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 Rodrรญguez 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, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด (University of Surrey), gave a thought-provoking presentation on LGBTQI+ ageing titled โPutting LGBTQ+ Ageing in (and out) of Contextโ.
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 ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐ข๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ด๐ฎ๐น (๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ-๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ), with Prof. Ana Cristina Santos, Dr Ana Lรบcia Santos and Dr Mara Pieri.
Chaired by Anลพe Jurฤek.
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Plenary Session C | Keynote Mojca Urek
Keynote speaker, Professor Mojca Urek (University of Ljubliana) marked the day with her presentation โBetween Pride and Closet: Experiences of the Older LGBT+ Generation with Social and Health Careโ.
Mojca Urek, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana (SLO); co-founder of the Womenโs 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, Anลพe Jurฤek 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), Fundaciรณn 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 Bรฉrtolo – Opus Diversidades (PT), Vรญctor Mora Gaspar and Konstantinos Argyriou – Fundaciรณn 26 Diciembre (ES).
Chaired by Dr Pako Chalkidis.
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Plenary Session F | Tribute to Ken Plummer
โRemembering a pioneer of LGBTQ+ studies and critical humanism. A tribute to Ken Plummerโ, 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 Lรบcia Santos
Irene Massa
Joana Brilhante
Mara Pieri
Pablo Pรฉrez Navarro
Pako Chalkidis
Pedro Fidalgo
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Organized by Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra (Portugal), REMEMBER โ 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 โ Democracy, Justice and Human Rights Thematic Line, GPS โ CES Research Group on Sexualities, Trialogues โ Biopolรญticas emergentes do parentesco, o gรชnero e a reproduรงรฃo: TRIรLOGOS desde o Sul , PhD Programme in Feminist Studies (CES/ FLUC).
