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Sociology of Gender Relations

We at the 43rd Congress of the German Sociological Association (DGS) on the topic “Futures of Society”

The professorship Sociology of Gender Relations at the 2026 DGS Congress in Mainz

The Future of Society – 43rd Congress of the German Sociological Association – Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz – 28 September to 2 October 2026

Dr. Holly Patch at the international conference “trans* – Perspectives, Experiences, Spaces”

9-10 July 2026 at the University of Koblenz

table with dish of grapes, conference poster, pen, and a cup of coffee

“Temporal effects: How cisheteronormativity and reproductive injustice engender preventing, postponing, and becoming in trans* biographies”

New publication by Dr. Holly Patch and Prof. Mona Motakef in the Open Gender Journal

Cover of Special Issue 3 (2026) of the journal *Open Gender Journal*, entitled “Reproductive Justice & Queer and Trans Reproduction”. The editors are Caroline Hammer, Elif Gül and Doris Leibtseeder. The background features a psychedelic wave pattern in shades of pink, purple and blue.

Argentine Gender Studies Researcher visits the Professorship

Dr. Victoria Cano Colazo is a Research Explorer Ruhr 2026 Fellow at the Professorship

Portrait María Cano Colazo

“Queer Reproductive Labor, Normalization, and Standardization”

New Review in Soziopolis

Screenshot of the review “Queer Reproductive Labor, Normalization, and Standardization” by Cornelia Schadler. The work being reviewed is a book by Julia Teschlade, Mona Motakef, and Christine Wimbauer with a pink cover featuring a stylized fruit.

Apply Now: Queer Ruralities Workshop

Workshop Series: TU Dortmund University (Germany) and University of New England (UNE) Parramatta Campus. Registration deadline: Friday, 22 May 2026

flyer for workshop series registration

Huge interest in the DGS Spring Conference, “Genders of the Social: Dialogues on the Positioning and Perspectives of Sociological Theories”, held at TU Dortmund University

Conference report “Wechselseitige Irritation” (Mutual Irritatio) published in Soziopolis

Mona Motakef and Katharina Hoppe at the lectern in front of the applauding audience

Book Presentation and Discussion in Cologne

11 May, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m., Alte Feuerwache, Cologne

Poster for the book launch of “On the Road to Normality? LGBTQ+ Families and Their Struggle for Recognition” by Julia Teschlade, Mona Motakef and Christine Wimbauer. Date: 11 May 2026, 6–7.30 pm, Alte Feuerwache, Cologne. Designed in purple and pink, featuring the book cover and a pomegranate graphic on it.

A street sign with directions to Campus North points in the direction of maths tower.

© Roland Baege/TU Dortmund

Team

Weißer Hintergrund vor dem bunte Fäden an mehreren Punkten befestigt sind und sich mehrfach kreuzen.

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Research

Students sitting in the seminar building

© Roland Baege/TU Dortmund

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