Women, Gender, and Sexuality
A research group which explores society's construction of gender across historical periods and global geographies.
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Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Our research
The Women, Gender, and Sexuality group 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.
More on Our projectsLiving with the Dead: Professor Laura King on her new book
Living with the Dead: Memories, Histories, and the Stories Families Tell in…
Thursday 30 January 2025
More on Living with the Dead: Professor Laura King on her new bookMasculinity in Byzantium: Dr Maroula Perisanidi on her new book
Masculinity in Byzantium, c. 1000-1200: Scholars, Clerics and Violence is…
Thursday 21 November 2024
More on Masculinity in Byzantium: Dr Maroula Perisanidi on her new bookProfessor Kate Dossett's inaugural lecture now available to watch online
The School was pleased to celebrate Professor Kate Dossett's inaugural…
Thursday 31 October 2024
More on Professor Kate Dossett's inaugural lecture now available to watch onlineRead all about it in journal special issues
Dr Maroula Perisanidi and Professor Claire Eldridge have both recently been…
Thursday 17 October 2024
More on Read all about it in journal special issuesLecture: Purr-fect Pals: The Rise of Pet Cats in Modern Britain
Professor Jane Hamlett presents the School of History's Katrina Honeyman Memorial Lecture.
Tuesday 25 February 2025, 17:30 - 19:00
More on Lecture: Purr-fect Pals: The Rise of Pet Cats in Modern BritainBook Launch: Living with the Dead by Professor Laura King
Join Professor Laura King at the launch of her new book.
Wednesday 19 March 2025, 18:00 - 20:00
More on Book Launch: Living with the Dead by Professor Laura KingRoundtable: Family (Hi)Stories
Researching families’ histories is a simultaneously tricky and rewarding business.
Thursday 20 March 2025, 11:00 - 13:00
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