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

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

Entitled "Genders of the Social: Dialogues on the Localisation and Perspectives of Sociological Theories,‘ the joint spring conference of the ’Women's and Gender Studies‘ and ’Sociological Theory" sections of the German Sociological Association (DGS) will take place on 12 and 13 March 2026 at the South Campus of TU Dortmund University.

You can find the entire programme here (in german).

Please register by 20 February 2026 at fruehjahrstagung.ge.sowi@tu-dortmund.de.

Organisers: Fabian Anicker, Katharina Block, Ulf Bohmann, Folke Brodersen, Katharina Hoppe, Nina Hossain, Mona Motakef, Tina Spies

The poster shows the programme for the spring conference of the ‘Women's and Gender Studies’ and ‘Sociological Theory’ sections of the German Sociological Association (DGS). The event will take place at the Technical University of Dortmund and is organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences. The title is: ‘Genders of the Social – Dialogues on the Locations and Perspectives of Sociological Theories’ Programme overview 12 March 2026 Location: Rudolf Chaudoire Pavilion, TU Dortmund University Campus 11:00–11:15 Welcome and introduction Katharina Hoppe (Frankfurt/M.) and Mona Motakef (Dortmund) 11:15–12:45 Gender relations in social and temporal diagnoses Moderator: Tina Spies (Kiel) Contributions: Imke Schmincke (Munich): Feminist theory as a temporal diagnosis Laura Rademacher (Münster): Interferences of parables Julian Höfner (Würzburg): Gender as semantics and the position of the individual in a functionally differentiated society 12:45–14:00 Lunch break 14:00–15:30 Masculinities – fragile hegemonies Moderator: Nina Hossain (Wiesbaden) Contributions: Sylka Scholz and Aaron Korn (Jena): Soldiers' body armour on the march? Developing Theweleit's male fantasies further in terms of gender theory Jana Fritsche (Munich): Between gender blindness and gender glasses: On the problem of the ‘special horizon of masculinity’ in theory Diana Lengersdorf, Jannis Ruhnau (Bielefeld): Subjectification and hegemonicisation; ‘The Man’ as a Challenge to Sociological Theory Formation 15:30–16:00 Coffee break 16:00–17:00 Gender in Social Fields Moderator: Katharina Block (Rostock) Contributions: Sarah Mühlbacher (Frankfurt/M.): Islands of Solitude. A heteronormativity-critical perspective Dörte Negnal (Siegen): Genders in criminological social research. Innovations, rejections and current positioning in intersectional criminology 17:00–17:30 Coffee break 17:30–18:30 Keynote Moderator: Mona Motakef (Dortmund)Angelika Poferl (Dortmund): Human rights and gender. A cosmopolitan perspective 13 March 2026 9:00–10:30 Keynote dialogue with Lars Gertenbach and Paula-Irene Villa Braslavsky: Science, Society, Gender – Defining Relationships in the Face of Authoritarian Politics Moderator: Katharina Hoppe (Frankfurt/M.) 10:30–11:00 Coffee break 11:00–12:30 Materialist Social Theories Moderator: Folke Brodersen (Gießen) Contributions: Eric Llaveria Caselles (Berlin): An analysis of non-binary discourses at the intersection of trans theories and feminist critical theory Tine Haubner (Bielefeld): The ‘double militancy’ of theories of social reproduction. A dynamic field of feminist-materialist social theory Heike Kahlert (Bochum): Understanding domination in gender relations, but how? Sociological concepts under the microscope 12:30–13:30 Lunch break 13:30–16:00 Impulses on the fundamental theoretical relevance of gender I Moderator: Fabian Anicker (Düsseldorf) Contributions: Louka Maju Goetzke (Frankfurt/M.): Plasticity as a challenge for social theory. On the transformation of gender malleability Stefan Hirschauer (Mainz): Gender differentiation as a topic, not a resource – building theoretical bridges 14:30–15:00 Coffee break Impulses on the fundamental theoretical relevance of gender II Moderator: Ulf Bohmann (Chemnitz) Contributions: Tanja Kubes (Berlin): Beyond the gender dichotomy – Feminist AI as a challenge to sociological social theory Jenni Brichzin (Munich), Felix Kronau (Frankfurt/M.): The misunderstood methodological district. On the essentialism-constructivism controversy and its consequences Closing 16:00–16:30 Closing round Registration by 20 February 2026 by email to: fruehjahrstagung.ge. sowi@tu-dortmund.de Design elements In the background, graphic symbols from the natural sciences, technology and social sciences are hinted at, set against a pale grey background. Green and purple tones dominate the colour scheme, in keeping with the corporate design of the TU Dortmund Faculty of Social Sciences. The logo ‘Section for Women's and Gender Studies in the German Sociological Association’ is located at the bottom left. To the right of it is the logo ‘DGS German Sociological Association – Section for Sociological Theory’. © Finja Tschampel​/​TU Dortmund
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