WGSS Works-in-Progress Seminar

MT / HT 2025-2026

Mondays 4 - 6 pm

Phoenix House 2.1
(Medieval History Seminar Room)
Convenor: Dr. Gillian Frank

The WGSS Works-in-Progress Seminar (WiPS) is a forum for faculty and advanced postgraduate students to present current research (including book chapters, articles, conference papers etc.) to colleagues for feedback and discussion in a collegial and supportive environment. 

We encourage all faculty and postgraduate students at Trinity College Dublin interested in the study of women, gender and sexuality to attend, ask questions, share feedback, and help build and foster our community.

Click this link to sign up for our WiPS email list.

Faculty, postdocs and PhD students interested in presenting at WiPS should reach out to the seminar convenor directly by email or by filling out this form.  A scholar from outside of TCD may request an invitation to attend as a guest by contacting the convenor directly and expressing their interest and qualifications in WGSS.

Schedule of Meetings
​​Michaelmas Term 2025

Monday, September 29, 2025
Presenter: Ruth Karras Respondent: Tess Wingard
“The Invention of Gomorrah”

Monday, October 13
Presenter: Dan Geary Respondent: Gillian Frank
“‘Revolutionizing Society’: Gloria Steinem and Left-Liberal Feminism”

Monday November 3, 2025
Presenter: Suzanne Lynch Respondent: Monica Gale
“The Language of Sexual Violence in Ancient Greek Literature”

Monday, November 17, 2025
Presenter: Aleksandra Gajowy (UCD) Respondent: Millie Horton-Insch
“Theorising the Polish Lesbian: The Marian-Sapphic Iconography of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa”

Hilary Term 2026

February 16, 2026
Presenter: Deirdre Foley     Respondent: Susan Byrne
'A Woman Who Has Been Confined’: Maternity Policy And Provision In The Republic Of Ireland, 1950-1990
Minutes: Aarna, Jie

Week 29 March 9, 2026
Presenter: Keira Williams (Queen’s University)   Respondent: Dan Geary
“All She Wants to Do Is Rock”: Sex, Jim Crow, and the Birth of Beach Music 
Minutes: Sarah S., Kam

Week 31 March 23, 2026
Presenter: Jennifer Redmond (Maynooth)   Respondent: Georgina Laragy
'The Black/Grey Market Of Irish Adoptions In The Twentieth Century:Insights From The International Social Service Archive'.
Minutes: Anuvratty, Tara