Histories of Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Identity

Decolonial Bricolage: Global Far-right Future-making in Orbán’s Hungary - Histories of RGSI (Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Identity) The Histories of RGSI (Race, Gender, Sexuality and Identity) research group will host a talk with Dr Annastiina Kallius (University of Helsinki, Institute for Advanced Study) on the rise of […]

We are pleased to announce our first event for 2026! If you are in Manchester, come to Geoffrey Manton, room 222, for what looks like a very interesting, and important, talk for our times. rgsi.mmu.ac.uk/event/decolo...

Home - Histories of RGSI (Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Identity) Histories of RGSI is an interdisciplinary research group spanning a wide range of intellectual traditions, topics and approaches, all of which are connected broadly to the theme of identity. We […]

MMU's research group Histories of Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Identity (RGSI) is excited to join the conversation on Bluesky. Check out our members, projects and publications on our website: rgsi.mmu.ac.uk #history #race #gender #sexuality #identity

Coming Out Collectively: Stern, 1978 - Histories of RGSI (Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Identity) Craig Griffiths This is a re-post of a blog originally published on the History | Sexuality | Law blog, from 2021. ‘We are gay’. With these words, 682 men revealed their […]

Our research group's blog also features new work being done by our members. Here's one by Dr Craig Griffiths featuring his work on the history of homosexuality: rgsi.mmu.ac.uk/2025/03/07/c...

Meet the PhD student: Leonie Chesworth - Histories of RGSI (Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Identity) In the third of series of blogs introducing PhD researchers affiliated with Histories of RGSI, Leonie Chesworth discusses her experience as a public historian, and the surprising link between her […]

Check out our latest blog post introducing one of our new phd research students: rgsi.mmu.ac.uk/2025/12/02/m...

Home - Histories of RGSI (Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Identity) Histories of RGSI is an interdisciplinary research group spanning a wide range of intellectual traditions, topics and approaches, all of which are connected broadly to the theme of identity. We […]

MMU's research group Histories of Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Identity (RGSI) is excited to join the conversation on Bluesky. Check out our members, projects and publications on our website: rgsi.mmu.ac.uk #history #race #gender #sexuality #identity