the way in which policy makers and legislators approach the area of inters*x rights. They reflect on the limitations of law as the primary vehicle in challenging healthcare’s framing of inters*x as a ‘disorder’ in need of fixing. Finally, they offer a more holistic account of inters*x justice which is underpinned by psychosocial support and bodily integrity.



The event will feature a talk from Fae Garland and Mitchell Travis followed by discussion of the book from David Griffiths (University of Suss*x), Sean Saifa Wall (University of Huddersfield, Inters*x Justice), Aileen Kennedy (University of New England, Inters*x Human Rights Australia) and Valentino Vecchietti (IERUK). This discussion promises to cover a broad range of interdisciplinary insights including the sociology and history of medicine, activism and law.



The event will be followed by a wine reception sponsored by the University of Manchester Law School.

Inters*x Embodiment Inters*x Embodiment - Legal Frameworks beyond Identity and Disorder; This book examines the divergent medical, political and legal constructions of inters*x. The authors use empirical data to explore how inters*x people are embodied through these frameworks which in turn influence their lived experi...

On World Mental Health Day, October 10th, 2022, GATE hosted a webinar focused on highlighting challenges, recommendations and priorities regarding the mental health of inters*x people.

Inters*x people continue to face persistent and disproportionate challenges regarding their wellbeing, which includes both physical and mental health challenges. GATE organized a discussion focusing on the impact of human rights violations on inters*x people and their mental health featuring an international panel of experts:

Irene Kuzemko from OII Europe, Katharine Dalke from Penn State College, Hiker Chiu from Inters*x Asia, Eli Rubashkyn from ILGA World and IINIA's own Adeline Berry.

You can find out more and watch the recording here:

Inters*x Thoughts: Virtual Expert Panel on the Mental Health of Inters*x People - GATE GATE is hosting a webinar focused on highlighting challenges, recommendations and priorities regarding the mental health of inters*x people.

In July, GATE organized the first webinar featuring inters*x activism from the Global South. In this iteration, we had activists from the LAC region to discuss their perspectives on inters*x activism. Each panelist produced a five-page article on the topic presented, and their articles are now together and public. We, the inters*x people from the Global South is a memoir featuring their writing, available in three languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese.

[EN] We, the inters*x people from the Global South: Latin America and the Caribbean

[ES] Nosotres, las personas inters*x del Sur global: Latinoamérica y el Caribe

[PT] Carolina, uma pessoa inters*xo do Sul global: Memorial em Língua Portuguesa

https://gate.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Global-Action-for-Trans-Equality-2022-We-the-inters*x-people-from-the-global-South_-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-Edition.-Inters*x-Bodies-Global-South-Alliances_-Memoir.-New-York_-GATE.pdf

The Latin American and Caribbean Seminars are the first of a three regional webinars series, one for each great region of the Global South to discuss the trajectories of inters*x-led movements in the region. Check out a replay here!
https://gate.ngo/inters*x-bodies-global-south-alliances/

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Dear members of the Gender and S*xuality Research Network,



In addition to our general call for papers for our research network for CES 2023, we are also organizing a mini-symposium (a collection of panels) on the broad theme of intersectionality. Please find the call below. Mini-symposium submissions by the research networks are prioritized by CES. We invite you to submit individual paper abstracts or full panel proposals to us by 10 October 2022. Please submit them to Hanna ([email protected]) and Muireann ([email protected]). Please indicate in your email that the submission is for the mini-symposium ‘intersectionality’. We will then put together panels for the mini-symposium. We believe that this way we can have a more in-depth discussion of particular themes at the conference stretching over several panels.



Please spread the word and we are looking forward to your submissions and already to an exciting conference to be held in Reykjavik, June 27th-29th 2023!
All the best,

Hanna & Muireann







Call for Papers for mini-symposium: Intersectionalizing the study of Europe and the EU? Researching gender and s*xuality in Europe beyond women and gay men



Research on gender and s*xuality in Europe and in particular in the European Union has been dominated by work on women’s rights and gender equality, reflecting also the EU’s own focus on gender equality internally. More recently, scholarship on LGBTQI rights within the EU and as part of the EU’s international rights promotion has made important contributions to our understanding of EUrope. While – unfortunately – such research remains as relevant as ever, it has the tendency to overlook the intersectional and complex character of people’s experiences and power relations in Europe and beyond. Our mini-symposium uses the concept of ‘intersectionality’ (Crenshaw 1989) as a starting point to make space for scholarship on Europe with a stronger analytical focus on inequalities, identities and everyday experiences shaped by intersectionality. Acknowledging existing work on intersectional inequality in EU law and policy (e.g. Verloo 2006), we invite papers on a variety of issues relevant to Europe, the EU or its engagement with others from an intersectional perspective. We also welcome contributions that may explicitly not work with ‘intersectionality’ but, for example, with postcolonial, q***r or critical masculinity studies approaches, and/or that reflect on the limits and boundaries of the concept of ‘intersectionality’.

13 October 2022: INIA presentation at Andalusian School of Public Health

While on secondment at EASP, ESR7 Martin Gramc gave a presentation to master’s students at the Andalusian School of Public Health. The session was part of the Europubhealth, European Public Health Master / Master of Public Health and Health Management, held at the Andalusian School of Public Health. The title of his presentation was “Collaboration and professions involved in health care for inters*x people.” The session was attended by approximately 25 students and was preceded by a brief introduction to the INIA project presented by PI Amets Suess Schwend.

The sixth INIA network event took place in Valletta, Malta from September 23-28, 2022. During this event, researchers looked at Inters*x theory building, law and human rights, education, medicine and healthcare as well as alliance building and collaboration. Invited speakers include Dan Christian Ghattas from OII Europe and Emma Smith from the Council of Europe. A stakeholder event was held on September 26th with a presentation from Silvan Agius (Cabinet of Commissioner for Equality of the European Commission) during which INIA ESRs presented findings from their research and answered questions as part of a panel discussion. Photo courtesy of Sveta Solnsteva.

MSCA latest news can be found here:
https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news?

On 2 September 2022 Surya Monro presented the INIA programme as part of her panel presentation at the 'To Boldly Go Beyond: Celebrations and Challenges on Gender and Power' event at the Nijmegan School of Management, Radboud University. The conference celebrated 10 years of the Gender Hotpot at the University. Surya was thrilled to be invited by Radboud University, which is one of our INIA partners. The audience were particularly interested in the INIA work on inters*x Equality and Diversity as there was a panel of policy advisors and practitioners at the event. The photo shows Surya alongside Professors Myra Marx Ferree (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Mustafa Ozgilbin (Brunel University) and Patricia Zenoni (Utrecht University/Hasselt University).

Save the Date! PSI-I Annual Zoom Event.

PSI International warmly invites your participation in our annual zoom event in September 2022.

This year’s event will take the form of 3 themed panels, spread across dates and time zones.



Panel 1, UK Psychological Support for adults with VSC within state-run (NHS) Gynaecology services

Coordinated by Julie Alderson, Limor Meoded Danon and Lih-Mei Liao

When: 21st September 2022 at 2 pm *UK time. (90 min session)



Panel 2, Policies and Psychosocial practices

Coordinated by Marta Prandelli

When: 21st September at 6 pm *UK time. (90 min session)



Panel 3, Psychosocial health care in the community.

Coordinated by Matt Malouf and Bonnie Scranton

When: 23rd September at 2 pm *EST / USA East Coast time. (90 min session)



Registration will be opened in September 2022 and more information will be available then. We hope to see you in September, if not before.

The PSI International Steering Committee
https://www.psiinternational.net/

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We'd like to invite you to submit a paper proposal to the Centring Inters*x conference (if you'd like to attend but not present, also to let you know we'll open registration in November). Please do circulate this call. Thanks very much!

Dear Colleague,

We are delighted to open a call for abstract submissions for our international conference about inters*x issues and variations of s*x characteristics.

Brief overview: Whilst a considerable amount of research has taken place about inters*x issues, much of this is located in the global north. The conference will take an international approach, foregrounding voices from the global south as well as the north. The proposed conference will facilitate the ongoing development of an international network of scholars, students, and stakeholders with an interest in supporting inters*x people’s equality, wellbeing, and social and economic success. It will generate original knowledge across a range of fields and academic disciplines. The conference will also generate improved policy advice for key stakeholders especially those in policy and practice positions across sectors such as healthcare, education, and social work. For more details please see https://research.hud.ac.uk/institutes-centres/cacs/research-areas/inters*x-studies/inters*x-studies-conference/

Dates of conference: 20-23 February 2023

Format: Virtual - 2 time-zones (Pacific and Atlantic) to ensure global accessibility

Invitation to submit abstracts and panel proposals: You are invited to submit an abstract for an individual conference paper, or a proposal for a conference paper panel. We are not accepting posters.

Deadline: 14 October 2022.

Link to submission page https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/4464/submitter

Guidelines for abstract authors/panel proposers:

This is an interdisciplinary conference. A wide range of empirical and/or theoretical research presentations are welcome.

Length of individual abstract: up to 250 words

Abstracts may include the following information, as relevant:
Aims/objectives of presentation
Background (key issues – but please, not a basic introduction as this will be a knowledgeable audience)
Conceptual/theoretical framework
Methods
Ethics
Key findings
Implications/recommendations
Funder (if any)
3-4 keywords

For panel proposals: Up to 250 words for the panel introduction, plus 2-300 words per individual abstract, following the same guidelines as for individual papers. Please give the panel a short overall title and submit the abstract as if it was an individual paper (same box as for individual papers), then for the individual papers include the short overall title first, followed by the title of the individual paper.

More details about the conference to follow (including keynotes, registration link etc).

We very much look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks and kind regards,

Surya and the Conference Team

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