Queer Area Studies Network

The LCS Queer Area Studies Network is a friendly and supportive network which brings together the diverse range of research in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies that engages queer topics and methodologies. Ranging from research on classical antiquity to the history of sexuality in Spain, from queer communities in Ceuta and Manila to contemporary queer artists in Thailand, from queer histories of the Holocaust to indigenous queer artivists in Brazil, and more, our research interests all share a common discipline of area studies.

Central to the network is therefore a transnational and multilingual perspective, as well as a queer ethics of care. So far, our network has supported several funded research projects to emerge, and particularly supports postgraduate researchers. We work together with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies to support teaching, research projects and postgraduate work within and outside the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies.

Any queries about the Queer Area Studies Network should be directed to Richard Cleminson (R.M.Cleminson@leeds.ac.uk), Helen Finch (H.C.Finch@leeds.ac.uk) and/or Hendrik Kraetzschmar (H.J.Kraetzschmar@leeds.ac.uk)

Members of the Queer Area Studies Network welcome PGR enquires/applications in the following areas of study:

• Richard Cleminson: Iberian sexual cultures, history of homosexuality and LGBT movements, history of scientific discourses and practices on homosexuality.
• Andrew Delatolla: Sexual governance; race and racism; statehood, colonialism and Empire; Middle East, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, the Ottoman Empire.
• Helen Finch: Queer literary and cultural studies, with a particular interest in Jewish and German studies.
• Peter Haysom- Rodríguez: Queer ecologies and Queer perspectives on Medical Humanities.
• Hendrik Kraetzschmar: Co-supervision on queer studies with a focus on North Africa; European overseas territories.
• Thea Pitman: Co-supervisions on queer studies with a Latin American focus.