I'm pleased to say this was a triumphant success. It was so over subscribed that people were having to stand through the speeches. There was a meeting of well-established academics and those just emerging in the field. Feminist activists conversed with those entrenched in Queer Theory. I think in this time of Government cuts happening every which way in the arts, including the proposed-removal of funding from both the Drill Hall and queerupnorth, the BIGS institute is needed more than ever. The main website cites this aim, as follows:
"BIGS seeks to encourage new ideas and forms of understanding in gender studies. It provides a forum for scholarly exchange and collaboration within the college and beyond, bringing together scholars working in the arts and humanities, and the social sciences. BIGS fosters postgraduate teaching and research in gender studies."
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