Before joining UCC, Geerts was a Research Fellow (part of the ERC-funded Urban Terrorism in Europe (2004-19): Remembering, Imagining, and Anticipating Violence project) at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom). They are currently a Posthumanities Hub & Eco- and Bioart Lab Affiliated Researcher (Linköping University (Sweden)) and Posthumanism Research Institute (Brock University (Canada)) Associate.
Geerts’ research focuses on political philosophical questions of identity, difference, violence, and democracy; environmental philosophical questions surrounding the (post-)Anthropocene and contemporary times of crisis; and critical and diffractive pedagogies – and that all through critical posthumanist, new materialist, and Deleuzoguattarian perspectives.
Their work has been published in CounterText, Philosophy Today, Women’s Studies International Forum, Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge, amongst others, and two monograph projects are currently in development: a project that investigates the implications of reconceptualizing violence as a complex agential realist phenomenon (including a detailed glossary of agential realism) and one combining political philosophy, the Environmental Posthumanities, and (digital) cultural studies that examines the micropolitical power of alt-right memes.
In addition to possessing plenty of project managerial expertise (organizer of summer schools, such as the Kif Kif Gender & Superdiversity summer school; expert seminars; workshops; …) and editorial skills (editorial board member & editor of Humanities & Social Sciences Communications; former editorial board member & editor of Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies (2015-2020); (co-)editor of several special journal issues of Somatechnics, Journal of Digital Social Research, Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, and Matter; …), Geerts is also committed to critical pedagogies-based teaching and the much-needed praxis of public philosophy.For more information, download Geerts’ academic curriculum (short version, February 2024) or check out their Linktree page.
AOC:
Biography
Dr. Evelien Geerts (she/they) is an interdisciplinary philosopher (Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz, the United States) and Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Gender, Women’s Studies & Philosophy at University College Cork (Ireland), with a passion for political, feminist & environmental philosophy, critical theory, and critical pedagogies.Before joining UCC, Geerts was a Research Fellow (part of the ERC-funded Urban Terrorism in Europe (2004-19): Remembering, Imagining, and Anticipating Violence project) at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom). They are currently a Posthumanities Hub & Eco- and Bioart Lab Affiliated Researcher (Linköping University (Sweden)) and Posthumanism Research Institute (Brock University (Canada)) Associate.
Geerts’ research focuses on political philosophical questions of identity, difference, violence, and democracy; environmental philosophical questions surrounding the (post-)Anthropocene and contemporary times of crisis; and critical and diffractive pedagogies – and that all through critical posthumanist, new materialist, and Deleuzoguattarian perspectives.
Their work has been published in CounterText, Philosophy Today, Women’s Studies International Forum, Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge, amongst others, and two monograph projects are currently in development: a project that investigates the implications of reconceptualizing violence as a complex agential realist phenomenon (including a detailed glossary of agential realism) and one combining political philosophy, the Environmental Posthumanities, and (digital) cultural studies that examines the micropolitical power of alt-right memes.
In addition to possessing plenty of project managerial expertise (organizer of summer schools, such as the Kif Kif Gender & Superdiversity summer school; expert seminars; workshops; …) and editorial skills (editorial board member & editor of Humanities & Social Sciences Communications; former editorial board member & editor of Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies (2015-2020); (co-)editor of several special journal issues of Somatechnics, Journal of Digital Social Research, Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, and Matter; …), Geerts is also committed to critical pedagogies-based teaching and the much-needed praxis of public philosophy.For more information, download Geerts’ academic curriculum (short version, February 2024) or check out their Linktree page.
Research Interests
AOS:- 20th & 21st century (Continental European) political philosophy;
- Feminist philosophy (with a focus on critical epistemologies of difference and resistance);
- Intersections of political, feminist & environmental philosophy (with an emphasis on the environmental posthumanities, Deleuzoguattarian, new materialist & posthumanist approaches, and feminist STS);
- Critical theory (including queer theoretical, critical disability studies, critical race/ethnicity studies perspectives & their junctures)
- Critical pedagogies, (digital) critical literacy & PBL strategies;
- Critical violence, terrorism & security studies;
- (Digital) cultural studies
Publications
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | 'Problematizing Political Violence in the Federal Republic of Germany' Katharina Karcher;Evelien Geerts; (2024) 'Problematizing Political Violence in the Federal Republic of Germany' In: Violence Elsewhere 1. [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2023) | 'European urban (counter)terrorism's spacetimematterings' Evelien Geerts;Katharina Karcher;Yordanka Dimcheva;Mireya Toribio Medina; (2023) 'European urban (counter)terrorism's spacetimematterings' In: [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2023) | 'Cultivating â¿¿Knowing in Beingâ¿¿ â¿¿ Feminist â¿¿Thinking-Doings'' Evelien Geerts; (2023) 'Cultivating â¿¿Knowing in Beingâ¿¿ â¿¿ Feminist â¿¿Thinking-Doings'' In: Voices from Gender Studies. [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Reclaiming vital materialismâ¿¿s affirmative, anti-fascist powers. A Deleuzoguattarian-new materialist exploration of the fascist-within' Evelien Geerts;Delphi Carstens; (2022) 'Reclaiming vital materialismâ¿¿s affirmative, anti-fascist powers. A Deleuzoguattarian-new materialist exploration of the fascist-within' In: Deleuze and Guattari and Fascism. [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Being Haunted byâ¿¿and Reorienting towardâ¿¿What â¿¿Mattersâ¿¿ in Times of (the COVID-19) Crisis: A Critical Pedagogical Cartography of Response-ability' (2021) 'Being Haunted byâ¿¿and Reorienting towardâ¿¿What â¿¿Mattersâ¿¿ in Times of (the COVID-19) Crisis: A Critical Pedagogical Cartography of Response-ability' In: Higher Education Hauntologies: Living with Ghosts for a Justice-to-come. [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Re-vitalizing the American Feminist-Philosophical Classroom: Transformative Academic Experimentations with Diffractive Pedagogies' (2019) 'Re-vitalizing the American Feminist-Philosophical Classroom: Transformative Academic Experimentations with Diffractive Pedagogies' In: Posthumanism and Higher Education. [DOI] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | 'The Somatechnics of Violence' Evelien Geerts;Chantelle Gray;Delphi Carstens; (2024) 'The Somatechnics of Violence'. Somatechnics: Journal of Bodies â¿¿ Technologies â¿¿ Power, [Details] | |
| (2024) | 'The Somatechnics of Violence: (Im)material, Affective, and Digital Transformations. Editorial: Part One' Evelien Geerts;Chantelle Gray;Delphi Carstens; (2024) 'The Somatechnics of Violence: (Im)material, Affective, and Digital Transformations. Editorial: Part One'. Somatechnics, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2023) | 'Postpandemisch extremisme in Vlaanderen' Evelien Geerts; (2023) 'Postpandemisch extremisme in Vlaanderen'. [Details] | |
| (2023) | 'The Conings case and its aftermath' Evelien Geerts; (2023) 'The Conings case and its aftermath'. [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Editorial' Evelien Geerts;Josephine Hoegaerts;Kristien Hens;Daniel Blackie; (2022) 'Editorial'. Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Gender, Sexuality, and Embodiment in Digital Spheres' Evelien Geerts;Ladan Rahbari;Sara De Vuyst; (2022) 'Gender, Sexuality, and Embodiment in Digital Spheres'. Journal of Digital Social Research, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Dis/abling Gender' (2022) 'Dis/abling Gender'. Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Gender, Sexuality, and Embodiment in Digital Spheres' Evelien Geerts;Ladan Rahbari;Sara De Vuyst; (2022) 'Gender, Sexuality, and Embodiment in Digital Spheres'. Journal of Digital Social Research, [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Intersectionality, Hybridity, and (Inter)disciplinary Research on Digitality' Evelien Geerts;Ladan Rahbari;Sara De Vuyst;Giulia Evolvi;Shiva Zarabadi; (2022) 'Intersectionality, Hybridity, and (Inter)disciplinary Research on Digitality'. Journal of Digital Social Research, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Navigating (Post-)Anthropocenic Times of Crisis: A Critical Cartography of Hope' Evelien Geerts; (2022) 'Navigating (Post-)Anthropocenic Times of Crisis: A Critical Cartography of Hope'. CounterText, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Pedagogies in the Wildâ¿¿Entanglements between Deleuzoguattarian Philosophy and the New Materialisms: Editorial' (2021) 'Pedagogies in the Wildâ¿¿Entanglements between Deleuzoguattarian Philosophy and the New Materialisms: Editorial'. Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Pedagogies in the Wild â¿¿ Entanglements between Deleuzoguattarian Philosophy and the New Materialisms' Evelien Geerts;Delphi Carstens; (2021) 'Pedagogies in the Wild â¿¿ Entanglements between Deleuzoguattarian Philosophy and the New Materialisms'. Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research, [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Politiek geweld sinds 11 september' Evelien Geerts; (2021) 'Politiek geweld sinds 11 september'. Kif Kif, [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Nieuw materialisme: een cartografie' (2021) 'Nieuw materialisme: een cartografie'. Wijserig Perspectief, [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Philosophical post-anthropology for the Chthulucene: Levinasian and feminist new materialist perspectives in more-than-human crisis times' (2021) 'Philosophical post-anthropology for the Chthulucene: Levinasian and feminist new materialist perspectives in more-than-human crisis times'. Internationales Jahrbuch für philosophische Anthropologie, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Deleuzoguattarian Thought, the New Materialisms, and (Be)wild(erring) Pedagogies: A Conversation between Chantelle Gray, Delphi Carstens, Evelien Geerts, and Aragorn Eloff' (2021) 'Deleuzoguattarian Thought, the New Materialisms, and (Be)wild(erring) Pedagogies: A Conversation between Chantelle Gray, Delphi Carstens, Evelien Geerts, and Aragorn Eloff'. Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Diffraction & Reading Diffractively' (2021) 'Diffraction & Reading Diffractively'. Matter: Journal of New Materialist Research, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'Book Review: Vulnerable Futures, Transformative Pasts: On Vulnerability, Temporality, and Ethics by Miri Rozmarin, Peter Lang, 2017, 194 pages. ISBN 978-1-78707-392-0 (ePub) (also available in print, ePDF and mobi)' Evelien Geerts; (2020) 'Book Review: Vulnerable Futures, Transformative Pasts: On Vulnerability, Temporality, and Ethics by Miri Rozmarin, Peter Lang, 2017, 194 pages. ISBN 978-1-78707-392-0 (ePub) (also available in print, ePDF and mobi)'. Redescriptions: Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Materialist Philosophies Grounded in the Here And Now: Critical New Materialist Constellations & Interventions in Times Of Terror(ism)' (2019) 'Materialist Philosophies Grounded in the Here And Now: Critical New Materialist Constellations & Interventions in Times Of Terror(ism)'. University of California, Santa Cruz, [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Ethico-onto-epistemology' (2019) 'Ethico-onto-epistemology'. Philosophy Today, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'De oudejaarsconference van Claudia de Breij. Een diffractieve, interdisciplinaire discussie over (super)diversiteit, gender, seksualiteit en religie in de Lage Landen' (2018) 'De oudejaarsconference van Claudia de Breij. Een diffractieve, interdisciplinaire discussie over (super)diversiteit, gender, seksualiteit en religie in de Lage Landen'. Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Superdiversity: A critical intersectional investigation' (2018) 'Superdiversity: A critical intersectional investigation'. Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Filosoferen met beide benen op de grond' (2016) 'Filosoferen met beide benen op de grond'. Handelingen: Tijdschrift voor Praktische Theologie en Religiewetenschap, [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'The Feminist Futures of Reading Diffractively: How Barad's Methodology Replaces Conflict-based Readings of Beauvoir and Irigaray' (2016) 'The Feminist Futures of Reading Diffractively: How Barad's Methodology Replaces Conflict-based Readings of Beauvoir and Irigaray'. Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Over het belang van een intersectioneel feminisme' (2016) 'Over het belang van een intersectioneel feminisme'. Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Interview' (2015) 'Interview'. Maja - Magazine van de Jonge Academie, [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Etyka wzajemnego rozpoznania. O wyzwaniach wspólczesnej akademii z Luce Irigaray rozmawiajĿ Evelien Geerts i Maud Perrier' (2014) 'Etyka wzajemnego rozpoznania. O wyzwaniach wspólczesnej akademii z Luce Irigaray rozmawiajĿ Evelien Geerts i Maud Perrier'. Opcje, [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Erratum to From intersectionality to interference: Feminist onto-epistemological reflections on the politics of representation [Women's Studies International Forum, 41 (2013) 171-178]' Geerts, E.;van der Tuin, I.; (2014) 'Erratum to From intersectionality to interference: Feminist onto-epistemological reflections on the politics of representation [Women's Studies International Forum, 41 (2013) 171-178]'. Women's Studies International Forum, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'De verbeelding van het feminisme - Interview met Sarah Bracke' (2014) 'De verbeelding van het feminisme - Interview met Sarah Bracke'. Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'ANCIENT NOTIONS OF GENDER IDENTITY - (B.) Holmes Gender. Antiquity and its Legacy. Pp. 213. London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2012. Paper, £12.99 (Cased, £35). ISBN: 978-1-84511-929-4 (978-1-84511-928-7 hbk)' (2014) 'ANCIENT NOTIONS OF GENDER IDENTITY - (B.) Holmes Gender. Antiquity and its Legacy. Pp. 213. London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2012. Paper, £12.99 (Cased, £35). ISBN: 978-1-84511-929-4 (978-1-84511-928-7 hbk)'. The Classical Review, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'From intersectionality to interference: FEMINIST onto-epistemological reflections on the politics of representation' Geerts, E.;Van der Tuin, I.; (2013) 'From intersectionality to interference: FEMINIST onto-epistemological reflections on the politics of representation'. Women's Studies International Forum, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Amanda Palmerâ¿¿s provocative oeuvre: feminist poster girl and Brechtian punk cabaret goddess' (2013) 'Amanda Palmerâ¿¿s provocative oeuvre: feminist poster girl and Brechtian punk cabaret goddess'. Potentia, [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Singing sirens: Contemporary pop and rock goddesses and their potentially feminist acts of »chanter hystérique«' (2013) 'Singing sirens: Contemporary pop and rock goddesses and their potentially feminist acts of »chanter hystérique«'. Pop Zeitschrift, [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Kritisch en creatief: het derdegolffeminisme' (2013) 'Kritisch en creatief: het derdegolffeminisme'. Uitgelezen, [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Intra-action: Review of Katie Milestone & Anneke Meyer »Gender and Popular Culture«' (2013) 'Intra-action: Review of Katie Milestone & Anneke Meyer »Gender and Popular Culture«'. Pop Zeitschrift, [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Interview' (2012) 'Interview'. UCLA's Center for the Study of Women, [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Moedermoord binnen de feministische filosofie? Naar een diffractieve, feministische herlezing van de oeuvres van Simone de Beauvoir en Luce Irigaray' (2012) 'Moedermoord binnen de feministische filosofie? Naar een diffractieve, feministische herlezing van de oeuvres van Simone de Beauvoir en Luce Irigaray'. Uitgelezen, [Details] | |
| (2011) | 'Veel activisme, maar niet veel institutionalisering: België en het gebrek aan genderstudies' (2011) 'Veel activisme, maar niet veel institutionalisering: België en het gebrek aan genderstudies'. Gynaika, [Details] |
Dictionary Entries
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Diffraction & Reading Diffractively. (2016) Diffraction & Reading Diffractively. Dictionary Entries [Details] |
Encyclopedia Entries
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Performativity. (2016) Performativity. . Encyclopedia Entries. [Details] | |
| (2016) | Literacy & Agential Literacy. (2016) Literacy & Agential Literacy. . Encyclopedia Entries. [Details] | |
| (2016) | Ethico-onto-epistemo-logy. (2016) Ethico-onto-epistemo-logy. . Encyclopedia Entries. [Details] | |
| (2015) | Intersectionaliteit (in Woordenboek Filosofie). (2015) Intersectionaliteit (in Woordenboek Filosofie). . Encyclopedia Entries. [Details] |
Newspaper Articles
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2021) | Jürgen Conings: the case of a Belgian soldier on the run shows how the pandemic collides with far-right extremism. (2021) Jürgen Conings: the case of a Belgian soldier on the run shows how the pandemic collides with far-right extremism. Newspaper Articles [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Wat is keuzevrijheid nog waard, als iemand anders de opties bepaalt tussen dewelke je kan kiezen?'. (2016) 'Wat is keuzevrijheid nog waard, als iemand anders de opties bepaalt tussen dewelke je kan kiezen?'. Newspaper Articles [Details] | |
| (2016) | Een boerkiniverbod voedt enkel de identiteitspolitiek en helpt niemand. (2016) Een boerkiniverbod voedt enkel de identiteitspolitiek en helpt niemand. Newspaper Articles [Details] | |
| (2013) | Feminisme en hedendaagse popartiestes: een onverwachte combinatie?. (2013) Feminisme en hedendaagse popartiestes: een onverwachte combinatie?. Newspaper Articles [Details] | |
| (2013) | Een kritisch gesprek over de hedendaagse context van het feminisme. (2013) Een kritisch gesprek over de hedendaagse context van het feminisme. Newspaper Articles [Details] | |
| (2013) | Exclusive Interview with Luce Irigaray. (2013) Exclusive Interview with Luce Irigaray. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
Online Database
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2021) | Interview with Evelien Geerts. (2021) Interview with Evelien Geerts. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2021) | Politiek geweld sinds 11 september: Hypermediatisering en de creatie van wegwerplichamen. (2021) Politiek geweld sinds 11 september: Hypermediatisering en de creatie van wegwerplichamen. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2021) | Evelien Geerts Söyleſisi. (2021) Evelien Geerts Söyleſisi. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2021) | The more-than-human materializations of violence, remembrance, and times of crisis. (2021) The more-than-human materializations of violence, remembrance, and times of crisis. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2018) | Rondetafelgesprek â¿¿Superdiversiteit en intersectionaliteit in de theorie en praktijk.â¿¿. (2018) Rondetafelgesprek â¿¿Superdiversiteit en intersectionaliteit in de theorie en praktijk.â¿¿. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Het feminisme bood me vaste grond onder de voeten' - Interview met Iris van der Tuin. (2016) 'Het feminisme bood me vaste grond onder de voeten' - Interview met Iris van der Tuin. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2016) | Visietekst Summer School: Het belang van een intersectioneel feminisme in postfeministische, superdiverse tijden. (2016) Visietekst Summer School: Het belang van een intersectioneel feminisme in postfeministische, superdiverse tijden. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2016) | In onze huidige samenleving missen we vooral solidariteit - Interview met Irina Ilisei. (2016) In onze huidige samenleving missen we vooral solidariteit - Interview met Irina Ilisei. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2015) | Reflecties over terreur: Zwevend tussen wanhoop en hoop. (2015) Reflecties over terreur: Zwevend tussen wanhoop en hoop. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2013) | Naar antiracistische, feministische kritiek en perspectieven via het kruispuntdenken. (2013) Naar antiracistische, feministische kritiek en perspectieven via het kruispuntdenken. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2013) | BOEH! (Baas Over Eigen Hoofd) bevecht nu ook op juridisch vlak het hoofddoekenverbod in het Vlaamse Gemeenschapsonderwijs. Een reflectie. (2013) BOEH! (Baas Over Eigen Hoofd) bevecht nu ook op juridisch vlak het hoofddoekenverbod in het Vlaamse Gemeenschapsonderwijs. Een reflectie. Online Database [Details] | |
| (2012) | Tussen Ziel en Zonde 1: Het vrouwelijke lichaam en seksualiteit. Gesprekken over sekse, macht en religie. (2012) Tussen Ziel en Zonde 1: Het vrouwelijke lichaam en seksualiteit. Gesprekken over sekse, macht en religie. Online Database [Details] |
Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Review of Catherine Keller and Mary-Jane Rubenstein (eds.) Entangled Worlds. Religion, Science, and New Materialisms (Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia). New York: Fordham University Press, 2017, 333 p., ISBN 978-0-82-3276-22-6. (2018) Review of Catherine Keller and Mary-Jane Rubenstein (eds.) Entangled Worlds. Religion, Science, and New Materialisms (Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia). New York: Fordham University Press, 2017, 333 p., ISBN 978-0-82-3276-22-6. Reviews [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2017) | â¿¿STAYING WITH THE (POLITICAL) TROUBLEâ¿. (2017) â¿¿STAYING WITH THE (POLITICAL) TROUBLEâ¿. Reviews [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | Lene Auestad: Respect, Plurality, and Prejudice: A psychoanalytical and philosophical enquiry into the dynamics of social exclusion and discrimination. (2016) Lene Auestad: Respect, Plurality, and Prejudice: A psychoanalytical and philosophical enquiry into the dynamics of social exclusion and discrimination. Reviews [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | Review of Iris van der Tuin, Generational Feminism. New Materialist Introduction to a Generative Approach. (2016) Review of Iris van der Tuin, Generational Feminism. New Materialist Introduction to a Generative Approach. Reviews [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | Book review of: IMPORT â¿¿ EXPORT â¿¿ TRANSPORT. Queer Theory, Queer Critique and Activism in Motion. (2013) Book review of: IMPORT â¿¿ EXPORT â¿¿ TRANSPORT. Queer Theory, Queer Critique and Activism in Motion. Reviews [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UC Teaching Fellowship | University of California, Santa Cruz | |
| 2016 | Certificate for Highly Cited Research - Women’s Studies International Forum | Women's Studies International Forum | |
| 2016 | COST Action IS1307 Bursary TATE training school | EU | |
| 2016 | UC Regents QE Fellowship | University of California, Santa Cruz | |
| 2014 | UC Graduate International Regents Fellowship | University of California, Santa Cruz | |
| 2014 | Belgian American Educational Foundation Honorary Fellowship | B.A.E.F. | |
| 2014 | Marguerite Lefèvre Gender Studies M.A. Thesis Award | ASL, KU Leuven |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Member COST Action CA22121 (Rising Nationalisms, Shifting Geopolitics and the Future of European Higher Education), Working Group 4: Outreach | Member | 01-MAR-24 / | |
| Posthumanism Research Institute, Brock University | Associate | 01-JAN-23 / | |
| The Eco- & Bioart Lab, Linköping University | Affiliated Researcher | 01-JAN-22 / | |
| The Posthumanities Hub, Linköping University | Affiliated Researcher | 01-DEC-19 / | |
| Reconfiguring Higher Education, University of the Western Cape | Member | 01-JAN-20 / 01-JAN-22 | |
| COST Action IS1307 (New Materialism), Working Group 1: Genealogies | Member | 01-JAN-15 / 01-JAN-18 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent University | Special Graduate Faculty, Cultural Studies Department | 01-OCT-22 / 01-OCT-23 | |
| University of Birmingham | Research Fellow & Affiliated Research Fellow | 01-JUN-20 / 01-JUN-24 | |
| University of Helsinki | Visiting Researcher | 01-APR-19 / 01-MAY-19 | |
| University of Amsterdam | Lecturer | 01-OCT-18 / 01-JAN-19 | |
| Utrecht University | Visiting Researcher | 01-SEP-17 / 13-DEC-19 | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Graduate student, T. A., Ph.D. candidate & Teaching Fellow | 01-SEP-14 / 13-DEC-19 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | University of California Santa Cruz | Ph.D. | Feminist Studies & History of Consciousness | |
| 2014 | Antwerp Management School | M.Sc. | Global Management Studies | |
| 2012 | Utrecht University | Research M.A. | Gender & Ethnicity Studies | |
| 2011 | University of California Los Angeles | Graduate exchange program | Women’s Studies | |
| 2010 | Antwerp University | M.A. | Philosophy | |
| 2009 | Antwerp University | B.A. | Philosophy |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flemish (Dutch) | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | |
| English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | |
| French | Fluent | Functional | Fluent | |
| German | Fluent | Basic | Functional |
Contact details
- Evelien Geerts
Lecturer in Gender, Women’s Studies & Philosophy - EGeerts@ucc.ie
- Department of Philosophy
Second Floor, 2 Elderwood, College Road
University College Cork
T12 KW40 Cork (Ireland) - www.eveliengeerts.com