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News from the Professorship "Sociology of Gender Relations"

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.
12/18/2025

New publication „The Sociology of Families. Key Debates and Contending Perspectives“

Prof. Mona Motakef publishes the essay ‘LGBTQ+ families in Germany’ with Dr Julia Teschlade and Prof. Christine Wimbauer.
Screenshot of the Website of the book and Text: This book examines current research on key issues widely debated in contemporary family sociology. Contributors present emerging perspectives on the dynamics and challenges related to changing family forms and increasing family diversity in various countries or regions. The analyses reveal the multidimensional nature of living arrangements, parenting, and policies in a context of long-term social changes.
12/12/2025

Call for Applications: 7 Doktorale Stipendien im Bereich Arbeitsmarktforschung

Interdisciplinary graduate programme ‘GradAB’ at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) in cooperation with TU Dortmund University. …
11/25/2025

New Issue of "feministische studien" (fs) "Articulations of class and gender II"

In the new issue, Prof. Mona Motakef talks to Prof. Silvia Federici and Prof. Judit Takács.
11/25/2025

Prof. Mona Motakef in the interdisciplinary gender studies blog

Interview about new monograph ‘On the way to normality? LGBTQ+ families and their struggle for recognition’
10/31/2025

2025 Cologne Retreat

From 9 to 10 October, the retreat of the doctoral programme ‘New Challenges in Ageing Societies’ took place in Cologne.
Group photo with members of the doctoral programme
10/30/2025

Book presentation and discussion: On the way to normality? LGBTQ+ families and their struggle for recognition

On 24 November 2025, Prof. Mona Motakef and a team of authors invite you to the presentation of their new monograph at Humboldt University in Berlin.
Julia Teschade, Mona Motakef and Christine Wimbauer behind a bar table with a cake decorated with the book cover on it.