Brighton and Sussex Sexualities Network
BSSN
What is BSSN?
The Brighton and Sussex Sexualities Network (BSSN) is an inter-university research network aimed at supporting research and researchers who work on issues of human sexuality within the Universities of Brighton and Sussex and the wider Sussex area.LGBT LIVES: THE BIOGRAPHIES AND LIFE COURSE OF SEXUAL/GENDER DISSIDENTS
Seminar Three: Bodies, embodiment and bodily practices
Venue: Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Date: October 23rd
2009
INVITATION TO DELEGATES
Delegates are invited to register for the third of four seminars designed to explore life course and biographical approaches to sexual and gender dissidence. The aim is to attract a cross-sector and multidisciplinary audience who will participate in a debate that develops over the course of the series. The seminar series will have relevance for:
- Academics/researchers
- Postgraduates
- Practitioners
- Service providers and planners
- Policy-makers
- Community-based and campaigning groups
- LGBT individuals
Confirmed speakers for Seminar Three include:
- Jo Clifford – playwright and performer who will be performing a short extract from the upcoming play ‘Jesus Queen of Heaven’
- Lyndsey Myskow, Psychosexual therapist, Lothian NHS
- James Morton, Scottish Transgender Alliance
Attendance at the seminars is free but places are limited so please register in good time. Tea/coffee and a buffet lunch will be provided. A webpage listing seminar participants, their affiliation and areas of interests will be used to support the development of the network and promote collaboration. When registering please provide: name, status/post, organisation/university, one or two lines detailing your areas of interest and a URL to your homepage (if you have one) or to the website of your organisation (optional).
Please send your details to the series convenor
Richard Ward at Richard.Ward@manchester.ac.uk,
The University of Manchester,
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work,
Jean McFarlane Building,
University Place,
Oxford Road,
Mancheste r, M13 9PL.
Please indicate any dietary requirements and other needs when registering.
For further details see our website: http://www.qmu.ac.uk/lgbt or, http://www.scottishlgbt.org/CommunityArticles/LGBT_Lives.aspx#content
The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish charity, No: SC015096
