LSExSWIP 2025 Conference in Feminist and Gender Theory

The LSE’s Department of Government in collaboration with the Society for Women in Philosophy (SWIP) is pleased to announce its first conference in Feminist, Gender and Queer theory. In a context where feminism is appealed to by a neo-conservative vindication of gendered relations of power that set in question reproductive rights and wider protections against gender-based violence: what exactly is feminism's next move? Such rising neo-conservativism is galvanized by reactionary politics around gender theory. Fear and anxiety around gender and gender theory have effectively worked to obscure existential threats in an increasingly precarious world characterized by rising fascism and authoritarianism. The stakes we face are high: the attack on gender undermines the right to a livable life, especially for women, queer and trans people. How can feminist, gender, and queer theory effectively resist this political backlash?