@clsrleeds.bsky.social
We are a research centre within the University of Leeds. Let’s think about intimacy together. - https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/homepage/420/centre_for_love_sex_and_relationships
Tomorrow!
02.12.2025 19:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We’re very excited for our upcoming Lightning Talks Workshop⚡️⚡️
We’ll be spending the afternoon with 4 speakers discussing their new research in the philosophy of love, sex and relationships💕
Hope to see some of you there!
Get to know our amazing post-doctoral research fellow Dr Rosa Vince! 🧑🏫 @rosadluxe.bsky.social
We had a chat about Rosa’s research on sexual objectification, their award-winning paper, and what they’re feeling excited about 🕺
Give it a watch on our Instagram www.instagram.com/reel/DRZc46N...
Natasha McKeever and @lukebrunning.bsky.social have been quoted in this recent @newscientist.com article
Give it a read!
www.newscientist.com/article/2504...
Happy #worldphilosophyday! 📚💭
Here’s Luke on why philosophy is such a valuable tool in helping us to understand love, intimacy and relationships💕
"Objectification & Sexualisation" is organised by myself and Robbie Morgan, and "Sex, Deception & Consent" is organised by Robbie Arrell - all members of @clsrleeds.bsky.social
Both events have incredible speakers lined up, please see the links above for full information, and for how to register.
This is a poster for the first advertised event "Objectification and Sexualisation". The poster lists the speakers: Ana Cláudia Barbosa - Spectral Subjugation: Posthuman Objectification of Women in the Digital Age; Matthew J. Cull - Objectification in Posthumanist Feminism; Regina Fidelis Ilagan - A Consumable Monster: The South East Asian Sex Worker; Matthew Robson - Varieties of Sexual Exclusion; Kate Yuan - Sexual Humiliation as a State Project. The poster also provides the location: IDEA: The Ethics Centre, 17 Blenheim Terrace, and repeats the link to fuller information (in the main post).
Registration is open for two events happening 3rd & 4th December at Leeds @idea-leeds.bsky.social!
Objectification & Sexualisation: philevents.org/event/show/1...
Sex, Deception and Consent: www.eventbrite.ie/e/sex-decept...
These events mark the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
A picture of the book The philosophy of love, sex, and relationships on a shelf.
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. 🥂
A terrific list. Can I humbly add Peter Gabriel's Us. A more heart breaking collection of post relationship soul searching and reflection you won't find. Honest, painful and also beautifully performed, sung and produced.
06.11.2025 19:28 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0To 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⬇️
Hooked on the new Lily Allen album and crave more vicarious heartbreak in your life? Charlotte Curran, one of our a PhD students, has written a fantastic @uk.theconversation.com guide to the best breakup albums: theconversation.com/seven-albums...
04.11.2025 11:51 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
What's the ultimate breakup album?💔🎧
Charlotte Curran from @clsrleeds.bsky.social, whose PhD focuses on relationship ethics, has listed the top seven stand-outs for @theconversation.com.
Read the article:
theconversation.com/seven-albums...
Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/playlist/6QI...
Dr Robbie Arrell has organised a one-day workshop on Sex, Deception, and Consent held at @idea-leeds.bsky.social on the 3rd of December. Learn more and sign up for free www.eventbrite.ie/e/sex-decept...
03.11.2025 14:55 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Purple conference poster for asexualities conference in Berlin, 6-7th December.
Conference programme.
This conference on asexualities at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social is going to be amazing!
30.10.2025 17:33 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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...
30.10.2025 08:18 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0At the Lord Roberts, Broad Street, Nottingham
23.10.2025 09:32 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Poster of Rosa Vince advertising their talk on feminism, objectification and sex work at the Lord Robert’s pub in Sheffield on the 29th of October. The poster has a QR code you can scan for more information.
On Wednesday the 29th of October, our Leverhulme Fellow, Dr Rosa Vince, will be talking about feminism, sex work and objectification in Sheffield.
23.10.2025 08:08 — 👍 18 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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
For the start of ace week 2025 why not listen to this podcast on asexuality featuring @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social goodisinthedetails.libsyn.com/romantic-lov...
20.10.2025 11:20 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Last but certainly not least, please welcome our final new PhD researcher, Charlotte Curran!
Charlotte will be looking into the interpretative, communicative and expressive work undertaken in romantic relationships 🏋️♀️🤔
Here’s Charlotte on her research and why she’s excited to be joining CLSR⬇️
This week’s reading group pick was a great way to get us thinking about the ethics of relationships endings
17.10.2025 14:09 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Our next new face we’re so excited to introduce… Kristin Kauper!
@kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social is embarking on their PhD with us researching asexuality and aromanticism🏳️🌈
They’ve got some amazing stuff in the works that we can’t wait to share with you! 👀✨
Over to Kristin to say hi ⤵️
Our next new CLSR member to introduce… Tom Wardell!
Tom’s PhD will dive into the fascinating world of AI, exploring the possibility and ethics of human-chatbot relationships🤖❤️
Hear him talk about his research and how he’s found being a distance learner with CLSR so far👇👇
Here’s Isobel discussing her PhD with CLSR 👇👇
15.10.2025 15:52 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0The full video of @alex-fisher.bsky.social explaining what he’s working on with CLSR ⬇️⬇️
15.10.2025 15:50 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The next new face to introduce is @isobellogan.bsky.social !
Isobel is starting her PhD project with us on epistemic harm in romantic relationships🧠
Head to our Instagram @leeds_clsr to hear Isobel talk about her research and why she’s loved being a part of the CLSR community💕
This week we’ll be introducing some new faces joining us at CLSR🌻
First up: @alex-fisher.bsky.social
Alex joins us as an SAP visiting fellow to explore misrepresentation in romantic life🎭
Head to our Instagram @leeds_clsr to hear Alex talk about his research and why he’s excited to join CLSR💕
New textbook on the philosophy of love, sex and relationships anyone? 👇🏻💕📕
07.10.2025 14:53 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
One of our wonderful new PhD researchers Kristin Käuper recently spoke at the University of Manchester's postgraduate philosophy conference, Open Minds XVIII!
Kristin's talk looked at how asexuality can help us create a better philosophical account of sexual orientation.
Well done Kristin! 🥳🙌
This is becoming a worrying trend as relationship advice is now marketised and monetised by big tech.
And difficult to foresee the longer term social impact of increased AI use in dating/relationships on how we trust, talk to, and relate to others.
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