Gender and Sexuality Studies UCL

Overview

This course allows you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research in Gender and Sexuality Studies to make an original contribution to the discipline that is worthy of publication. Recent doctoral theses have included: ‘The (In)Visible father: Lesbian Motherhood and Artificial Insemination in Britain from the Seventies to Late Eighties’, ‘Being Queer and Jewish: a Cross-Cultural Study of Ethno-Religious Experiences and Divides’, ‘Mapping Intimacy and Pleasure in a Beauty Salon: First-Generation Migrant Women from South Asia in London’.

Why study this course at UCL?

As a multi-faculty institution in the heart of cosmopolitan London, covering an exceptionally wide range of disciplines, UCL offers an ideal environment for gender and sexuality studies. UCL was the first British university to admit women on equal terms with men. Women associated with UCL have included novelists, anthropologists, scientists, architects and artists. Other alumni were celebrated by UCL’s ‘Queer tapestry’ exhibition.

Research students normally have a primary and secondary supervisor from different disciplines, so studying at UCL provides an opportunity to take full advantage of these interdisciplinary strengths. Training includes regular skills-based research seminars for all CMII research students. You will also participate in training activities coordinated by the Gender and Sexuality Studies PhD course. These include regular reading workshops, seminar discussion groups and the opportunity to present your work to a supportive network of peers at the annual gender and sexuality studies ‘Work in Progress’ Symposium, hosted in conjunction with qUCL and the Gender and Feminisms Research Network.