The following episodes feature recordings of the keynote presentations and panel discussions from the FemIDEAS and FemDIALOGUE Conference, Transforming Theory, Policy, and Practice: Decolonise Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education, held online from 4\u20136 February 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
FemIDEAS is a UKRI-funded research project based at the University of Westminster, London, bringing together feminist, intersectional, decolonial and survivor-centred perspectives to address sexual and gender-based violence in higher education. Working across the UK, South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil and Argentina, the project connects research, policy and practice by creating spaces for dialogue and collaboration between survivors, activists, academics and policymakers. Through its work, FemIDEAS aims to challenge existing structures and approaches, amplify marginalised voices, and contribute to more inclusive, equitable and survivor-centred responses to sexual and gender-based violence in higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To find out more about the FemIDEAS Project, visit their website at \u2060femideas.com\u2060<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the opening keynote titled “Addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Higher Education and Building Transnational Solidarities: Perspectives from South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil and Argentina”, academic-activists from each of the FemIDEAS project\u2019s fieldwork locations\u2014South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil, and Argentina\u2014collectively reflect on past and ongoing efforts to address and prevent sexual and gender-based violence in higher education within their respective contexts. Together, they explore possible ways forward and imagine new forms of transnational collaboration, solidarity-building and resource-sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaired by: Adrija Dey<\/p>\n\n\n\n Panellists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amanda Gouws is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Stellenbosch,South Africa, where she holds a SARChI Chair in Gender Politics. Her research focuses on womenand citizenship, women\u2019s representation, women\u2019s movements and gender-based violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme is the Founder of Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI)and a Georgetown Law graduate. Furaha-Joy holds the position of Co-Director of the Berkeley CenterGender Justice and Sexual Harassment Working Group and is an Advisory Board Member of the Decolonizing Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Higher Education, University of Westminster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Caroline Rodrigues Silva is a Lecturer in Organisation and People at Brunel University London. Withover a decade of research experience, she works at the intersections of gender, race, and class,grounded in intersectional feminist and decolonial perspectives. Her recent work examines sexism in organisations, domestic violence, and accountability in cases of sexual harassment in universities,with a particular focus on the Brazilian context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rafael Blanco is based at the University of Buenos Aires \u2013 Gino Germani Institute of Social Sciences. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to this episode<\/a> \u2014 Transcript [PDF]<\/p>\n\n\n\n This panel features the following talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Navigating Legal\/Extra-Legal Recourses against Sexual Harassment in Feminist Movements in India<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Atreyee Sengupta, SOAS University of London<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u00a1Estamos Hartas! We Are Fed Up\u201d: Complaint as Feminist Worldmaking in the University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Maya Ober, Institute of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, University of Bern<\/p>\n\n\n\n Transformative Learnings from the #MeTooSTS\/#WeDoSTS Movement against Gender-Based Academic Violence<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Claudia Gertraud Schwarz, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaired by: Tiffany Page<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to this episode<\/a> \u2014 Transcript [PDF] <\/p>\n\n\n\n This panel features the following talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Between Silence and Denunciation: Harassment and Gender Violence in Public Universities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Fl\u00e1via Val\u00e9rio Lopes, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gender Violence in the Academic Environment: A Comparative Study between Brazil and Chile<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Carolina dos Santos Bezerra, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n An Intersectional Exploration of Gender and Sexual Violence Policies in British Universities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Cassandra Jones, Northumbria University and Geetanjali Gangoli, Durham University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaired by: Anna Bull<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to this episode<\/a> \u2014 Transcript [PDF]<\/p>\n\n\n\n This panel features the following talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exploring Sexual Violence Prevention Work with Academics: Possibilities and Challenges<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Suzanne Egan, Western Sydney University; Natasha Mikitas, Full Stop Australia; Selda Dagistanli, Western Sydney University<\/p>\n\n\n\n Epistemic and Affective Oppression of Survivor Testimony in Philippine Universities: Colonial Roots and Decolonial Possibilities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Danna Aduna, Macquarie University<\/p>\n\n\n\n Creating Safe Spaces: Exploring the Effects of Gender-Based Violence on FLDM Female Students\u2019 Academic Performance<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Ahmed Lehfid, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University; Ghali Lehfid, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University; Abdelaaziz El Bakkali, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perceptions of Help-Seeking for Sexual Violence and Harassment by Minoritised United Kingdom Higher Education Students<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Catherine Donovan, Durham University<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaired by: Anna Bull<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to this episode<\/a> \u2014 Transcript [PDF]<\/p>\n\n\n\n This panel features the following talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Intimate Femicide and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Universities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Suellen Iaskevitz, Universidade Estadual de Maring\u00e1; Josiane Silva de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso; Priscilla Borgonhoni Chagas, Universidade Estadual de Maring\u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Banalization of Sexual Harassment That Produces Silencing in the Brazilian Academic Context of Management<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Juliana Cristina Teixeira, Universidade Federal do Esp\u00edrito Santo, Brazil; Caroline Rodrigues Silva, Brunel University of London; Juliana Mesquita, Universidade Federal do Esp\u00edrito Santo, Brazil<\/p>\n\n\n\n Violence at Brazilian Universities: A Feminist Pedagogy Against Coloniality<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Beatriz Labadessa de Oliveira and Bruna Silva Oliveira, S\u00e3o Paulo State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaired by: Caroline Rodrigues Silva<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to this episode<\/a> \u2014 Transcript [PDF]<\/p>\n\n\n\n This panel features the following talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Surviving Institutional Mechanics: SGBV and Navigating University Complaints Processes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Bruna Silva Oliveira, UNESP<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prohibit or Question? A Decolonial Approach to Consent and Sexual Harassment in Brazilian Universities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Maria Eduarda de Souza, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unmasking Patriarchy: Media Narratives of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Nigerian Universities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Ononuju Odiah<\/p>\n\n\n\n Culturally and Spiritually Grounded Healing for College Survivors of Sexual and Relationship Violence<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Grace Poon Ghaffari, San Jose State University; Karla Aguilar Marquez, University of California, Los Angeles; Nadeeka Karunaratne, California Institute of Integral Studies; University of Utah<\/p>\n\n\n\n Balances and Perspectives on the Institutional Approach to Gender Violence in Universities: The Case of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Julieta Astorino, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Buenos AiresResources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaired by: Erin Shannon<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to this episode<\/a> \u2014 Transcript [PDF]<\/p>\n\n\n\n This panel features the following talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Decolonising Campus Relations: Male Students\u2019 Perceptions of Institutional Inaction on Sexual Harassment at Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Oyebanke Wura Oyelaja, University of Ibadan\/Centre for Applied Ethics and Political Communication in Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perceptions of Help-Seeking for Sexual Violence and Harassment by Minoritised United Kingdom Higher Education Students<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Laura Jane Machin, Manchester Metropolitan University<\/p>\n\n\n\n Indigenous and Quilombola Women Breaking Epistemicide at University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Carolina dos Santos Bezerra and Maria Jos\u00e9 Franco Santana, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaired by: Erin Shannon<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to this episode<\/a> \u2014 Transcript [PDF]<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this episode, the book: Mientras miro las nuevas olas. Qu\u00e9 cambi\u00f3, qu\u00e9 no y qu\u00e9 se resiste con la irrupci\u00f3n feminista en las universidades argentinas<\/em> (While I Watch the New Waves: What Has Changed, What Has Not, and What Resists with the Feminist Uprising in Argentine Universities) (CLACSO-IIGG Collection, 2025) was presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This book interrogates what has changed, what has remained the same, and what continues to resist transformation in the wake of the feminist \u201cirruption\u201d in Argentine universities. Although this irruption was not confined to higher education institutions, it has often been described metaphorically as a feminist \u201cwave\u201d or \u201ctide\u201d that introduced new debates, political agendas, promises, and \u2014 above all \u2014 significant shifts in public discourse and everyday institutional life. The book also examines strategies for addressing sexist violence and the (im)possibilities of redress; the emergence of sexual and (non)reproductive health counselling services within universities; the controversies and mobilisations surrounding the implementation of gender-neutral bathrooms; and debates on racism within university spaces prompted by Black, Afro, and brown feminisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaired by: Guadalope Lopez<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to this episode<\/a> \u2014 Transcript [PDF]<\/p>\n\n\n\n This panel features the following talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Activism from Within: Toward a Subversive Managerial Praxis in Higher Education<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Caroline Rodrigues Silva, Brunel University of London<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is Research Localized? Eurocentrism in Research on Sexual(ized) Violence in Higher Education. Drawing on the Indonesian Context<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Presented by: Lina Knorr, Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaired by: Joel Cork<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to this episode<\/a> \u2014 Transcript [PDF]<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the Assistant Director of Sexual Misconduct at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ, USA), Caitlin Babcock assists in the intake and assessment of reports, coordinates support s\/resources, and guides students & employees through available institutional processes. Her work centers on ensuring that individuals are informed of their rights, options, and resources while navigating experiences of sexual violence. A central focus of her role is providing trauma-informed support to those impacted by sexual violence and assisting them in identifying pathways to accountability and resolution that align with their needs and goals. As part of this conference, she will be discussing TCNJ\u2019s alternative resolution process, which is grounded in restorative practices and emphasizes accountability, education, and healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaired by: Erin Shannon and Adrija Dey<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please note: due to scheduling conflicts, this conversation did not occur during the conference but afterwards, as an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOpening keynote panel<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Panel 1: Solidarity & Activism <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Panel 2: Survivor-Centred SGBV Policies & Practices 1<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Panel 3: Survivor-Centred SGBV Policies & Practices 2<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Panel 4: Decolonial Victim-Survivor-Centred Approaches to Addressing SGBV in HE 1<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Lightning talks<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Poster presentations<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Book discussion: While I watch the new waves: What has changed, what has not, and what resists with the feminist uprising in Argentine universities by Dr Rafael Blanco<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Panel 6: Decolonial Victim-Survivor-Centred Approaches to Addressing SGBV in HE 2 <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Q&A with Caitlin Babcock about crafting non-punitive responses to SGBV<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n