Ethnographer, entrepreneur, lecturer; looking for world peace
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[AGTRT-BF40] What lessons can the Netherlands learn from the Phoenix case? A comparison between Jo Phoenix and Laurens Buijs
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team In our last blog (see AGTRT-BF39), we described the case of Jo Phoenix, the Open University criminology professor in the United Kingdom who was ousted because of her gender-critical views. Phoenix won the lawsuit on the issue last week. The university was taken to task: it…
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[AGTRT-BA19] For the transition to high-tech matriarchy to succeed, a group of pathfinders must rise now
Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team In my forthcoming book Androgynous Humanity (see AGTRT-BA20), I elaborate on the roots of our patriarchal culture, dating back to the Neolithic revolution and the rise of large-scale agriculture, starting some 12,800 years ago (see AGTRT-BA1, AGTRT-BA3, AGTRT-BA5 and AGTRT-BA9). Read the latest update on Androgynous Humanity (February 2024):Update…
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[AGTRT-BF39] Professor Jo Phoenix was bullied out for gender-critical views, judge slaps university on the wrist
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team Jo Phoenix was professor of criminology at the Open University (OU) in the United Kingdom until she got into trouble for her gender-critical views. For example, she was gender critical by making a clear distinction between biological sex and gender identity. She also raised what she…
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[AGTRT-BF38] Understanding more about how the concept of gender has changed over time is helpful in the discussions at hand
Jan Bergstra & Laurens Buijs Amsterdam Gender Theory Research Team Structure of this blog 1. Introduction It has been common in gender theory since the beginning of this century to design complex notions through a process called incremental concept engineering (ICE). ICE a process by which new ideas, concepts or designs are developed and refined…
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[AGTRT-BF37] Marcus Dib is transsexual but not transgender: what does this mean for gender theory?
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team An interview with Marcus Dib is circulating on YouTube. Dib was born a woman, but now goes through life as a transgender man. Yet “he” sees himself as biologically female, and “he” does not want to be called transgender. We see a strikingly strong and clear…
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[AGTRT-BA18] The woman embodies both Madonna and the whore, and only men who have integrated their feminine side can handle that
Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team Among straight people I often feel like a gay man, but among gay people I feel like a straight man. When I am among straight people I immediately feel that I am “different.” I do not have a typical heterosexual marriage with a wife, mortgage, children, steady job. I…