Scientific Events

Organisation of scientific events

Organization of INTIMATE Local Seminar , Circolo Mario Mieli, Rome, Italy, 20 to 20 May by 2016.

Organization of 1st INTIMATE International Conference: Queering Partnering 2016, University of Coimbra, 02 to 03 March by 2016.

Organization of 1st Non-Monogamies and Contemporary Intimacies Conference, FCSH-UNL, 25 to 27 September by 2015.

Organization of Occupazione, lavoro e carcere. Il profilo della rete di accesso al lavoro per le persone ex detenute, University of Verona - Italy, 06 to 06 June by 2014.

Organization of Identità di genere e orientamento sessuale: tra differenza e discriminazione, CSG - Center of Gender Studies - University of Trento - Italy, 05 May to 26 December 2011.

Organization of The LGTB White Paper: Combating Homophobia. Local Policies for Equality on the grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Piedmont Region, Turin (Italy), 29 to 29 April by 2011.

Organization of White Paper presentation. Combating Homophobia. Local Policies for Equality on the grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Torino - Italy, 29 to 29 April by 2011.

Organization of Qualcosa del genere 3 - Tra centri e periferie, CSG - Center of Gender Studies - University of Trento - Italy, 18 October to 13 December 2010.

Organization of Universinversi - in direzioni sempre piú ostinate e contrarie, Trento - Italy, 13 to 17 May by 2010.

Organization of Qualcosa del genere tour - High schools' project, CSG - Center of Gender Studies - University of Trento - Italy, 26 October to 14 December 2009.

Organization of Universinversi - direzioni ostinate e contrarie (LGBTQ seminars&events), Trento - Italy, 15 to 23 May by 2009.

Organization of Qualcosa del genere, CSG - Center of Gender Studies - University of Trento - Italy, 29 September to 15 December 2008.

Organization of Universinversi - direzioni ostinate e contrarie (LGBTQ seminars&events), Trento - Italy, 15 to 18 May by 2008.

Presentations in scientific events

Gusmano, Beatrice (2018), "Blurring the boundaries of intimacy: friendship and networks of care in times of precarity", paper presented at 3rd INTIMATE International Conference "Queering Friendship", Fundação portuguesa das Comunicações, Lisboa, Portugal, 16 to 18 October.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2018), "Relaciones sexoafectivas, parentalidad y amistad en tiempos precarios: cotidianidad y ciudadanía LGBT en Europa del sur ", paper presented at Relaciones sexoafectivas, parentalidad y amistad en tiempos precarios: cotidianidad y ciudadanía LGBT en Europa del sur , Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Azcapotzalco, Ciudad de México, México, 04 to 04 October.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2018), "Subvertir la heteronorma a través de la amistad. Convivencias y redes de cuidado en la precariedad", paper presented at Vulnerabilidad e interdependencia. III Encuentro sobre sexualidad, cuerpo y género , Colégio de Antropologia social, BUAP, Puebla, México, 01 to 03 October.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2018), "Sfumare i confini dell'intimità. Amicizia, relazioni e reti nella precarietà", paper presented at Relazioni femministe. Dagli intrecci delle nostre vite alle pratiche che trasformano il mondo, 44º Campo Politico Femminista di Agape, Prali, Torino, 21 to 28 July.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2017), "Activism and Research", paper presented at Jovens Cientistas Sociais, CES - Coimbra, 12 to 12 October.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2017), "Breaking through the heteronormative framework of parenting. Lesbian mothers accessing ARTs in Italy", paper presented at 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA), PANTEION University of Social and Political Science and HAROKOPIO University, Athens, Greece, 29 August 01 September.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2017), "I used to think that the 'pure' lesbian couldn't have children" Breaking the boundaries of heteronormative reproductive health in Italy", paper presented at XI IASSCS Conference: ¨Breaking Boundaries. Sexuality, Gender, Reproduction, Health and Rights¨, Bangkok, Thailand, 12 to 15 July.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2017), "Genitorialità senza diritti: risultati del progetto Intimate in Italia", paper presented at Legami possibili. Ricerche e strumenti di intervento con le famiglie LGBT*, Università degli Studi di Verona, Italia, 04 to 04 May.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2017), "Brave intersectionality. Non-heterosexual Mothers Accessing ARTs in Italy", paper presented at 2nd INTIMATE International Conference "Queering Parenting", Teatro da Cerca de São Bernardo and CES Sofia, Coimbra, Portugal, 02 to 03 March.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2016), "Outside the heteronormative and mononormative boundaries of romantic love: LGBTQ consensual non-monogamies in Italy", paper presented at Polyamorous relationships in law and society, University of Western Piedmont, 15 to 15 December.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2016), "For whose best interest? The Italian debate on lesbian and gay parenting", paper presented at RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2016, Royal Geographical Society London, United Kingdom, 29 August 01 September.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2016), "Coming out twice: narratives of bisexuality and consensual non-monogamies in Italy", paper presented at European Bisexual Conference, University of Amsterdam, 28 to 31 July.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2016), "Decostruire l'amore romantico. Non monogamie consensuali LGBTQ in Italia", paper presented at First Italian OpenCon - Open Conference on Polyamory, Matigge di Trevi (Perugia), Italy., 24 to 26 June.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2016), " Decostruire l'amore romantico. Attivismo e nonmonogamie consensuali LGBTQ in Italia", paper presented at Non monogamie etiche, Antéros, LGBTI Association (Padova, Italy), 16 to 16 June.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2016), "The Kintsugi art of care. Unraveling consent in ethical non-monogamies", paper presented at 1st INTIMATE International Conference "Queering Partnering", , Faculty of Economics in Coimbra, Portugal, 30 to 31 March.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2015), "Deconstructing romantic love: biographical trajectories of LGBT consensual non-monogamies", paper presented at Gender Workshop, CES, University of Coimbra, 26 to 26 November.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2015), ""Deconstructing monogamous love: activist discourses on consensual non-monogamy in Italy"", paper presented at 1st Non-Monogamies and Contemporary Intimacies Conference, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the New University of Lisbon, 25 September 27 October.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2015), ""Sexualities beyond the limitations of sociological research: the case of polyamory in Italy"", paper presented at 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Prague, Czech Republic, 25 to 28 August.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2015), ""Polyamory in Italy: what's going on?"", paper presented at The Future of Monogamy and Non-monogamy, UCLA, Berkeley, USA, 13 to 15 February.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2014), "Employment, work and prison: work access network for ex-convicts", paper presented at Is there a workplace outdside prison?, University of Verona (Italy), 07 to 07 June.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2013), "Applying queer theories to local public policies in Italy: the case of the Turin LGBT Office", paper presented at Sexuality in Theory and Practice, European Sociological Association, Sexuality Research Network, Mid-Term Conference, Kingstone University, London (UK), 14 to 15 January.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2012), "International best practices", paper presented at Being Transgender at Work, European Transgender Participation Symposium, Dordrecht City Council (Netherlands), 25 to 26 October.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2012), ""Work and sexual minorities in Italy: the contribution of sociology, psychology and organizational studies"", paper presented at LGBT people and the labour market. Analysis, challenges and perspectives for a full inclusion, Conference for the presentation of the first Italian nationwide research on LGBT discriminations in the labour market, Palazzo d'Accursio - Bologna City Council (Italy), 25 to 25 May.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2012), ""Strategies of non-heterosexual identity management in Italian workplaces"", paper presented at Otherness. Representations, policies and practices of resistance, University of Turin (Italy), 19 to 20 January.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2011), "Queerying the Public Administration: Local Strategies and Compromises", paper presented at Naming and Framing: The Making of Sexual (In)Equality, 8th biennial meeting of the International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS), University Complutense of Madrid (Spain), 06 to 09 July.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2011), ""Queerying the Public Administration: Local Strategies and Compromises"", paper presented at LGBT/Queer Studies: Toward Trans/national Scholarly and Activist Kinships
. An International Conference, Madrid (Spain), 03 to 05 July.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2011), ""Local Governance and LGBT Policies in Italy"", paper presented at 'White Paper presentation. Combating Homophobia. Local Policies for Equality on the grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity', Piedmont Region, Turin (Italy), 29 to 29 April.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2010), ""Exploring networking as a good practice"", paper presented at European Rainbow cities. International Conference on local policies against homophobia, Barcelona City Council (Spain), 14 to 15 October.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2010), "Invited speaker to review the Italian report on the fight against discriminations on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace", paper presented at National workshop 2010 of SEN Italy (Socio-Economics Network of the European Commission), Fondazione G. Brodolini, Rome (Italy), 08 to 08 October.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2010), ""Forms of Resistance to the Organization's Symbolic Heteronormative Order"", paper presented at Gender Work and Organisation, 6th Biennial International Interdisciplinary Conference, Keele University (UK), 21 to 23 June.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2010), ""Sexuality Switching: Performing Sexual Identities At Work Through Professionalism"", paper presented at Queer Crossings: contemporary perspectives on gender and sexualities, University of Palermo (Italy), 18 to 19 June.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2009), ""Forms of resistance to workplaces' symbolic heteronormative order"", paper presented at 6th Global Conference: Sexualities - Bodies, Desires, Practices, Salzburg (Austria), 10 to 12 November.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2009), ""Forms of resistance to workplaces' symbolic heteronormative order"", paper presented at ESA - European Sociological Association, stream on Sexualities in the workplace, ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute (Portugal), 02 to 05 September.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2009), ""Don't put all your eggs in one basket! Strategies to cope with unstable work-life balance"", paper presented at ESA - European Sociological Association, stream on Sociology of families and intimate lives, ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute (Portugal), 02 to 05 September.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2009), ""Forms of resistance to workplaces' symbolic heteronormative order"", paper presented at Ethnography and Social Research, third conference on qualitative research, Department of Language, Communication and Cultural Studies, University of Bergamo (Italy), 25 to 27 June.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2009), ""The empathic dimension of narrative interviews. A useful device to study non-heterosexual identities at work"", paper presented at Feminist Research Methods Conference, stream on Queer Narratives, Centre for Gender Studies, Stockholm University (Sweden), 06 to 08 February.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2008), ""Families in unbalance. The effects of illness in family balance"", paper presented at Biographical and identitary transitions. Intertwining and interferences between private and working life, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento (Italy), 30 to 30 September.

Gusmano, Beatrice (2008), ""In a heteronormative workplace, is heterosexuality still taken for granted?"", paper presented at 8th International Conference on Organizational Discourse: Translations, Transformations and Transgressions, Queen Mary University, London (UK), 23 to 25 July.