Our students come from various countries, backgrounds and with different research interests, making our study program truly multi-cultural and diverse. Some of them agreed to share their information and feedback. See for yourself!
As for the academic year 2021/2022, there are thirty-nine students currently studying our Gender Studies program in English.
Poland, 2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: queer/ LGBTQIA+ community movements and rights, trans exclusionary feminism and its critique, gender binary discourse, inclusive language, reproductive rights, climatic justice and ecofeminism
e-mail: zuziakiwak AT gmail.com
Turkey, 2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: gender-based violence, gender oppression, ecofeminism
e-mail: aslittan AT gmail.com
Turkey, 2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: sexuality studies, psychological studies on sexuality, cyberspace and digital culture, religious and cultural research in Middle East and Asia, queer theory
e-mail: sibelmelek172 AT gmail.com
India, 2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: gender, issues in the Middle East
e-mail: ranukotha AT gmail.com
Turkey, 2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: queer migration policies, perception of gender, woman as refugees, gender equality in education, sexual identity and children
e-mail: bugrarsu AT gmail.com
Slovenia, 2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: in what role gender and sexuality play in the international arena, politics and public space, with particular interest in Central Europe and the Balkan region
e-mail: mursicnusa0 AT gmail.com
2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: historian with an intense interest in literature, using it as a mean for studying identities and power relationships within the context of Imperialism, especially in the 19th century
e-mail: jurocan AT alumni.uv.es
2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: gender sensitive urban landscapes, sexual education as a school subject, psychological help to victims of gender-based violence
e-mail: forbesschool AT yandex.ru
2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: intersection of gender and disability, representation of marginalized bodies and gender identities in media
e-mail: tata91314 AT gmail.com
Uzbekistan, 2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: self confidence and high education of women and girls in Central Asia
e-mail: corazon_heart AT mail.ru
Russia, 3rd-grade student
Main Academic Interests: feminist critique of science, gender bias, ethics of artificial intelligence
e-mail: lumosmassimo AT gmail.com
Turkey, 3nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: queer migration and asylum, queer theory, animal studies, ecofeminism and interspecies climate justice
e-mail: epigonionnn AT gmail.com
Turkey, 3rd-year student
Main Academic Interests: gender stereotypes, punishing queer sexuality in the age of LGBT rights, gender equality and disability, Syrian women's rights in Turkey
e-mail: esrasolhivand AT gmail.com
Russia, 3nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: gender issues, media studies, representation issues and women image in media, feminist approach on future
E-mail: anibraginskaya AT gmail.com
Iran, 3rd-year student
Previous Study: a bachelor´s degree in Clinical Psychology and a master´s degree in General Psychology at Allameh Tabataba'i University (Tehran, Iran)
I have 14 years of experience in clinical counseling and diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders. My particular interests in gender studies originated from the period when I worked as a psychologist on my Master's thesis from [2007 to 2010] and as a registered member of the Psychology and Counseling Organization of I.R. Iran (PCO) in my private clinic (Ravi Psychology Clinic) in Tehran.
Main Academic Interests: feminist discourse, feminist narratology, feminist Literary Criticism, body, culture, health, gender-sensitive analysis, and history
e-mail: makians AT student.cuni.cz
USA, 2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: queer & transgender identity/community formation, history of sexuality, history of radical movements
e-mail: faolan.thompson AT gmail.com
Turkey, 3rd-year student
Main Academic Interests: Identity politics, nationalism and conservatism, binary gender discourses, gender-based violence
e-mail: gulsah DOT kurtar AT gmail.com
Russia, 3rd-year student
Main Academic Interests: sex work and sex positivity in feminism, gender and media
e-mail: vasilina DOT pazdnikova AT aauni DOT edu
Turkey, 2nd-year student
Main Academic Interests: psychology and gender, gender development in childhood, feminist therapy
Diploma Thesis: Influence of parents and parental attitudes on children’s gender perception
e-mail: melis.kaymak AT hotmail DOT com
Israel, 3rd-year student
Diploma Thesis: The Murder of Arab Israeli Women for the Family Honour
e-mail: kifahda87 AT gmail DOT com
Turkey, 3rd-year student
Main Academic Interests: linguistics, media studies, gender studies
Diploma Thesis: Explanation of Veganism in Terms of Ecofeminism
Kazakhstan, 4th-year student
Main Academic Interests: men´s movement, philosophy, visual culture, totalitarianism & propaganda
Diploma Thesis: The Men Movement in Former Soviet Countries
e-mail: pyrexls AT yahoo DOT com
Turkey, 3rd-year student
Main Academic Interests: gender equality, women in business, feminist theories, international relations, literature (critical discourse analysis), social behavior, psychology, history
Diploma Thesis: Ecofeminist analysis of grassroot movements in Turkey
e-mail: gungorsebiha AT gmail DOT com
USA, 4th-year student
Main Academic Interests: sexual violence, reproductive justice, eating disorders, human rights
USA, graduated in 2021
Main Academic Interests: gender and nationalism, migration, and war; gender and Czech culture; gender and bisexual identity
Diploma Thesis: Mapping the Construction of Bisexuality in the Czech Asylum System
e-mail: brianamichelle17 AT gmail DOT com
Turkey, graduated in 2021
Main Academic Interests: gender studies, cultural studies, media studies
Diploma Thesis: Clean City: Discourses, Technologies and Practices of Social Cleansing in Istanbul
e-mail: caglacirikciel AT hotmail DOT com
Japan, graduated in 2021
Main Academic Interests: gender relationship and employment, gender and politics, childcare systems
e-mail: maikohata823 AT gmail.com
Vietnam, graduated in 2020
Diploma Thesis: Ethnic Identity Among Vietnamese Descendants in The Czech Republic: An Intersectional Analysis of The Lived Experiences
e-mail: maiphuong199532 AT gmail DOT com
Turkey, graduated in 2020
Main academic interests: gender and sexuality in the Middle East, Islam and feminism, sexuality in Islamic feminisms
Diploma Thesis: ‘Leave No One Behind’: The Rhetoric of Equality in the Sustainable Development Goals for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights for Undocumented Migrants
Turkey, graduated in 2020
Diploma Thesis: The Importance of Religion and Spirituality in Feminist Science Fiction Literature
e-mail: ozgekaracaokur AT gmail DOT com
USA, graduated in 2020
Diploma Thesis: Autobiography, Subjectivity and Agency: The Long Loneliness od Dorothy Day
e-mail: Lisabethflow AT gmail DOT com
Armenia, graduated in 2020
Diploma Thesis: The Institution of Marriage in Armenia from Gender Perspective
e-mail: lidiatalalyan AT gmail DOT com
Azerbaijan, graduated in 2020
Diploma Thesis: Gender, ethnicity and peacebuilding in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Ramil started his PhD studies in 2020 at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. His doctoral thesis project is titled Queer and Marginalised Masculinities in Azerbaijan
e-mail: ramilelkhanzamanov AT gmail DOT com
Ebenezer Acheaw Osei-Owusu
Ghana, graduated in 2021
Diploma Thesis: Widowhood Rites of Asantes of Ghana (Case Study: Kwadaso, Ejisu Sekyere East)
e-mail: ebenoseiowusu AT yahoo DOT com
Gender Studies Program
Faculty of Humanities
Charles University
Pátkova 2137/5
182 00 Praha 8 - Libeň
Czech Republic
tel. +420 224 271 451
Mgr. Marek Stodola, study program secretary
Office: 2.40
e-mail: marek.stodola@fhs.cuni.cz
Office hours:
Monday: 12:00-14:30
Tuesday: 9:00-11:00 12:00-14:30
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