Women, Gender, and Sexuality
A research cluster which explores society's construction of gender across historical periods and global geographies.
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- Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Our research
The Women, Gender, and Sexuality cluster applies comparative and transnational methods and approaches to historical constructions of gender as they were shaped by the experiences of both women and men.
We research family, kinship and population and encompasses scholarship from the perspectives of gender, sexuality, race, class and culture. Women, Gender and Sexuality has particular interests in Britain and America, the broader problem of the legal construction of gender, and the history of masculinity.
Our expertise
Discover our subject specialists who lead our research - from postgraduate research students to internationally-renowned academic staff.
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Explore our research projects directory to discover past and present research activity.
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Historians explore the Women's Aid Federation of England archive
Master's students in History have worked with archivists in the University of…
Tuesday 7 May 2024
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The Capital of Free Women: Dr Danielle Terrazas Williams on her prize-winning book
The book was published by Yale University Press in 2022 and has received…
Thursday 29 February 2024
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Research spotlight: Dr Alba Martínez
Dr Martínez joins the School of History as Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow,…
Thursday 14 December 2023
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Dr Sara Barker features on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time
Tune in to BBC Sounds to hear Dr Sara Barker and other invited guests discuss…
Wednesday 6 December 2023
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