Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Gender and Otherness in the Humanities

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9 Jan 2026 - GOTH Critical Reading Group

6 March 2026 - Joint GOTH, HOBAR & Postcolonial & Global Literatures Writing Retreat

6th Annual GOTH Symposium - The Call for Papers is closing soon (deadline 31 December 2025). Visit the symposium event page for further details about this event, and to register your attendance.

GOTH Humanities Special Issue (draft text deadline 31 Dec 2025). Visit the journal website for further details.

GOTH PGR Forum (First Friday of the Month, 10-11am, Online) - GOTH postgraduates (PGRs) are invited to share ideas, enjoy informal discussion, and offer each other support, with occasional opportunities to present formal papers in a friendly, relaxed environment.

Gender and Otherness in the Humanities (GOTH) is a research centre based in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University. The relationship between gender and otherness throughout time and across the Arts and Humanities forms the focal point of our investigations. The group includes a variety of fields within the Humanities, including English Literature, Creative Writing, Music, History, Theatre Studies, Art History, Classical Studies and more, exploring topics related to the themes of gender and otherness.

Contact Us

For enquiries, please contact the GOTH Administrator.

Banner image: Portrait of Barbara van Beck, Wellcome Collection, London.