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Mariya Levitanus

@levitanus

Central Asian Researcher, Psychotherapist, Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Queer narratives in Central Asia, LGBTQ+ migration. She/they

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Learning not to Breathe the Poison Decolonial Queer Approaches to Researching Queer and Trans Lives in Central Asia

This is an invitation to sit with stories that don’t often get told.

Join me on 21 Oct for an online seminar:
Learning not to Breathe the Poison: Decolonial Queer Approaches to Research in Central Asia
πŸ•Ÿ 4:30 PM BST | πŸ”— Register: events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
Hosted by Queer Minds Scotland

01.10.2025 11:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us for an evening with CN Lester, hosted by QUEER.ED!

09.06.2025 18:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Come and join us at QUEER.ED for the event on LGBTQI+ inclusive education!

24.04.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence (TVCE) 1st Annual Symposium Guildhall School of Music and Drama is delighted to announced that on the 8th July, in collaboration with the Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence [TVCE], the De-Centre for Socially Engaged Practice an...

The Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence invites you to apply to present at our first annual Symposium on 8th July: www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/tra...
Deadline for submissions 28th April

#AcademicSky πŸŒˆπŸŽ“
#Conference #OpenCall #Symposium #Opportunity
#Queer #LGBTQIA2S+ #LGBT

18.03.2025 08:20 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 9
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Last week in Lisbon, I presented two papers: our queer Central Asian art book project with Mohira Suyarkulova & Russian queer migration to Central Asia with Polina Kislitsyna. It was a privilege to join the panel on queer cultures with the wonderful Saltanat Shoshanova & Georgy Mamedov

17.01.2025 21:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear academic friends and colleagues, please join us in signing our open letter with the RUTA Association and expressing our support and solidarity with Georgian students and scholars in their ongoing fight for academic freedom, sovereignty, democracy and justice ruta-association.org/news/open-le...

29.11.2024 18:14 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Dire Financial Straits at UoE? NO! β€” UCU Edinburgh Are things really as bad as they say? Find out the truth behind the numbers!

β€˜Staff are not a burden on the Universityβ€”they are the core of its educational mission….’ Really important piece of work from UCU Edinburgh critically evaluating the Uni’s statements about its financial position (tl;dr there is money in the banana stand) www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/2eppzf7...

26.11.2024 17:31 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 8

Dear #CentralAsia crowd. Here is a first "starter pack". Please reach out if you want me to add you !
go.bsky.app/LXZM1qx

12.11.2024 11:50 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

Starting Central Asian Starter Pack!

Please write in comments if you want to be added/want to add someone!

go.bsky.app/NGfwkUA

15.11.2024 19:30 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 3

Just joined Bluesky and eager to explore this new platform. I'll be sharing my thoughts and writing on LGBTQ+ lives in Central Asia, queer migration, psychotherapy, and other topics that inspire me. Looking forward to engaging conversations and new connections! 🌈

16.11.2024 23:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would love to be added as well ☺️

16.11.2024 23:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0