On 6 May, we’ll have a panel conversation about Trump, anti-gender politics, and academic freedom with Haley McEwen (University of Gothenburg), Jon Braddy (Florida Gulf Coast University) and Kari Jegerstedt (UiB). Randi Gressgård will moderate the discussion.
Under the current Trump administration, federal agencies have been instructed to remove terms like ‘gender’, ‘sexuality’, and ‘diversity’ from official documents and websites as part of a comprehensive anti-gender strategy.
This censorship has sparked debates about the erosion of academic freedom and the broader implications for research and education.
The panel:
Haley McEwen is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Political Science at University of Gothenburg. She has published extensively on anti-gender politics, including a SAIH report on the global anti-gender movement and its attacks on academic freedom, titled Un/knowing & Un/doing Sexuality & Gender Diversity.
Jon Braddy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Philosophy at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). Until recently, he co-ran an international course on queer theory with UiB as one of the partner universities. His institution has now cancelled the course until further notice, leaving his teaching position, students and partners in limbo – testifying to the repercussions of Trump’s politics and the influence of the global anti-gender movement on academic freedom. Braddy will talk about his personal experiences but will not talk on behalf of FGCU.
Kari Jegerstedt is head of Centre for Women’s and Gender Research (SKOK) and has been co-teaching with Jon Braddy.
🗓 Date: May 6
⏰ Time: 2:15 PM CET
📍 Place: Bergen Global