Output type: Conference presentations

Ana Cristina Santos at the 16th ESA Conference: “Ain’t I a Queer? Getting Old at the Crossroads of Queer Pride and Ageist Pain”

On August 28, 2024, Professor Ana Cristina Santos, PI of project TRACE, presented her paper titled “𝗔𝗶𝗻’𝘁 𝗜 𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿? 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻” at the 16th European Sociological Association Conference in Porto, Portugal. This paper discussed the tension experienced by older LGBTQI+ individuals in Portugal, who often […]

Irene Massa at the 16th ESA Conference: “LGBTQ+ and Ageing in Italy: An Intersectional Perspective”

On August 28, PhD candidate Irene Massa presented her paper “𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤+ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆: 𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲” at the 16th European Sociological Association Conference, in Porto, Portugal. Her presentation explored the history of LGBTQI+ rights in Italy, characterised by a “repressive tolerance,” and the intersectional discrimination faced by older LGBTQI+ people. Irene highlighted the […]

Joana Brilhante at the 16th ESA Conference: “A Queer Metamorphosis: Exploring the Evolution of LGBTQ People’s Rights and Ageing in the Maltese Archipelago”

On August 28, 2024, TRACE Researcher Dr Joana Brilhante presented her paper “𝗔 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗼” at the 16th European Sociological Association Conference in Porto, Portugal. Brilhante’s research delves into Malta’s transformation from a nation with restrictive laws to a leader in LGBTQ […]

Pako Chalkidis at the 16th ESA Conference: “Introductory remarks on LGBTQI+ Ageing in Greece”

On August 28, 2024, TRACE Researcher Dr Pako Chalkidis presented his paper on “𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤𝗜+ 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲” at the European Sociological Association Conference in Porto, Portugal. His presentation highlighted the significant legislative changes in Greece from 2014 to today, driven by European guidelines and the European Court of Human Rights. Chalkidis explored […]

Ana Cristina Santos presentation in the panel “Not just for the queers: The salience of research on LGBTQ+ ageing for generalist gerontology and geriatrics and transforming the world” at the 27th Nordic Congress of Gerontology in Stockholm, Sweden

The Principal Researcher of Project TRACE, Ana Cristina Santos, gave a talk included in the panel “Not just for the queers: The salience of research on LGBTQ+ ageing for generalist gerontology and geriatrics and transforming the world.” with esteemed colleagues Andrew King, Rebecca Jones, Kathryn Almack and Maya Chew. This panel highlighted the importance of […]

Ana Cristina Santos’s presentation of Project TRACE at CIEG’s III International Congress

Ana Cristina Santos (TRACE’s PI) presented Project TRACE at the Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudos de Género [nterdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies]’s III International Congress in Lisbon, dedicated to the topics of “Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies: Knowledge, Public Policies and Social Justice” on the 1 of February 2024 . This was an opportunity to discuss […]

Ana Cristina Santos at the ERC Annual Conference 2023: Research on Diversity & Diversity in Frontier Research

Project TRACE was represented at the ERC Annual Conference 2023 – Research on Diversity & Diversity in Frontier Research through the participation of its Principal Investigator, Dr. Ana Cristina Santos, who contributed to Session 3: Perceptions of Diversity. During her intervention, Dr. Santos presented the TRACE project and reflected on how diversity is perceived, conceptualised, […]

Keynote: Ageing with pride and pain – challenges and resistance against ageism and other forms of violence against older LGBTI people

Keynote address by Ana Cristina Santos at the Conference “Ageing with Pride: Healthcare for older LGBTI people in Europe” organized by the Council of Europe on the 06/11/2023. The findings shared during this event will contribute to a European-wide report on the topic to be published by the Council of Europe in May 2024. Panel […]

Conference Panel Making room makes all the difference – intersections of sexual, gender and age diversity in the context of Southern Europe

Conference Panel Making room makes all the difference – intersections of sexual, gender and age diversity in the context of Southern Europe Focused on LGBTQI+ people in Southern Europe, this panel presented during the Midterm Conference of the European Sociological Association Sexuality Research Network, at the University of Zagreb (28-29 September 2023) addresses issues of […]

Keynote: No country for old trans: intersections of ageing and gender diversity in Southern Europe

Keynote address by Ana Cristina Santos at the Convegno internazionale “Il benessere delle persone trans*”, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy