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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · May 16

Join us as we mark 10 years since the Marriage Equality Referendum with a vibrant, community festival celebrating love, progress, & pride!
Family-friendly activities, New LGBTQIA+ guided tours, National Museum of Ireland– Collins Barracks
Sat, 24 May 2025 🕚 11AM– 7PM
www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/W...

This new guided LGBTQIA+ tour at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks views the exhibitions through alternative lenses, bringing some hidden histories and perspectives to the fore. Focusing on objects and individuals from the 17th to the 21st century, the tour reveals a wide variety of identities, genders and sexualities along the way.

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · May 14

#intersex #vsc #intersexstudies #dublin #dublincityuniversity #conference #interdisciplinary

MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · May 14

Intersex Insights, a conference dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary conversations on intersex studies and the social, cultural, medical and ethical approaches to Variations of Sex Characteristics (VSC). Hosted at Dublin City University on June 9th and 10th, 2025.
www.dcu.ie/snpch/dcu-ev...

Intersex Insights | School of Nursing, Psychotherapy & Community Health

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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · May 9

Camogie sportswear has evolved dramatically, reflecting broader changes in women's sportswear and celebrating strides towards equality and functionality.
NMI Curator Siobhán Doyle dives into camogie kits' history and current controversies.
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Illustration of new camogie uniforms suggested by fashion designer Neillí Mulcahy (1969) on display at the GAA: People, Objects & Stories exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks.
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Maeve Gilroy's tweed camogie dress that she wore playing for Antrim in the 1960s (DT:2023.11) © National Museum of Ireland on display at the GAA: People, Objects & Stories exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks.
© National Museum of Ireland

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Apr 23

#summerschool #universityoftrento #italy #psychology #humanities #multidisciplinary #wellbeing #theory

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Apr 21

Join the 2025 PsyHuman "Psychology and the Humanities" Summer School: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Individual and Community Well-being, running from June 16 to June 27 at University of Trento, Italy.
Details and link for application here:
eventi.unitn.it/it/psyhuman-...
Apply by: April 30, 2025

PsyHuman Summer School of Psychology and the Humanities

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Film In Dublin @filmindublin.bsky.social · Mar 19

The TITE film festival arrives to @lighthousecinema.bsky.social in April.

Check out our programme preview:
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poster for the Trans Image Trans Experience Film Festival April 25-27 2025 at Light House Cinema. @titefilmfest, tite.ie. Two people look off uncertainly mid-embrace.

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · Apr 14

DCU, Ireland’s first formally designated University of Sanctuary, has announced five new scholarships for postgraduate taught Master’s for refugees and international protection applicants who are not eligible for state support.
Find out more here: launch.dcu.ie/42JvTDx

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · Mar 26

📣 Apply to the TEPSA Academy & Skills Lab today❗

Learn more on our website 🔗 tepsa.eu/events/acade...

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MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland @molimuseum.bsky.social · Mar 25

Book now for Pride and the Pen – a monthly LGBTQ+ tour of MoLI, taking place this Saturday, 29 March, at 3pm. The tour looks at Ireland’s storied queer heritage, from censorship to celebration. Limited availability – don't miss out! Book now at moli.ie

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · Mar 20

The Gender of Sound by Anne Carson

Silver Press @silver-press.bsky.social · Mar 11

The Gender of Sound by Anne Carson

'Putting a door on the female mouth has been an important project of patriarchal culture from antiquity to the present day. Its chief tactic is an ideological association of female sound with monstrosity, disorder and death.'

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The Gender of Sound by Anne Carson

Human history is filled with unacceptable sounds: high-pitched voices, gossip, talkativeness, hysteria, wailing and ritual shouts. Who makes them? Those deviant from or deficient in the masculine idea...

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Mar 18

#dcu #dublincityuniversity #postgraduate #openday #genderstudies #sexualitystudies #ma #genderandsexualitystudies #highereducation

MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Mar 18

Join us at the DCU Postgraduate Open Day this Thursday, 20 March, from 4-7 pm in the U Building on Glasnevin campus, to ask your question about the MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies in person. Registration and further information here: www.dcu.ie/postgraduate

Postgraduate Open Day - March 2025 | Student Recruitment

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 26

Wednesday, 12 March 2025
4.00PM - 6.00PM
1838 Club, DCU Glasnevin Campus, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Numbers are limited. Please register your attendance here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/dcu-instit...

DCU Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities

Dublin City University Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities is marking its launch with an event.

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 26

Invitation: Launch of the DCU Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities (IRGS), a dynamic new research hub dedicated to gender and sexuality in political, social, cultural, and technological contexts.
Guest speakers: Prof. Ailbhe Smyth, alongside Bulelani Mfaco and Dr. Arpita Chakraborty.

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 21

... as Sexual Violence and Harassment Prevention and Response Manager in UCC. Now that the MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies is commencing, I am very excited to see what new graduates will achieve in making Ireland a safer place for all to experience sexuality on their own terms.
Dr Caroline West

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 21

I completed the MA in Sexuality Studies in 2012, and went on to do a PhD in Sexuality Studies in DCU afterwards… The course gave me the skills to become a media commentator in sexuality-related topics, and helped me to progress to my current role...

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 18

#queerstudies #queerpolitics #brazil #netherlands #research #socialjusticeresearch #grassrootsmovements #DCU

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 18

Invitation: Join us in DCU for a talk on "Living Queer Politics: A Psychosocial Study of Queer Activist Trajectories in Brazil" with Gab Siqueira, University of Groningen (NL) / University of São Paulo (BR), tomorrow, 19 February, at 12 noon.
dcu-queer-activism-brazil.jimdosite.com

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 18

We are looking forward to this important talk by Dr. Jilly Boyce Kay from Loughborough University on 27th February in UCD.

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Debbie Ging @debbieging.bsky.social · Feb 12

DCU MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @magendersexuality.bsky.social is now open for applications (starting Sept. 2025). Open to students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and with different career trajectories. Please apply here (queries to [email protected])

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 10

Warmest congratulations to Ailbhe Smyth on being awarded the prestigious Légion d’Honneur by the Embassy of France in Ireland!

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Feminist and LGBTQ+ activist Ailbhe Smyth receives prestigious award from French Ambassador

The Ambassador of France to Ireland, Céline Place, presented Ailbhe Smyth with the Legion of Honour award on February 7.

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 7

... and I am part of a global network of HIV and access-to-medicines activists.”

Dr. Robbie Lawlor (@robbielawlor.bsky.social), postdoctoral researcher and HIV activist
(Graduate, MA in Sexuality Studies)

#DublinCityUniversity #DCUAlumni #DCUFacultyofHumanitiesandSocialSciences

MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 7

“Completing my MA in Sexuality Studies equipped me with essential skills that have shaped many aspects of my work… Now I serve on advisory groups for key global health organisations such as UNITAID, lead a nationwide HSE anti-HIV stigma campaign, ...

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MA in Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Dublin City University @magendersexuality.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thank you! :)