Academic study and research
Aletta encourages and advances academic research about women and gender and opens its archives and collections up to academic researchers. We pay special attention to the areas of sexuality, ethnicity and history.
A center for study
Aletta wants to promote and be a resource for academic study and research in the disciplines of women’s and gender studies. There are currently four professors affiliated with Aletta and a number of other academic researchers who are affiliated with our institute.Aletta’s affiliated scholars and researchers
Academic Projects
DAPHNE III
Since December 2009 Aletta is participating in the Integrated Initiative for Preventing Violence, Abuse and Discrimination against Migrant Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Europe.
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Aletta wants to collect and preserve women’s oral history in digital form. To this end, Aletta is developing a fully searchable online digital video archive.
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European women’s libraries and scholars from all over Europe have been working together on the FRAGEN project which aims to collect the most relevant texts from the feminist movements of the second part of the 20th Century.
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Academic activities en academic scholarly
On a regularly base, Aletta facilitates meetings and seminars for academics who want to share their knowledge. On monthly bases we have kitchen table seminars where academics speak informal about their projects or research. Keep an eye on our agenda.We also distribute an academic newsletter 3 times a year.
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Research supported by Aletta
Aletta’s archives and collections are ideally suited for use by scholars who are studying women’s history or the women’s movement, or who are conducting other research from a gender perspective. Are you interested in becoming affiliated with Aletta as a scholar or researcher, or are you interested in an internship? Contact our research manager Sara de Jong.Contact