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RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference is a leading institute in the field of women’s, gender and equality research in Iceland. Founded in 1991, RIKK promotes interdisciplinary gender research and the dissemination of research results and information.
Spaces Opened Up by the #MeToo Movement in Academia and Work Places
In the sixth event in RIKK and GEST’s conversation series Vinita Chandra and Lisa Salmonsson discuss the spaces opened up by the #MeToo movement in academia and work places. Vinita Chandra is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Ramjas Collegeat...
Survivor Voices and Stories
In the fifth event in RIKK and GEST’s conversation series Rochelle McFee and Pamela Runestad will discuss survivor voices and stories. Rochelle McFee is a Doctoral Candidate in Ethnic Studies at the University of California San Diego, USA. One of her main research...
Race, Immigration, History and Contemporary Feminist Activism
In the fourth event in RIKK and GEST's conversation series Marai Larasi and Nichole Leigh Mosty will discuss race, immigration, history and contemporary feminist activism. Marai Larasi is an Advocate, Community Organiser, Consultant and Educator. Nichole Leigh Mosty...
LECTURE SERIES
The RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference Lecture Series allows scholars to present and discuss new research in the field of gender and equality studies. The lecture series aims for an interdisciplinary approach with diverse themes and topics. The lecture series in spring is organized in cooperation with the GEST Programme. The lectures are at noon, usually on Thursdays at the lecture hall of the National Museum of Iceland. The Lecture Series is held in partnership with the National Museum of Iceland and the lectures are conducted in either English or Icelandic.
EVENTS
RIKK organises conferences, symposiums and other events in the field.
GENDER CALENDAR
Digital Event: Towards the full recognition of LGBTI rights across Europe (05.05...
5 May 2021 at 13.30–17.00 CEST
EUGenDem workshop: Gender and politics in Covid-19 crisis: Including a gender pe...
Time: May 5th 2021, 18:00-19:30 EET (17:00-18.30 CET) Please register by May 3rd, to receive the ZOOM details of the meeting.
#StopHatredNow 2021 (17.05.2021 - 21.05.2021, Online)
17-21 May 2021
NEWS FROM EDDA – RESEARCH CENTER
International Conference: Democracy in a Digital Future
The digital era is changing the terms on which democracies operate. The Prime Minister’s Office of Iceland hosts an international conference on the challenges of digital technologie...
A virtual symposium to celebrate the publication of The Routledge Handbook of th...
A virtual symposium to celebrate the publication of The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of The #MeToo Movement, edited by Giti Chandra and Irma Erlingsdóttir, will be held on Th...
Political Agency after COVID-19: Representation, Power, Constitutions
Political Agency after COVID-19: Representation, Power, Constitutions is an online conference on the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic presents and its consequences that are bound to be enormous: Economies may collapse, political leadership will com...
NEWS FROM GEST
GRÓ GEST Welcomes Two New Ph.D. Fellows!
Two GRÓ GEST alumni, Stella Tereka and Yeshiwas Degu Belay, have commenced their Ph.D. studies at the University of Iceland on full GRÓ GEST scholarships.
#MeToo: Survivor Voices and Stories
In the fifth event in RIKK and GEST’s conversation series Rochelle McFee and Pamela Runestad will discuss survivor voices and stories. Rochelle McFee is a Doctoral Candidate in Ethnic Studies at the University of California San Diego, USA. One of h...
Race, Immigration, History and Contemporary Feminist Activism
In the fourth event in RIKK and GEST’s conversation series Marai Larasi and Nichole Leigh Mosty will discuss race, immigration, history and contemporary feminist activism. Marai Larasi is an Advocate, Community Organiser, Consultant and Educator. N...