Researching the Rainbow
Join us on Researching the Rainbow to hear more about the exciting and thought-provoking advances in LGBTQIA+ research. Listen to staff and student researchers across a wide range of disciplines talk about their work… and themselves! Researching the Rainbow is coming (out) to you from a flamboyant little closet in the Locke Building at the University of Kent, UK. Hosted by the wonderful Rasa Mikelyte (she/her), and produced by the fabulous Josh Turner (he/him) this podcast is for anyone who’s into exploring the big queer questions!Follow us on Instagram @Researching_The_Rainbow
Episodes
10 episodes
Trude Sundberg on researching alongside marginalised communities
Join Dr Trude Sundberg (they/them) in conversation about their work as a collaborative researcher, working alongside local to international marginalised communities. This wonderful conversation explores ethical ethnographic research, and how ac...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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45:04
Declan Kavanagh in conversation about queer literature studies, effeminacy and identity
Join Dr Declan Kavanagh (he/them) in this fascinating discussion on the discovery of the interior life throughout works of queer literature and the subsequent exploration of LGBTQ+ identities. Speaking on their work into the role of effeminacy ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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58:37
Koen Slootmaeckers on LGBTQ+ Politics in Serbia
Join Dr Koen Slootmaeckers (he/him) in discussion about his work exploring LGBTQ+ politics in Serbia. This conversation explores the interplay between EU Accession and LGBTQ+ rights in Serbia and the upcoming EuroPride taking place in Serbia’s ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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41:04
Helen Brooks on Beyond the Binary: Performing Gender Then and Now
Join Dr Helen Brooks in discussion about “Beyond the Binary: Performing Gender Then and Now”, a fascinating collaborative research project. This project has brought together students, public researchers, performance-makers and...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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39:48
Saskia Hennecke on TikTok and Tattoos as queer counter power in Uganda
Join International Criminology MA (IMARC) student Saskia Hennecke (she/her) in conversation on her research into the experiences of queerness in Uganda and the implications of colonial legacies and imperial projects within modern queer experien...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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27:47
Supporting transgender students in higher education with Lynne Regan
Join Dr Lynne Regan (she/her) in conversation about supporting transgender students in higher education. Lynne explores what a good trans inclusive policy can look like in education, and how this can be implemented to improve the student experi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:28
The Future of Legal Gender with Flora Renz
Join Dr Flora Renz in this enthralling discussion on their involvement with the Future of Legal Gender project. This feminist led critical law reform project looked into the role of gender in law, and explored the positive and negative impacts ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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48:19
Michael Redmond on Goodbye to Berlin & Kiss of the Spider Woman, LGBTQ+ comparative literature
Join MA student Michael Redmond (he/they) in this captivating conversation on their LGBTQ+ comparative literature research. Michael explores the queer obsession with escapism in Christopher Isherwood’s Goodbye to Berlin (Cabaret) and M...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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48:20
The impact of LGBT+ inclusive media with Kirsty Gravestock
Join PHD student Kirsty Gravestock (she/her) in a fascinating discussion on how LGBT+ inclusive shows, such as Sex Education and Heartstopper, can impact attitudes and behaviours towards the LGBTQ+ community. You can find Kirsty's (bran...
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Episode 2
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30:48
