The GEXcel International Collegium for Advanced Transdisciplinary Gender Studies is an inter-university centre of excellence in

gender studies Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. The field n ...

based in Sweden, which "aims to develop transnational, intersectional and transformative gender research, and to become a meeting place for different generations of excellent gender scholars." It is hosted by the Center for Feminist Social Studies at

Örebro University Örebro University () is a public university in Örebro, Sweden. The university has its roots in the Örebro campus of Uppsala University, and became an independent state university college in 1977, Örebro University College (''Högskolan i Ö ...

Linköping University Linköping University (LiU; ) is a public university, public research university based in Linköping, Sweden. Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. T ...

and

Karlstad University Karlstad University ( Swedish ''Karlstads universitet'') is a state university in Karlstad, Sweden. It was originally established as the Karlstad campus of the University of Gothenburg in 1967, and this campus became an independent university c ...

. It was established in 2012, as the permanent continuation of the Centre of Gender Excellence (GEXcel), that was established by the

Swedish Research Council The Swedish Research Council () is a Government agency in Sweden established in 2001, with the responsibility to support and develop basic scientific research. Its objective is for Sweden to be a leading nation in scientific research. The agen ...

and

in 2006, and that existed until the end of 2013. Its stated aim was to evolve into a more permanent European centre of excellence "dedicated to advanced, transnational and transdisciplinary gender research." Its affiliates include many internationally leading researchers in the field of

. GEXcel and

Routledge Routledge ( ) is a British multinational corporation, multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, academic journals, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanit ...

are responsible for the book series Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality, which began publication in 2010. Its research activities were ranked as "very good to outstanding" by the

in a 2011 evaluation.Evaluation of "Centres of Gender Excellence"
, Report 5, 2011,

Notable academics

* Ursula Apitzsch *

Margunn Bjørnholt Margunn Bjørnholt (born 9 October 1958 in Bø, Telemark) is a Norwegian sociologist and economics, economist. She is a Academic ranks in Norway#Research professor, research professor at the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Stud ...

* Valerie Bryson *

Cynthia Cockburn Cynthia Kay Cockburn (née Ellis; 24 July 1934 – 12 September 2019) was a British academic, feminist, and peace activist. Early life Cynthia Kay Ellis was born in Barrow upon Soar, a village in rural Leicestershire, to father Shirley Ellis a ...

* Ann Ferguson * Anita Göransson * Jeff Hearn * Liisa Husu *

Stevi Jackson Stevi Jackson (born 23 June 1951), is an academic and writer working in the field of gender and sexuality. She has been Professor of Women's studies at the University of York, England since 1998,University of York, 2014 and is Director of the Un ...

Sheila Jeffreys Sheila Jeffreys (born 13 May 1948) is a former professor of political science at the University of Melbourne, born in England. A lesbian feminist scholar, she analyses the history and politics of human sexuality. Jeffreys' argument that the " ...

Anna G. Jónasdóttir Anna Guðrún Jónasdóttir (born 2 December 1942) is an Icelandic political science, political scientist and gender studies academic. She is Professor Emerita at the Center for Feminist Social Studies at Örebro University and co-director of the ...

* Kathleen B. Jones *

Michael Kimmel Michael Scott Kimmel (born February 26, 1951) is an American retired sociologist specializing in gender studies. He was Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University in New York and is the founder and editor of the academic jou ...

Nina Lykke Nina Lykke may refer to: * Nina Lykke (gender studies scholar) Nina Lykke (born 1949) is a Danish–Swedish gender studies scholar. She is noted for her work on feminist theory, and is distinguished professor of gender studies at Linköping Univ ...

* Kathleen Lynch * Louise Morley * Robert Morrell * Teresa Rees *

Gloria Wekker Gloria Daisy Wekker (born June 13, 1950) is an Afro-Surinamese Dutch emeritus professor (Utrecht University) and writer who has focused on gender studies and sexuality in the Afro-Caribbean region and diaspora. She was the winner of the Ruth Bene ...

References

External links

Centre of Gender Excellence
Örebro University Linköping University {{Sweden-university-stub