Gender studies
Interdisciplinary field of study
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| February 11 2025 |
Sigrid Metz-Göckel
Died at the age of 84 after a brief serious illness.
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| February 11 2025 |
Sigrid Metz-Göckel
Passed away, leaving behind a significant legacy in sociology, women's studies, and educational research.
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| 2024 | Judith Butler published 'Who's Afraid of Gender?', a book that examines the roots of current anti-trans rhetoric and the historical context of the anti-gender movement. |
| March 3 2024 | At a public event in Paris, Judith Butler described the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel as an 'act of armed resistance' rather than terrorism. |
| 2023 | Butler asserted that the anti-gender ideology movement should be viewed as a neo-fascist phenomenon. |
| 2023 | Following the start of the Israel–Hamas war, Butler published an essay titled 'The Compass of Mourning', condemning the massacre while arguing that the actions of Hamas should be viewed in the context of historical injustices over the past seventy years. |
| 2022 | Completed child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine. |
| September 7 2021 | An interview with Butler was published by The Guardian, where Butler discussed trans-exclusionary feminists and labeled the anti-gender ideology as a dominant strain of fascism in contemporary society. Following its publication, some paragraphs were removed due to editorial standards issues. |
| 2020 | Completed psychiatry residency at McLean Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School. |
| 2020 | Judith Butler published 'The Force of Nonviolence: An Ethico-Political Bind,' where they explored the connection between nonviolence and the political struggle for social equality, challenging traditional understandings of nonviolence. |
| 2020 | Butler commented that trans-exclusionary radical feminism (TERF) is 'a fringe movement' that should not be allowed to speak in the name of mainstream feminism. |
| December 2020 | Constitutional Court of Romania overturns the gender identity ban in the National Education Law, after President Klaus Iohannis had previously challenged the bill. |
| June 2020 | Romanian Senate approves an update to the National Education Law proposing to ban theories and opinions about gender identity that separate gender from biological sex. |
| 2019 | Judith Butler explored the confusion of discourses regarding anti-gender movements in a paper, arguing that this confusion is part of what constitutes the 'fascist structure and appeal' of some of these movements. |
| 2019 | Judith Butler was elected as a Fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. |
| 2018 | Judith Butler was awarded a Doctorate of Letters, honoris causa, from the University of Belgrade. |
| 2018 | Butler delivered the Gifford Lectures with a series entitled 'My Life, Your Life: Equality and the Philosophy of Non-Violence.' |
| 2018 | After facing backlash for her involvement in the letter, Judith Butler apologized to the Modern Language Association (MLA) for her actions. She expressed regret for allowing the MLA affiliation to be used in the letter and extended her apology to MLA members and officers. |
| October 2018 | Hungarian government banned gender studies programs, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's office stating that they only recognize biological sexes and reject socially constructed gender concepts. This action led to significant criticism from European universities, including the Central European University whose charter was subsequently revoked. |
| May 11 2018 | Judith Butler joined a group of scholars in writing a letter to New York University concerning the Avital Ronell sexual harassment case. The letter accused the complainant of waging a 'malicious campaign' against Ronell and defended the scholar's reputation. |
| 2017 | Russian government significantly limits the law related to prosecuting and sentencing domestic violence, restricting legal protections for victims. |
| 2017 | Judith Butler was attacked while speaking in Brazil, during which at least one individual shouted at Butler, saying 'Take your ideology to hell!', prompting Butler to explore themes of anti-trans rhetoric in their future works. |
| 2017 | Before a democracy conference in Brazil, Judith Butler was burnt in effigy, depicted as an 'antichrist' due to their gender and Jewish identity, reflecting societal fears regarding minority politics. |
| 2016 | Judith Butler expressed support for Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election. |
| 2015 | Kabul University becomes the first university in Afghanistan to offer a master's degree course in gender and women's studies. |
| 2015 | Judith Butler published 'Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly', which continues to explore issues related to social and political vulnerability. |
| 2015 | Butler was elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. |
| January 2015 | In January 2015, Judith Butler discussed the Black Lives Matter movement in an interview with George Yancy for The New York Times, emphasizing the importance of recognizing that all lives must matter equally and critiquing the societal conditions where some lives are deemed less valuable. |
| 2014 | Butler was again the Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Visiting Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University for the spring semester. |
| 2014 | Judith Butler analyzes the power and possibilities of protests in her work 'Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly,' specifically referencing the Black Lives Matter protests that emerged in response to the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. |
| 2014 | Butler was awarded a Doctorate of Letters, honoris causa, from the University of Fribourg. |
| 2014 | Judith Butler was named one of PinkNews's top 11 Jewish gay and lesbian icons. |
| 2013 | Butler was awarded a Doctorate of Letters, honoris causa, from the University of St. Andrews. |
| 2013 | Judith Butler co-authored the book 'Dispossession: The Performative in the Political' with Athena Athanasiou. |
| 2013 | Butler continued as the Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Visiting Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University for the spring semester. |
| 2013 | Judith Butler received a Doctorate of Letters, honoris causa, from McGill University. |
| 2012 |
UKRC
UKRC fully adopted the WISE name, marking a significant transition in its organizational identity and mission.
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| 2012 | Judith Butler was accused of describing Hamas and Hezbollah as 'social movements that are progressive' and part of the global Left, leading to significant criticism. |
| 2012 | Butler became the Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Visiting Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University for the spring semester. |
| 2012 | Judith Butler received the Theodor W. Adorno Award, leading to significant criticism from Israel's Ambassador to Germany and other prominent figures, due to her remarks about Israel and calls for a boycott against the country. |
| 2011 |
UKRC
UKRC took over the leadership of the WISE Campaign and became UKRC-WISE, expanding its role in promoting women in STEM fields.
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| October 2011 | Judith Butler attended Occupy Wall Street and articulated the importance of demanding social equality and economic justice, declaring the right to shelter, food, and employment as essential yet often deemed impossible. |
| 2010 | Russian government begins a campaign at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to promote 'traditional values' as a legitimate consideration in human rights protection and promotion. |
| 2010 | Butler was listed as one of the '25 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World' by Utne Reader. |
| June 2010 | Judith Butler refused the Civil Courage Award at the Christopher Street Day Parade in Berlin, Germany, citing racist comments from organizers and the event's commercialism. |
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