Intersex international conference at Hebrew University

September 5, 2017 by Dov Smith
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This week, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will host an international conference, “Building Interdisciplinary Bridges for Research and Recognition of Intersexed Bodies.”

The conference will focus on the complex experiences and challenges of people born with intersexual bodies. Featuring scholars from around the world, the conference will seek to build bridges between the various communities engaged with this issue, from the medical establishment to intersex support groups and activists.

Panels will include Uniting Intersex Activism; Challenging the Socio-Medical Discourse on Intersex/DSD; Queering Temporal Gaze and Experience; New Medical Perspectives; and Raising Social Awareness on Intersexuality.

Presentations will cover such issues as Intersex Rights; Intersex Communities in Australia; The Structure of Intersex Discourse in Japan; The Chinese Perspectives of Intersexuality; Family, Society and Intersex Children in Ukraine; Comparing Medical Treatment Practices in Israel and Germany; and Intersex Rights in the UK and Switzerland.

 

 

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