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Non-heterosexual sexualities and the private sphere in Eastern Europe

01 June 2017, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm

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Location

UCL Drayton House B06, 30 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AX

Speaker: Rasa Kamarauskaite (UCL SSEES)

In the presentation I will review the research that has been done about negotiating non-heterosexual sexualities in private sphere in Eastern Europe and will point out the possible trajectories for new research projects.

In my thesis I would like to focus on the daily negotiation of non-heterosexual sexualities in private sphere. By private I mean the various types of informal relationships (family, friends, colleagues, neighbours etc). I wish to explore by what means non-heterosexual people in Lithuania negotiate their sexualities in a long term. I would approach the coming-out as a process, (rather than focusing on a sole event and people’s initial reactions to it) and inquire how the coming-out process affects daily personal relationships.

I am a part-time MPhil Student at SSEES. I am interested in the research on private sphere in Eastern-Europe, as well as private aspects of gender and sexuality.

The presentation will be followed by a drinks reception.

All Welcome!

A seminar hosted by the UCL SSEES Social Sciences & Arts and Humanities Research Student  Seminars.
Student Coordinators:
Peter Braga and Liisa Tuhkanen