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Read the reflections of the organisers of the second gender lecture series The lecture “Refusing to Conform: Trans Bodies as a Site of Resistance” explored topics of gender performance, nonbinary identity, and the history of gender resistance.

Jonge Academie Inauguration Every year, de Jonge Academie (The Young Academy of Belgium), selects their newest members based on scientific or artistic excellence of researchers, who have distinguished themselves in an exceptional way since completing their doctorate.

Young people's well-being and pornography: meet the researcher. Exclusively for the readers of our newsletter, RHEA interviewed Nina Szyf, PhD student at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University (joint PhD) within the SWYPPE-project.

On Wednesday the 22nd of October, dr. Hannelore Van Bavel was invited to speak on the panel for the presentation of the book "Vulva Obscura" by photographer Hanne Lamon.

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Exclusively for the readers of our newsletter, RHEA interviewed Danielle Fernandes, EUTOPIA doctoral researcher at RHEA (Collaborative PhD: VUB - NOVA Lisboa). We discuss her current research project on gender-based violence in Brussels, which you can follow on her Instagram @Cityconfessions.be!

Missed the RHEA Gender Lecture Series? Here's our take! Wie is er bang van gender? We kicked off the series with the panel "Wie is er bang van gender?" as the inaugural Machteld De Metsenaere lecture.

The RHEA Gender Lecture Series: because gender, diversity and intersectionality matter year round!

Talk about starting the year off strong! On New Year's Day, journal 'Sexual Violence' published an article on Sexual Violence in Brussels Nightlife by Danielle Fernandes, Maïté Meeûs and Gily Coene.

In a Q & A for the Editor's Choice of Rhea's Newsletter, Jihane Sliti discusses her and Prof. Dr. Iman Lechkar's recent publication “No punishment is enough for monsters" (short title)...

For the Editor's Choice of our Newsletter, we wrote a teaser on Prof. Dr. Karen Celis and Prof. Dr. Sarah Childs' piece on democratic practices through a feminist lens. Feminist Democratic Design (FDD): Why do we need it, What is it and How does it work?