30th September – 1st October 2024
A two-day event in Coimbra dedicated to the complex intersections of ageing and LGBTQI+ identities, in Southern Europe and beyond.
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Highlights:
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Opening Session
With Professor Albano Figueiredo (Director of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, University of Coimbra), Professor Tiago Santos Pereira (Director of the Centre for Social Studies – CES), Professor Ana Cristina Santos (Head of the Organising Committee), Professor Miguel Cardina (Coordinator of CES 50 Years of the 25th of April), Mafalda Esteves (Co-coordinator of the GPS – Sexualities Research Group), and Professor Silvia Rodríguez Maeso (Vice-Coordinator of the Democracy, Justice and Human Rights Thematic Line at CES).
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Plenary Session A | Keynote: Andrew King
Inaugural keynote speaker, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 (University of Surrey), gave a thought-provoking presentation on LGBTQI+ ageing titled “Putting LGBTQ+ Ageing in (and out) of Context”.
Andrew King, Head of Department, and Professor of Sociology, University of Surrey (UK); CoDirector of the Centre for Research on Ageing and Generations (CRAG) and the Centre of Excellence on Ageing (CEA); and Co-Chair of the Sex, Gender and Sexualities Research Group (SGS); member of the International Advisory Board of Projects REMEMBER and TRACE.
Chaired by Dr Ana Lucia Santos.
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Plenary Session B / Research Roundtable – Project REMEMBER
Plenary session dedicated to the main findings and discussion of 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥: 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗗𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗹 (𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟰-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬), with Prof. Ana Cristina Santos, Dr Ana Lúcia Santos and Dr Mara Pieri.
Chaired by Anže Jurček.
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Plenary Session C | Keynote Mojca Urek
Keynote speaker, Professor Mojca Urek (University of Ljubliana) marked the day with her presentation “Between Pride and Closet: Experiences of the Older LGBT+ Generation with Social and Health Care”.
Mojca Urek, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana (SLO); co-founder of the Women’s Counselling Service in Ljubljana; Chair of Research at the European Network for Training, Evaluation, and Research in Mental Health; member of the International Advisory Board of Project TRACE.
Chaired by Dr Joana Brilhante.
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Plenary Session D | Research Roundtable – Project TRACE
Research roundtable dedicated to TRACE – Tracing Queer Citizenship over Time: Ageing, ageism and age-related LGBTI+ politics in Europe, titled “Tales from Fieldwork: Drawing on Methodological and Personal Challenges.” – an insightful session that explored the complexities (and perks) of conducting research on LGBTQI+ ageing across Southern Europe.
With Prof. Ana Cristina Santos, Dr Joana Brilhante, Dr Pako Chalkidis, Anže Jurček and Irene Massa.
Chaired by Pedro Fidalgo.
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Plenary Session E | Policy Roundtable
Policy Roundtable featuring distinguished representatives from Opus Diversidades (Portugal), Fundación 26 (Spain) and Proud Seniors (Greece). This session was pivotal in linking policy frameworks to the lived experiences of LGBTQI+ elders in Southern Europe.
With Dimitra Kyrillou – Proud Seniors (GR), Helder Bértolo – Opus Diversidades (PT), Víctor Mora Gaspar and Konstantinos Argyriou – Fundación 26 Diciembre (ES).
Chaired by Dr Pako Chalkidis.
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Plenary Session F | Tribute to Ken Plummer
“Remembering a pioneer of LGBTQ+ studies and critical humanism. A tribute to Ken Plummer”, delivered by Christian Klesse, Sociology Department, Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), acknowledging Ken Plummer’s monumental contributions to LGBTQI+ studies and sociology.
Chaired by Dr Ana Cristina Santos.
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All the wonderful presentations at Parallel Sessions
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Closing Session and Group Photo
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Organising Committee
Ana Cristina Santos (Coord.)
Ana Lúcia Santos
Irene Massa
Joana Brilhante
Mara Pieri
Pablo Pérez Navarro
Pako Chalkidis
Pedro Fidalgo
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Organized by Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra (Portugal), REMEMBER – Recording Experiences of LGBTQ Olders in Post-Dictatorship Portugal (1974-2020), TRACE -Tracing Queer Citizenship over Time: Ageing, ageism and age-related LGBTI+ politics in Europe
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In partnership with CES 50 Anos de Abril || 50 Years of April, DemoJUST – Democracy, Justice and Human Rights Thematic Line, GPS – CES Research Group on Sexualities, Trialogues – Biopolíticas emergentes do parentesco, o gênero e a reprodução: TRIÁLOGOS desde o Sul , PhD Programme in Feminist Studies (CES/ FLUC).
