Friday 28th of February 2025
14.00–16.00 Roman Kuhar (University of Ljubljana) giving a speech at SKY Advanced Research Seminar
Roman Kuhar is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Ljubljana. His research focuses on discrimination, human rights, citizenship, LGBTQ+ issues, and equality policies. He co-edited Anti-Gender Campaigns in Europe (2017, with D. Paternotte), which received the Excellent in Science Award from the Slovenian Research Agency in 2018. He currently leads the sociology research unit and serves as the President of the Slovenian Sociological Association.
The SKY Advanced Research Seminar is an open advanced seminar focused on interdisciplinary gender studies. The seminar is organized as part of the doctoral programme of Gender, Culture and Society (SKY) by Gender Studies, University of Helsinki, and in 2024–2025 it is chaired by docent Julian Honkasalo.
Saturday 1st of March 2025
14.00–17.00 Anti-Gender Mobilization – Project and Materials
Workshop participants: Prof. Roman Kuhar (University of Ljubljana), prof. Tuija Saresma (University of Eastern Finland), Riikka Taavetti (University of Turku), Tuija Pulkkinen, Julian Honkasalo, and Katja Kahlina.
14.00–14.30 Welcome and introductions
14.30–15.00 Tuija Pulkkinen: a short introduction of the research project
15.00–15.30 Roman Kuhar: observations and expert advice on the project plans.
15.45–16.30 Comments and expert advice for the project plans: Tuija Saresma, Riikka Taavetti
16.30–17.00 General Discussion