Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network
@aroaceresearch.bsky.social
The interdisciplinary Aro/Ace Research Network brings together scholars across Europe working on aromanticism and asexuality.
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We are thrilled to introduce the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network this #AceWeek! The network is based at @clsrleeds.bsky.social in the UK and brings together researchers who are working on #asexuality and #aromanticism.
🔗Find out more at aroaceresearch.com
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Want to avoid reinforcing compulsory sexuality in your research? Catch up on asexualities and aromanticism research with Megan Carroll and Maya Wenzel in the newest ASA journal, Sex & Sexualities. #asexual
@mcsociology.bsky.social @acefeministmaya.bsky.social
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New Dimensions, New Directions: Asexualities and Aromanticism in the 21st Century - Megan Carroll, Maya Wenzel, 2025
This article offers an overview of the state of the field for asexualities and aromanticism and suggests new directions for research. Our goal is to inspire fem...
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May 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Want to avoid reinforcing compulsory sexuality in your research? Catch up on asexualities and aromanticism research with Megan Carroll and Maya Wenzel in the newest ASA journal, Sex & Sexualities. #asexual
@mcsociology.bsky.social @acefeministmaya.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
@mcsociology.bsky.social @acefeministmaya.bsky.social
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Introducing: T.N. Hutchinson
T.N. Hutchinson is a PhD researcher in Literary Studies at the University of York. They work on decadence studies, aestheticism, and Victorian/Edwardian literature.
T.N. Hutchinson is a PhD researcher in Literary Studies at the University of York. They work on decadence studies, aestheticism, and Victorian/Edwardian literature.
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Introducing: T.N. Hutchinson
T.N. Hutchinson is a PhD researcher in Literary Studies at the University of York. They work on decadence studies, aestheticism, and Victorian/Edwardian literature.
T.N. Hutchinson is a PhD researcher in Literary Studies at the University of York. They work on decadence studies, aestheticism, and Victorian/Edwardian literature.
The Diversity Reading List in Philosophy also has great general philosophy resources - go check them out!
@diversityread.bsky.social is an amazing project dedicated to diversifying and decolonising the philosophical canon.
@diversityread.bsky.social is an amazing project dedicated to diversifying and decolonising the philosophical canon.
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Diversity Reading List in Philosophy also has great general philosophy resources - go check them out!
@diversityread.bsky.social is an amazing project dedicated to diversifying and decolonising the philosophical canon.
@diversityread.bsky.social is an amazing project dedicated to diversifying and decolonising the philosophical canon.
Not many philosophical texts engage with asexuality & aromanticism, but here are some philosophical publications by @lukebrunning.bsky.social and @nmckeever3.bsky.social:
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Not many philosophical texts engage with asexuality & aromanticism, but here are some philosophical publications by @lukebrunning.bsky.social and @nmckeever3.bsky.social:
Today is World Philosophy Day!
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Here is why philosophers should care about the asexual and aromantic spectrum (aspec) 👇
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Here is why philosophers should care about the asexual and aromantic spectrum (aspec) 👇
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Today is World Philosophy Day!
🧡💛🤍🩵💙
Here is why philosophers should care about the asexual and aromantic spectrum (aspec) 👇
🧡💛🤍🩵💙
Here is why philosophers should care about the asexual and aromantic spectrum (aspec) 👇
Introducing: Dr Helena Esser
@helenaesser.bsky.social is an Independent Scholar in Germany. Her area of research is Victorian and neo-Victorian gender and popular culture, with specific publications on steampunk and Ouida.
@helenaesser.bsky.social is an Independent Scholar in Germany. Her area of research is Victorian and neo-Victorian gender and popular culture, with specific publications on steampunk and Ouida.
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Introducing: Dr Helena Esser
@helenaesser.bsky.social is an Independent Scholar in Germany. Her area of research is Victorian and neo-Victorian gender and popular culture, with specific publications on steampunk and Ouida.
@helenaesser.bsky.social is an Independent Scholar in Germany. Her area of research is Victorian and neo-Victorian gender and popular culture, with specific publications on steampunk and Ouida.
Introducing: Claudia Sterbini
@claudiasterbini.bsky.social is a PhD Researcher at the University of Edinburgh, working on the construction of stigmas of asexuality in nineteenth-century sexology and literature.
@claudiasterbini.bsky.social is a PhD Researcher at the University of Edinburgh, working on the construction of stigmas of asexuality in nineteenth-century sexology and literature.
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Introducing: Claudia Sterbini
@claudiasterbini.bsky.social is a PhD Researcher at the University of Edinburgh, working on the construction of stigmas of asexuality in nineteenth-century sexology and literature.
@claudiasterbini.bsky.social is a PhD Researcher at the University of Edinburgh, working on the construction of stigmas of asexuality in nineteenth-century sexology and literature.
Introducing: Wenmei Bai
Wenmei Bai is an Independent Researcher in Geography working on queer geographies, asexual domesticities, and queer/asexual futurities. She is part of the network organising team and will help with the newsletter & communication!
Wenmei Bai is an Independent Researcher in Geography working on queer geographies, asexual domesticities, and queer/asexual futurities. She is part of the network organising team and will help with the newsletter & communication!
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Introducing: Wenmei Bai
Wenmei Bai is an Independent Researcher in Geography working on queer geographies, asexual domesticities, and queer/asexual futurities. She is part of the network organising team and will help with the newsletter & communication!
Wenmei Bai is an Independent Researcher in Geography working on queer geographies, asexual domesticities, and queer/asexual futurities. She is part of the network organising team and will help with the newsletter & communication!
The Aro/Ace Research Network has a new organising team! Thanks everyone for volunteering and we‘re looking forward to see what we can achieve together - many exciting plans to come!
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The Aro/Ace Research Network has a new organising team! Thanks everyone for volunteering and we‘re looking forward to see what we can achieve together - many exciting plans to come!
Introducing: Dr JT Welsch
@jtwelsch.bsky.social is Director of Liberal Arts and Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Industries at the University of York. He works on asexuality, creativity studies, creative industries, creative writing, queer history, and creative-critical practice.
@jtwelsch.bsky.social is Director of Liberal Arts and Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Industries at the University of York. He works on asexuality, creativity studies, creative industries, creative writing, queer history, and creative-critical practice.
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Introducing: Dr JT Welsch
@jtwelsch.bsky.social is Director of Liberal Arts and Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Industries at the University of York. He works on asexuality, creativity studies, creative industries, creative writing, queer history, and creative-critical practice.
@jtwelsch.bsky.social is Director of Liberal Arts and Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Industries at the University of York. He works on asexuality, creativity studies, creative industries, creative writing, queer history, and creative-critical practice.
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I'm so proud to share my first asexuality research paper with @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social as their Visiting Fellow! We investigate public attitudes towards asexual people, unearthing some concerning (and some hopeful) findings! 💜🤍
Check out the paper: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/asexual...
Check out the paper: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/asexual...
February 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I'm so proud to share my first asexuality research paper with @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social as their Visiting Fellow! We investigate public attitudes towards asexual people, unearthing some concerning (and some hopeful) findings! 💜🤍
Check out the paper: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/asexual...
Check out the paper: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/asexual...
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Delighted to have worked with leading asexual campaigner @theyasminbenoit.bsky.social on this new research.
Our experimental study suggests misconceptions about asexuality may be common, and that asexual people are likely to face greater hostility than other groups
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/asexual...
Our experimental study suggests misconceptions about asexuality may be common, and that asexual people are likely to face greater hostility than other groups
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/asexual...
Asexual people face ignorance and intolerance in UK, study suggests
One in four participants wrongly believe asexuality is a mental health problem
www.kcl.ac.uk
February 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Delighted to have worked with leading asexual campaigner @theyasminbenoit.bsky.social on this new research.
Our experimental study suggests misconceptions about asexuality may be common, and that asexual people are likely to face greater hostility than other groups
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/asexual...
Our experimental study suggests misconceptions about asexuality may be common, and that asexual people are likely to face greater hostility than other groups
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/asexual...
Introducing: Yasmin Benoit
@theyasminbenoit.bsky.social is an asexual activist and Visiting Fellow at The Policy Institute, King’s College London. She is a researcher in Public Policy working on public attitudes towards asexuality.
@theyasminbenoit.bsky.social is an asexual activist and Visiting Fellow at The Policy Institute, King’s College London. She is a researcher in Public Policy working on public attitudes towards asexuality.
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Introducing: Yasmin Benoit
@theyasminbenoit.bsky.social is an asexual activist and Visiting Fellow at The Policy Institute, King’s College London. She is a researcher in Public Policy working on public attitudes towards asexuality.
@theyasminbenoit.bsky.social is an asexual activist and Visiting Fellow at The Policy Institute, King’s College London. She is a researcher in Public Policy working on public attitudes towards asexuality.
Introducing: Alex Nevins
@alex-nevins.bsky.social is a PhD researcher in Law and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh working on the legal recognition of asexual-spectrum identities.
@alex-nevins.bsky.social is a PhD researcher in Law and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh working on the legal recognition of asexual-spectrum identities.
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Introducing: Alex Nevins
@alex-nevins.bsky.social is a PhD researcher in Law and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh working on the legal recognition of asexual-spectrum identities.
@alex-nevins.bsky.social is a PhD researcher in Law and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh working on the legal recognition of asexual-spectrum identities.
Introducing: Dr Karen Cuthbert
@karencuthbert.bsky.social is a sociologist at the University of Glasgow working on asexuality and its intersections (gender, disability, and autism) as well as celibacy/abstinence.
@karencuthbert.bsky.social is a sociologist at the University of Glasgow working on asexuality and its intersections (gender, disability, and autism) as well as celibacy/abstinence.
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Introducing: Dr Karen Cuthbert
@karencuthbert.bsky.social is a sociologist at the University of Glasgow working on asexuality and its intersections (gender, disability, and autism) as well as celibacy/abstinence.
@karencuthbert.bsky.social is a sociologist at the University of Glasgow working on asexuality and its intersections (gender, disability, and autism) as well as celibacy/abstinence.
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Happy publication day to my new textbook with @nmckeever3.bsky.social
This has been a long time in the making and @politybooks.bsky.social have been fantastic throughout the whole process. 🥂
This has been a long time in the making and @politybooks.bsky.social have been fantastic throughout the whole process. 🥂
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happy publication day to my new textbook with @nmckeever3.bsky.social
This has been a long time in the making and @politybooks.bsky.social have been fantastic throughout the whole process. 🥂
This has been a long time in the making and @politybooks.bsky.social have been fantastic throughout the whole process. 🥂
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To mark two weeks since the launch of the @aroaceresearch.bsky.social based at CLSR, @isobellogan.bsky.social sat down with the organiser @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social to hear more about the network, plans for the future, and how you can get involved! 🧡💛💙
⬇️Give it a listen⬇️
⬇️Give it a listen⬇️
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
To mark two weeks since the launch of the @aroaceresearch.bsky.social based at CLSR, @isobellogan.bsky.social sat down with the organiser @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social to hear more about the network, plans for the future, and how you can get involved! 🧡💛💙
⬇️Give it a listen⬇️
⬇️Give it a listen⬇️
Dr Ayşegül Şah Bozdoğan Iles is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy working in Switzerland. She works on a-/anti-sexuality as feminist resistance, negative ethics and freedom, and decolonial asexualities.
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Dr Ayşegül Şah Bozdoğan Iles is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy working in Switzerland. She works on a-/anti-sexuality as feminist resistance, negative ethics and freedom, and decolonial asexualities.
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The 2025 Ace Community Survey has been released! tinyurl.com/AceSurvey2025
October 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The 2025 Ace Community Survey has been released! tinyurl.com/AceSurvey2025
Introducing: Yash Gupta
Yash Gupta is a research fellow and doctoral candidate in Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany. He works on post/coloniality and asexuality, Desi asexualities, asexual intimacies, and digital asexualities.
Yash Gupta is a research fellow and doctoral candidate in Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany. He works on post/coloniality and asexuality, Desi asexualities, asexual intimacies, and digital asexualities.
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Introducing: Yash Gupta
Yash Gupta is a research fellow and doctoral candidate in Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany. He works on post/coloniality and asexuality, Desi asexualities, asexual intimacies, and digital asexualities.
Yash Gupta is a research fellow and doctoral candidate in Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany. He works on post/coloniality and asexuality, Desi asexualities, asexual intimacies, and digital asexualities.
Laurin Tirpitz and Ela Przybyło are organising a workshop "On Asexualities. Crossdisciplinary Perspectives" in Berlin. Registration is now open!
Register here: laurin.tirpitz.me/event/aceworkshop25
Register here: laurin.tirpitz.me/event/aceworkshop25
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Laurin Tirpitz and Ela Przybyło are organising a workshop "On Asexualities. Crossdisciplinary Perspectives" in Berlin. Registration is now open!
Register here: laurin.tirpitz.me/event/aceworkshop25
Register here: laurin.tirpitz.me/event/aceworkshop25
Introducing: Laurin Tirpitz
Laurin is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy in Germany. They are working on asexuality, aromanticism, feminist, trans and queer philosophy, and philosophy of sex and sexuality.
Laurin is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy in Germany. They are working on asexuality, aromanticism, feminist, trans and queer philosophy, and philosophy of sex and sexuality.
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Introducing: Laurin Tirpitz
Laurin is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy in Germany. They are working on asexuality, aromanticism, feminist, trans and queer philosophy, and philosophy of sex and sexuality.
Laurin is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy in Germany. They are working on asexuality, aromanticism, feminist, trans and queer philosophy, and philosophy of sex and sexuality.
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Our PHd student and organiser of @aroaceresearch.bsky.social wrote this blog post on what it means to be asexual or aromantic: www.brook.org.uk/blog/what-do...
what does it mean to be asexual or aromantic? - Brook
For Asexual Awareness Week (Ace Week) 2025, Kristin Käuper, PhD student at the Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships (CLSR) at the University of Leeds and
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October 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Our PHd student and organiser of @aroaceresearch.bsky.social wrote this blog post on what it means to be asexual or aromantic: www.brook.org.uk/blog/what-do...
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I’m not on the asexuality spectrum. But as a queer, feminist researcher, I think we should all care about asexuality.
Why? Because asexual perspectives can help us better understand sexuality—and gender, race, disability, family, love, etc.
Here’s why:
Why? Because asexual perspectives can help us better understand sexuality—and gender, race, disability, family, love, etc.
Here’s why:
November 15, 2024 at 2:51 PM
I’m not on the asexuality spectrum. But as a queer, feminist researcher, I think we should all care about asexuality.
Why? Because asexual perspectives can help us better understand sexuality—and gender, race, disability, family, love, etc.
Here’s why:
Why? Because asexual perspectives can help us better understand sexuality—and gender, race, disability, family, love, etc.
Here’s why:
Introducing: Ellis Khachidze
@ellisisfine.bsky.social is a PhD student in Sexuality and Gender Studies at the University of Birmingham working on 20th century literature and life-writing, queer theory and history of education.
@ellisisfine.bsky.social is a PhD student in Sexuality and Gender Studies at the University of Birmingham working on 20th century literature and life-writing, queer theory and history of education.
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Introducing: Ellis Khachidze
@ellisisfine.bsky.social is a PhD student in Sexuality and Gender Studies at the University of Birmingham working on 20th century literature and life-writing, queer theory and history of education.
@ellisisfine.bsky.social is a PhD student in Sexuality and Gender Studies at the University of Birmingham working on 20th century literature and life-writing, queer theory and history of education.