Post-graduate Symposium - Occupation, Transitional Justice and Gender Belfast campus

Post-graduate Symposium on Occupation, Transitional Justice and Gender Keynote Speaker: Professor Christine Chinkin, Professor of International Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science Date: Friday, 8 May 2015, 09:00 – 18:30 Venue: Ulster University, York St campus (Belfast, Northern Ireland)

One-day postgraduate symposium on Occupation, Transitional Justice and Gender to be held on Friday, 8 May 2015. This symposium seeks to explore the interface between occupation, transitional justice and gender. The starting point for exploration is based in feminist concerns that are broadly focused on issues of power, control and hierarchies. More specifically, feminist theorizing acknowledges that women’s needs during times of occupation, conflict, and/or transition are often ignored, sidelined or essentialised; recent research is also looking into masculinities during these periods. While much research has explored transitional justice and gender, there has been limited research on the relationship and complexities of occupation and gender. Furthermore, there is a dearth of research on how these three concepts intersect, inform and/or impact each other.

The symposium is sponsored by the Feminist & Women’s Studies Association (FWSA): http://fwsablog.org.uk/ Further sponsorship is provided by the Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University, the Research Graduate School, Ulster University, and the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, Ulster University.