Queering international development
Panel discussion
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Event details
LGBT History Month event
Queering International Development: Addressing heteronormativity in Development Policy and Practice
Hosted by the Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
How to queer International Development? What are queer critiques of developments?
In this roundtable event, scholars and development practitioners will present their work in relation to LGBTQI inclusion in International Development and discuss the challenges in addressing heteronormativity in development policy, practice and research in different regions of the world. The virtual roundtable also offers space for questions and discussions with members of the audience. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Speakers
- Dr Matthew Waites, University of Glasgow
- Tessa Lewin, Research Fellow at Institute for Development Studies
- Rajesh Umadevi Srinivas, Executive Director, Sangama
- Joel Mordi, LGBT+ activist and organiser of the first Nigerian Pride
Chair:
- Dr Saba Joshi, Lecturer in Gender and Development, Department of Politics, University of York