Why Europe is Lesbian & Gay Friendly (and why America never will be)?
5:45pm - 7:30pm /
Monday 29th February 2016
/ Venue: Lecture Theatre 7 Rendall Building
Type: Lecture /
Category: Department
- Diversity and Equality Team
- Suitable for: Everyone
- Admission: Free - please book your place using the Eventbrite link
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Angelia Wilson is Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester. Her book, “Why Europe is Lesbian & Gay Friendly (and why America never will be)” (2013), reflects the intersections of her research in LGBT politics, welfare policy, religion and American politics.
Currently, her work focuses on the US Christian Right and the construction of social values as a political strategy. This research includes elite interviews with political leaders and commentators, participant observation in over a dozen 'grassroots' gatherings and discourse analysis of mass emails.
What do the seemingly ‘lesbian and gay friendly’ policy changes in Western Europe tell us about narratives about ‘our’ politics? What can we learn from such European success stories? How does this help us understand the LGBT struggles in the increasingly partisan atmosphere of American political culture? This lecture locates LGBT politics within the wider frame of religious investment in welfare and the state’s need for austerity.
Other publications include Situating Intersectionality (2013), Below the Belt: Sexuality Religion and the American South (2000), A Simple Matter of Justice (1995) and Activating Theory (1993). She is an experienced political commentator appearing on BBC Breakfast Show, BBC World Service, BBC One News, The Big Question, CBBC Newsround and various BBC Radio programmes.http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/angelia.r.wilson/
The talk will be introduced by Professor Janet Beer, Vice Chancellor of the University of Liverpool.
This event is sponsored by the School of Histories, Languages and Cultures, and is part of the University's events for LGBT History Month 2016.
Schedule:
• 17:15: Doors Open
• 17:45: Welcome and Introduce by Prof Janet Beer
• 18:00: Lecture by Prof Angela Wilson
• 19:00: Q&A
• 19:30: END
Venue Access:
The Rendall Building and the Lecture Theatre are accessible for people with limited mobility. A hearing loop is included within the building. There are accessible car park bays immediately outside the building. For full access details of the building please see the DisabledGo Guide. If you have specific access needs please contact equality@liverpool.ac.uk.
Currently, her work focuses on the US Christian Right and the construction of social values as a political strategy. This research includes elite interviews with political leaders and commentators, participant observation in over a dozen 'grassroots' gatherings and discourse analysis of mass emails.
What do the seemingly ‘lesbian and gay friendly’ policy changes in Western Europe tell us about narratives about ‘our’ politics? What can we learn from such European success stories? How does this help us understand the LGBT struggles in the increasingly partisan atmosphere of American political culture? This lecture locates LGBT politics within the wider frame of religious investment in welfare and the state’s need for austerity.
Other publications include Situating Intersectionality (2013), Below the Belt: Sexuality Religion and the American South (2000), A Simple Matter of Justice (1995) and Activating Theory (1993). She is an experienced political commentator appearing on BBC Breakfast Show, BBC World Service, BBC One News, The Big Question, CBBC Newsround and various BBC Radio programmes.http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/angelia.r.wilson/
The talk will be introduced by Professor Janet Beer, Vice Chancellor of the University of Liverpool.
This event is sponsored by the School of Histories, Languages and Cultures, and is part of the University's events for LGBT History Month 2016.
Schedule:
• 17:15: Doors Open
• 17:45: Welcome and Introduce by Prof Janet Beer
• 18:00: Lecture by Prof Angela Wilson
• 19:00: Q&A
• 19:30: END
Venue Access:
The Rendall Building and the Lecture Theatre are accessible for people with limited mobility. A hearing loop is included within the building. There are accessible car park bays immediately outside the building. For full access details of the building please see the DisabledGo Guide. If you have specific access needs please contact equality@liverpool.ac.uk.