🌈 Dr Ross Brooks

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🌈 Dr Ross Brooks

@rossb-brighton.bsky.social

Historian. Queer history of science. Oxford's LGBTQ+ history (queeroxford.info). He/him.

Darwin's Closet: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/191/2/323/6075648

Mendel's Closet: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2023.0036
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This week! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ§¬πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ
Next week! I will be talking about how geneticists have long recognised a multiplicity of sexes but how eugenics muted the queer potentialities of sexological genomics through the 20th century. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ§¬πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ #histsci #histbio #hpbio #philsci πŸ—ƒοΈ Info and registration: www.genome.gov/event-calend...
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This week! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ§¬πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ
Next week! I will be talking about how geneticists have long recognised a multiplicity of sexes but how eugenics muted the queer potentialities of sexological genomics through the 20th century. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ§¬πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ #histsci #histbio #hpbio #philsci πŸ—ƒοΈ Info and registration: www.genome.gov/event-calend...
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The Birds & the Bees: Queer Ecology of The Royal Parks. Six LGBTQ+ guided nature walks with the brilliant Connor Butler just announced: 3, 6, 7, 12, & 14 Aug. Free! Highly recommended . . . 🌳🌈🐞 #QueerInSTEM www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/bir...
The Birds & the Bees: Queer Ecology in the Royal Parkswww.royalparks.org.uk Join us for a walk in the Royal Parks to explore the connection between Queerness and nature.
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πŸŽ™οΈOur first plenary speaker delivering the public outreach lecture for #ASABWinter2024 is Malin Ah-King, who will be talking about: 'The Female Turn, How Evolutionary Science Shifted Perceptions About Females'. Register now! asabwinter2024.github.io
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5th episode! Gay Mystique: After a Drag Queen tour of the gay animals at the zoo, Owen and Laine look deeper into the legacy of the book Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity. 🐘🌈🐧 #PrideinSTEM www.canadaland.com/podcast/5-ga...
4th episode! Gay Fields: Laine and Owen talk about helping children understand homosexuality in themselves and in nature, and learn the story of two gay, or at least queer-coded, bulls in literature and in real life. 🐘🌈🐧 #PrideinSTEM www.canadaland.com/podcast/4-ga...
#4 GAY FIELDSwww.canadaland.com Laine and Owen talk about helping children understand homosexuality in themselves and in nature, and learn the story of two gay, or at least queer-coded, bulls in literature and in real life.
#5 GAY MYSTIQUEwww.canadaland.com After a Drag Queen tour of the gay animals at the zoo, Owen and Laine look deeper into the legacy of the book Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity, which has been their ta...
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Next week! I will be talking about how geneticists have long recognised a multiplicity of sexes but how eugenics muted the queer potentialities of sexological genomics through the 20th century. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ§¬πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ #histsci #histbio #hpbio #philsci πŸ—ƒοΈ Info and registration: www.genome.gov/event-calend...
'Exploring the Many Dimensions of Sex and Gender in the Genomics Era' πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ§¬πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ I'm delighted to be speaking as part of this phenomenal Zoom Webinar organised by the National Human Genome Research Institute. July 17 & 18 Registration now open . . . www.genome.gov/event-calend...
Exploring the many dimensions of sex and gender in the genomics erawww.genome.gov A public two-day National Institutes of Health (NIH) symposium that brings together experts from the biological and social sciences to clarify and contextualize – but not resolve - the complexities ar...
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My new book, Lustful Appetites: An Intimate History of Good Food and Wicked Sex, comes out this winter. I would love to speak on your podcast, lecture at your university or give a talk to your group about the history of food and sex. Get in touch! And πŸ™ pre-order rachelhopecleves.com/2024/07/03/n...
New Book Announcement!rachelhopecleves.com My next book, Lustful Appetites: An Intimate History of Good Food and Wicked Sex, is now available for pre-order in the U.K. and North America! I would love to appear on your podcast, lecture at your ...
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Registration for #SSHM2024 is now OPENπŸ“’ Society for the Social History of Medicine Biennial Conference 'Resistance' University of Strathclyde, Glasgow 16 - 19 July 2024 Organized by the Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/d... #histmed
SSHM Biennial Conference | University of Strathclydewww.strath.ac.uk
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Lisa Jardine Grant of Royal Society offers funding for: Extended research trips for UK & overseas-based researchers to use Royal Society's rich historical collections & related London collections (up to Β£8,000 available for travel & subsistence) & more. Deadline 10 October 2024, 3pm. #histsci #HPS πŸ—ƒοΈ
The Lisa Jardine Grant Scheme | Royal Societybit.ly Travel grants to support archival research and career development in interdisciplinary studies.
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πŸ“Ί You wait a lifetime for a queer nature documentary and then two come along at once - typical! Hot on the heels of Queer Planet is Second Nature: Gender & Sexuality in the Animal World, narrated by the wonderful Elliot Page. It looks awesome! πŸ¦’πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ¬πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ  #QueerInSTEM www.secondnaturedoc.com
Second Nature β€” A documentary about everything you didn’t learn in high school biology.www.secondnaturedoc.com Debunking myths that females are β€œinferior” and being queer is β€œunnatural,” Second Nature follows trailblazing trans Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Joan Roughgarden as she meets other groundbreaking sci...
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Scotland, you’ve been an absolute joy, as always. One of the highlights was finally seeing the re-imagined art gallery of The Hunterian. It’s an absolute triumph, seriously! So evocative & poignant but also fun. Congratulations to Lola Sanchez & everyone involved. πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ™ŒπŸ» You all need to visit!
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"The Gay Menagerie" from the October 1954 edition of One: The Homosexual Magazine: 1/2
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This looks great (if pricey): 'Sex, Gender, Ethics and the Darwinian Evolution of Mankind: 150 Years of Darwin's 'Descent of Man'.' Top-notch cast including Claudine Cohen, Jonathan Hodge, Greg Radick, & Michael Ruse. πŸ“šπŸ΅πŸ—ƒοΈ #histsci #philsci #hpbio www.routledge.com/Sex-Gender-E...
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Exploring the many dimensions of sex & gender in the genomics era Jul 17 - 18 featuring Anne Fausto-Sterling, @rossb-brighton.bsky.social & others. Register for webinar: nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi... #hpbio #philsci
Public two-day NIH symposium - Exploring the many dimensions of sex and gender in the genomics era: Clarifying complexities in light of social and genomic advances. Looks like a great lineup (well, yes. It includes me, but the others are really terrific). #QueerSTEM www.genome.gov/event-calend...
Exploring the many dimensions of sex and gender in the genomics erawww.genome.gov A public two-day National Institutes of Health (NIH) symposium that brings together experts from the biological and social sciences to clarify and contextualize – but not resolve - the complexities ar...
Webinar Registration - Zoomnih.zoomgov.com
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3rd episode! Gay Depths: Owen and Laine take a refreshing dip into the lives of gay marine mammals, and the liberatory lessons we can learn from our Queer undersea kin. 🐘🌈🐧 #PrideinSTEM www.canadaland.com/podcast/3-ga...
2nd episode! 'Wherein Laine comes face-to-snout with real gay animals, then heads back to the studio for a conversation with Owen about the evolution of zoos, the lingering legacy of the Victorians, and the ultimate supremacy of gay elephant sex.' 🐘🌈🐧 #PrideinSTEM www.canadaland.com/podcast/2-ga...
#2 GAY ARKwww.canadaland.com Wherein Laine comes face-to-snout with real gay animals, then heads back to the studio for a conversation with Owen about the evolution of zoos, the lingering legacy of the Victorians, and the ultimat...
#3 GAY DEPTHSwww.canadaland.com Owen and Laine take a refreshing dip into the lives of gay marine mammals, and the liberatory lessons we can learn from our Queer undersea kin. With: Cory Diane (composer); Dr. Janet Mann (Professor o...
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Published today: Race, Ethnicity & Equality in UK History: An Update to the Royal Historical Society’s 2018 Report on Race and Ethnic Equality πŸ—ƒοΈ royalhistsoc.org/society-publ...
Society publishes Update to its Race, Ethnicity & Equality report | RHSroyalhistsoc.org
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Public two-day NIH symposium - Exploring the many dimensions of sex and gender in the genomics era: Clarifying complexities in light of social and genomic advances. Looks like a great lineup (well, yes. It includes me, but the others are really terrific). #QueerSTEM www.genome.gov/event-calend...
Exploring the many dimensions of sex and gender in the genomics erawww.genome.gov A public two-day National Institutes of Health (NIH) symposium that brings together experts from the biological and social sciences to clarify and contextualize – but not resolve - the complexities ar...
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Celebrate Pride with 30% off recent books in LGBTQ studies! Use discount code PRIDE at checkout. Sale ends 6/30: bit.ly/45FjPDh #Pride #LGBTQ
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We are opening a small grants scheme, where we will fund up to Β£1,000 for projects that support and develop LGBTQIA+ communities in STEM. We are excited to receive your applications to do brilliant stuff along the theme: "Queer in STEM beyond visibility" #QueerInSTEM prideinstem.org/2024/06/25/s...
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It's LGBTQIA+ Tour time again! Who wants to discover some amazing queer history this Pride season? When? Saturday at 1600 Where? V&A, meet under the big chandelier Cost? FREE, NO NEED TO BOOK! πŸ‘πŸ›οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ
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Just a few days left - 30% off fab selection of queer-themed books at Manchester University Press. #Pride #PrideMonth πŸŒˆπŸŽ“πŸ—ƒοΈ manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2024/06...
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