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French women had more power in the Middle Ages than after the revolution
The Middle Ages were not all about tyrannical rulers and power struggles. Cooperation, compromise, and women in power were also common, according to a historian at the University of Oslo.
Men also benefit from gender perspectives in health research
Researchers agree that gender perspectives improve health research. But does Norway need a dedicated political strategy for women’s health?
Can Norway formulate its own penal law for sexual assault?
Amnesty believes the new Norwegian draft bill on rape violates the Istanbul Convention. Law professor disagrees.
Medieval law in Norway gave women new rights
In 2024, Norway celebrates 750 years since the Code of the Norwegian Realm was adopted. For women, that meant more access to financial resources and power.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is expected to open up great opportunities for society, but what do we know about artificial intelligence and gender equality?
Gender Equality in Research in Europe
Kilden genderreseach.no has mapped similarities and differences among European knowledge centres that work with gender perspectives and gender balance in research.
Master suppression techniques
Master suppression techniques are strategies people or groups of people can use to dominate or humiliate others in a subtle, indirect way.
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Call for papers: Speculative Futurities – Queer and Crip Interventions
This special issue of Lambda nordica invites contributions exploring queer and/or crip interventions in speculative technologies and narratives. Lambda nordica is a peer-reviewed open-access Nordic academic journal of LGBTQ studies. Topics may include AI, robotics, biotechnologies, Afrofuturism, queer/crip temporalities, and alternative imaginaries of futurity. Abstracts of 300–500 words are due by December 20, 2024. Full articles (6,000–8,000 words) will be invited for submission.
Ph.d.-course: Sex and politics in a global perspective
In spring 2025, SKOK, LawTransform and Skeivforsk will organize a cross-disciplinary, combined master and PhD course about the dynamics between sex and politics in a global perspective. The organizers invite PhD and master students in Bergen to a cross-disciplinary course on dynamics between sex and politics in a global perspective. The course will run throughout the 2025 spring semester. There will be both regular lectures and a 3-day gathering in May. Registration is required. Deadline: Monday 13 January 2025.
