Date: Thursday, September 28th, 2023
Time: 03:30 pm CET
Duration: 1,5 h
Registration link: LINK
Lecturer: Lucía Gloria Vázquez Rodríguez
Short description:
This training seeks to provide a comprehensive list of the databases, the institutions, the available funding schemes, and the most relevant publications in the field of Gender Studies for scholars who may be newcomers to the area. Throughout the seminar, we will explore the challenges and opportunities gender researchers face in their careers; discuss the potential for the social impact of our work, as well as the alliances that we can establish with grassroots associations and institutions that deal with gender (in)equality across different industries; and talk about the emotional labor and the importance of building communities in a field of knowledge that is so closely tied to affect and identity.
Training topics:
- Gender Studies
- Academic Networks
- Publishing Strategies
- Funding Opportunities
- Women’s Studies, Research
About the lecturer:
Lucía Gloria Vázquez Rodríguez is a Lecturer in Digital Media at University College London (UCL). She holds a PhD in Audiovisual Communication from the Complutense University of Madrid (2022), with a thesis on Latin American queer cinema directed by women, carried out under a competitive pre-doctoral contract at the same university. Her lines of research focus on Feminist Media Studies and queer narratives and aesthetics, both in contemporary cinema and television. She is a member of the research group GECA (Gender, Aesthetics, and Audiovisual Culture), and is part of the UNESCO-UNITWIN Network on Gender, Media, and ICT. She has published several articles in scientific journals in the field of communication, gender, and sexuality.