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Sociology of Gender Relations

03/20/2026

New issue of “Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte” (APUZ), featuring an article on “Marriage”

Prof. Mona Motakef, together with Dr. Julia Teschlade and Prof. Christine Wimbauer, has written a critical article on “marriage for all.”
Cover: Vol. 76, No. 12/2026, March 14, 2026 FROM POLITICS AND CONTEMPORARY HISTORY The Marriage of Georg Strack BETWEEN MONOGAMY AND POLYGAMY Anne Bittner MARRIAGES IN THE EAST AND WEST. A GERMAN LEGAL HISTORY Hedwig Richter ON THE ORIGINS OF THE HOUSEWIFE Karl Lenz · Marina A. Adler FROM BIOGRAPHICAL FIXED POINT TO OPTION Mona Motakef · Julia Teschlade · Christine Wimbauer “MARRIAGE FOR ALL.” EQUALITY ONLY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE NORM? Julia Pauli A GOOD MARRIAGE. MARRIAGE IN MEXICO AND NAMIBIA Naema N. Tahir THE ARRANGED MARRIAGE. AN INVITATION TO A (NEW) UNDERSTANDING76. Jahrgang, 12/2026, 14. März 2026 AUS POLITIK UND ZEITGESCHICHTE Ehe Georg Strack ZWISCHEN PAARBEZIEHUNG UND POLYGAMIE Anne Bittner EHEN IN OST UND WEST. EINE DEUTSCHE RECHTSGESCHICHTE Hedwig Richter ZUR ENTSTEHUNG DER HAUSFRAU Karl Lenz · Marina A. Adler VOM BIOGRAFISCHEN FIXPUNKT ZUR OPTION Mona Motakef · Julia Teschlade · Christine Wimbauer DIE „EHE FÜR ALLE“. GLEICHSTELLUNG NUR IM RAHMEN DER NORM? Julia Pauli EINE GUTE EHE. HEIRAT IN MEXIKO UND NAMIBIA Naema N. Tahir DIE ARRANGIERTE EHE. EINLADUNG ZU EINEM (NEUEN) VERSTÄNDNIS
03/20/2026

New Release: “Methods in Gender Studies: A Textbook for Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies”

Prof. Mona Motakef, along with Dr. Julia Teschlade and Prof. Christine Wimbauer, contributes articles on grounded theory and couple interviews.
Book cover for *Methods in Gender Studies* by Esto Mader, Mirjam Fischer, and Lea Luttenberger (eds.). Dark purple background with white text; below it, an abstract painting in shades of purple, pink, and orange. Published by Barbara Budrich.
02/25/2026

Dr. Holly Patch gives a presentation at the international conference “Queer Ecology and the Temporal Imagination”

26–27 February 2026 at the University of Tübingen
Eine Blume mit blauen Blüten. Vor den Blüten hängt ein Spiegel.
02/23/2026

Prof. Mona Motakef gives a presentation at the ‘Faces. International Conference on Family Science’

26–27 February 2026 at the German Youth Institute in Munich
"International Conference on Family Science"
02/06/2026

Call for papers from the Women's and Gender Studies Section for the Mainz DGS Congress ‘Futures of Society’

Deadline on 31 March 2026
The Future of Society – 43rd Congress of the German Sociological Association – Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz – 28 September to 2 October 2026
01/16/2026

Dr Holly Patch gives lecture in the lecture series Climate: Change, Values, Science

On Friday, 16 January 2026, Dr Holly Patch will give a digital lecture.
The image shows a poster from Dortmund Technical University advertising a public lecture series entitled ‘Climate: Change, Values, Science – Basic Module for the Studium Oecologicum’. The TU Dortmund logo can be seen at the top. Below it, in green lettering, is the text: ‘Public Lecture Series’ followed by, also in green: ‘Climate: Change, Values, Science – Basic Module for the Studium Oecologicum’. On the left is a graphic representation of the ‘Studium Oecologicum’ sustainability certificate with an open book and a green leaf. Next to it are three green boxes showing the module structure: ‘Interdisciplinary Basic Module’, ‘Advanced module from your own department’, ‘Advanced module from another department’. Below this, in a white box, is written: ‘Departments: Education, Society, Science and Technology, Space and Construction, Economics’. On the right-hand side of the image is a stylised hourglass. The upper part shows a grey building on a green landscape; the lower part shows water and green areas – symbolic of climate change and sustainability. The hourglass is held by a hand. At the bottom left is a white box with a QR code and the text: ‘Further information about the event and registration:’ At the bottom of the poster, a green bar reads: ‘In the winter semester 2025/26, every Friday, 4–5.30 p.m. Event start: 17 October 2025’. The ‘bpt Bioprozesstechnik’ logo is shown in the bottom left-hand corner; in the bottom right-hand corner is a round symbol with the inscription ‘sustainability office'.
01/16/2026

Book launch at Ruhr University Bochum: ‘On the way to normality? LGBTQ+ families and their struggle for recognition’

On 20 January 205, Prof. Mona Motakef and a team of authors invite you to the presentation of their new monograph.
The image shows an information poster for the book presentation ‘Auf dem Weg zur Normalität? LGBTQ+ families and their struggle for recognition’ (On the way to normality? LGBTQ+ families and their struggle for recognition). The event is a book launch with Prof. Dr. Mona Motakef, Dr. Julia Teschlade and Prof. Dr. Christine Wimbauer on 20 January 2026 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Ruhr University Bochum. There will be a commentary by Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger and an introduction by Prof. Dr. Katja Sabisch. The logos of the IFHV (Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict), Majac (Marie Jahoda Centre for International Gender Studies) and Ruhr University Bochum are shown above. In the centre is the book cover with the title: ‘Julia Teschlade, Mona Motakef, Christine Wimbauer On the way to normality? LGBTQ+ families and their struggle for recognition’. Below this is a stylised illustration of a heart in the shape of a pomegranate. Text section ‘About the book’: "In the book, the authors use qualitative family interviews to provide insights into the everyday lives of LGBTQ+ families: How do they realise their desire to have children? How do they shape their everyday family life? What legal framework conditions shape their realities? And how do they experience social acceptance or rejection? The book provides insight into the diversity of families beyond heteronormative ideas and shows how parenthood and family change under conditions of social inequality.‘ Text section ’About the authors‘: ’Julia Teschlade, Dr. phil., is a research assistant in the Department of Sociology of Work and Gender Relations at Humboldt University in Berlin. Mona Motakef, Dr. phil., is a professor of sociology of gender relations at TU Dortmund University. Christine Wimbauer, Dr., is a professor of sociology of work and gender relations at Humboldt University in Berlin." Contact information: For registrations and questions, please contact ifhv@rub.de by email. The address of the venue is given at the bottom: ‘Massenbergstrasse 11, 7th floor, 44787 Bochum.’ The background shows bookshelves and a modern building – presumably the venue or part of the Bochum campus.
01/09/2026

Programme for the spring conference ‘Genders of the Social’ organised by the DGS sections ‘Women's and Gender Studies’ and ‘Sociological Theory’

Joint spring conference from 12 to 13 March at TU Dortmund University.