Gender, Sexuality and Law: Theory and Practice Seminar Series

Funded by the Economic & Social Research Council

Keele, Kent and Westminster Law Schools are currently hosting a series of ESRC funded seminars on Gender, Sexuality and Law, exploring the relevance of scholarship in the area of gender, sexuality and law (GSL) outside the academy. Each workshop will aim to bring together academics, practitioners and activists to discuss to what extent GSL theory and methodologies can speak to those working with, through and against law, outside of the academy.

The seminar series seeks to address issues such as:

In what ways and to what extent is a theory/practice divide a problem, or an asset, for GSL scholarship and strategy?
In what ways do activists and scholars bridge the theory/practice divide and how could we do this more effectively?
How have state and right wing adaptations of feminist and gay rhetoric and demands impacted on activism and analysis?
How have changes in governance (e.g. the increased role of quangos) affected the possibilities for strategic intervention?

A full report of this project is available to download.

Last Updated: May 2007