QueerCon Maastricht
QueerCon Maastricht

QueerCon Conference

LGBTQIA+ Conference at Maastricht University

Date: 1-2 July 2024
Location: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University

QueerCon Maastricht invites scholars from all academic disciplines and at every stage of their academic career to come together to advance LGBTQIA+ knowledge. The conference is the first of its kind in UM history, and it aims to be interdisciplinary, international, and intergenerational.

A festival that aims to celebrate and advance LGBTQIA+ inclusion and equity runs parallel to the conference. The call for artistic contributions and performances for the festival can be found here.

 

 

Conference Schedule 

 

MONDAY

9am: coffee and registration

9.30am: introduction, conference opening

10am – 11am: research presentations

-      Coffee break -

11.30am – 12.30pm: research presentations

-      Lunch break and art workshop, in collaboration with Queer Art Club -

1.30pm – 2pm: keynote concert

2pm – 4pm: workshop sessions

-      Coffee break - 

4.30pm-6pm: roundtable discussion

 

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

8pm: Open Mic Night @Café Rosé, in collaboration with COC Limburg (free entry)

 

 

TUESDAY

9.30am: coffee and registration

10am – 11am: research presentations

-      Coffee break -

11.30am – 12.30pm: research presentations

-      Lunch break and art workshop, in collaboration with Queer Art Club -

1.30pm – 2pm: keynote concert

2pm – 4pm: workshop sessions

-      Coffee break -

4.30pm-5.30pm: tba

 

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

7.30pm – 10pm: Film evening @Lumière cinema (free entry)

 

Conference Themes and Goals

Recognising a need for a LGBTQIA+-centred space for thinking and activism in the Euro-region, QueerCon is an initiative supported by the Diversity and Inclusivity Office and the Centre for Gender and Diversity. With this conference, we aim to promote diversity, inclusion, and equity and to make LGBTQIA+ knowledge accessible to the community. As such, QueerCon seeks to provide a platform for:

  • Interdisciplinary Exchange: Connect with scholars and students from diverse academic backgrounds who are actively working on LGBTQIA+ topics.
  • Visibility: Elevate the visibility and importance of LGBTQIA+ issues in academia and the community.
  • Networking: Connect with fellow attendees, staff and students from across the university, and organisations from the wider community.
  • Social Change: Explore how research can be a powerful tool for social change and contribute to a more inclusive and equitable society.