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Prix de la diffusion scientifique : L'AGS remporte le prix spécial du jury
L'Atelier Genre(s) et sexualité(s) récompensé pour son engagement continu en diffusion scientifique.
Vendre l'intime : ce qu'OnlyFans fait au travail sexuel
October 21, 2026
Nous accueillerons Pierre Brasseur (Haute école de travail social de Genève) pour une rencontre consacrée aux transformations contemporaines du travail sexuel à l’ère des plateformes numériques, à l’occasion de la publication de son ouvrage "OnlyFans, le capitalisme du désir".
Des mobilisations féministes d’extrême-droite ? Appropriations du féminismeet circulations transnationales
October 21, 2026
Nous accueillerons Charlène Calderaro (Université d’Oxford) pour une conférence consacrée à l’émergence des mobilisations féminines d’extrême droite en Europe, à leur appropriation des causes féministes et à la circulation transnationale de leurs discours et stratégies militantes. Avec le soutien de la Fondation Wiener–Anspach
Rethinking Sexual Modernity behind the Iron Curtain
October 21, 2026
On Friday 27 November, from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm, we will welcome Anna Dobrowolska (University of Basel) for a lecture exploring the transformations of sexuality and intimate practices in socialist Eastern Europe. The event is organised in partnership with Mondes Modernes et Contemporains.
Rencontre autour du livre «Paternités incarcérées»
October 21, 2026
Jeudi 26 novembre à 19h, la Librairie Météores accueillera Marine Quennehen (UCLouvain) pour une rencontre consacrée à son ouvrage Paternités incarcérées. Un événement organisé en collaboration avec la Librairie Météores et les Éditions de l’Université de Bruxelles.
Séminaire Automne 2026
September 29, 2026
L’Atelier Genre(s) et Sexualité(s) a le plaisir de vous présenter son nouveau cycle de séminaires pour l’automne 2026 ! D’octobre à décembre, cinq rencontres viendront rythmer ce nouveau programme autour de recherches contemporaines consacrées aux genres et aux sexualités. Rendez-vous dès le 3 octobre 2026 pour la première séance du cycle. Retrouvez l’ensemble des dates, intervenant·es, lieux et informations pratiques dans le programme ci-joint. Au plaisir de vous retrouver nombreuses et nombreux cet automne !
Appel à articles | Les adolescentes dans les espaces publics urbains : pratiques spatiales, enjeux et actions publiques
August 11, 2026
La revue Métropoles lance un appel à contributions pour un dossier thématique intitulé : « Les adolescentes dans les espaces publics urbains : pratiques spatiales, enjeux et actions publiques » Coordonné par Nathalie Boucher (Respire-Montréal), Sarah-Maude Cossette (Respire-Montréal), Alexandre Donnen (AGS-ULB) et Muriel Sacco (AGS-ULB), ce numéro spécial vise à approfondir la réflexion sur la place des adolescentes dans les espaces publics urbains, leurs pratiques spatiales, leurs mobilités, ainsi que les politiques et actions publiques qui participent à rendre ces espaces plus inclusifs.
Unwilling To Know: Male Homosexuality at the Crossroads of Europe, 1870-1965
April 20, 2026
On Wednesday, May 6 (from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.), l'Atelier Genre(s) et Sexualité(s) is pleased to welcome you to a lecture by Wannes Dupont (University of Edinburgh), as part of the AGS Spring 2026 Seminar program, entitled: 'Unwilling To Know: Male Homosexuality at the Crossroads of Europe, 1870–1965'.
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- 9 The Belgian Empire and Its Legacies:
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Titre : 9 The Belgian Empire and Its Legacies: Colonial Silences and Post-Colonial Dynamics of Queer (In)Visibility in Central Africa
Auteur(s) : LAURO Amandine
Abstract : In Chapter 9, the Belgian empire’s relationship to sexualities and genders is analyzed, underlining the distinctiveness of the silences concerning homosexuality in Belgian colonial discourse. While anxieties about alleged “dangerous” Congolese sexualities were significant, and while influential Catholic missionaries and paternalistic modes of rule contributed to unprecedented interventions in colonized people’s intimate lives, homosexuality appears largely absent from this repertoire of concerns. The chapter connects this peculiar silence, as well as the absence of formal regulation of homosexuality, to Belgium’s broader tradition of avoiding queer issues in intellectual and political debates. It also examines colonial discourses about African intimacies, showing how they were grounded on racialized and gendered assumptions about a “primitive” Central African “sexual culture” allegedly characterized by promiscuity, hyper-heterosexuality, and a “predatory” masculinity. Finally, turning to imperial legacies, the author examines the contrasting and complex echoes of this history in post-colonial Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi.
Année : 2026
En savoir plus - ‘Unwoke the University’
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Titre : ‘Unwoke the University’: A Mere Question of Academic Freedom? Insights from Belgium
Auteur(s) : PATERNOTTE David
Abstract : Donald Trump’s 2025 return to power has led to a spectacular comeback of academic freedom in academic research and university policies. While echoing earlier trends, it has prompted renewed concern about the fragility of academic freedom even in established democracies. In response, academic freedom has re-emerged as a political and institutional resource, with proposals such as the constitutionalisation of academic freedom. While these initiatives may offer a more robust legal protection and generate a necessary debate on the role of research and universities in a well-functioning democracy, they could also, if insufficiently prepared, easily backfire. Furthermore, as indicated by a discussion of recent developments in Belgium, academic freedom cannot be addressed in isolation from broader political debates. The debate about woke shows that it should be related to a broader analysis of the politics of knowledge. Defending academic freedom requires recognising its political embeddedness and addressing broader challenges to democratic values and knowledge production.
Publication : DiGeSt - Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, Volume 13, Issue 1
Année : 2026
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- The ‘pro-life’ generation
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Titre : The ‘pro-life’ generation: generational renewal and historical continuities in the fight against abortion in Belgium (1968–2023)
Auteur(s) : Anne-Sophie CROSETTI
Abstract : A generational rhetoric has been noted within the ‘pro-life’ movements of many countries in recent years, with activists claiming to be part of ‘the pro-life generation.’ In order to address what is truly ‘generational’ about the ‘pro-life generation’, this article offers a socio-historical analysis of how the movement opposing abortion has developed in Belgium, from the creation of the first group in 1968 to the present day: what does it mean to be the ‘pro-life generation’? What historical, sociological, or strategic rupture are these young activists attempting to embody? To understand the intended break with the past implied by the notion of ‘generation’ this article will examine the movement through multiple lenses: discursive, structural, sociological, and strategic.
Publication : The History of the Family
Année : 2025
En savoir plus - The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics in Europe
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Titre : The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics in Europe
Auteur(s) : David PATERNOTTE , auteur du chapitre intitulé "23. Gender, sexuality and ‘conservative movements’ in Europe: What are they? How to study them?"
Abstract: The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics in Europe is an outstanding reference source to this engaging subject area. A number of developments at the intersection between religion and politics in Europe, including the terrorist attacks echoing that of 9/11, the rise of the far right and populism linked to anti‑Islamic rhetoric in the context of migration of Muslims into Europe, and a series of controversies to do with free speech and hate speech, have served as a catalyst for a surge in interdisciplinary scholarship.
Publication : Routledge Handbooks
Année : 2025
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