In honor of Pride Month, Fulbright Austria and the Diplomatic Academy are partnering on an event to amplify some of the important academic research happening in Austria and the United States on LGBTQIA+ issues. This engagement will serve as an opportunity for two US students to celebrate and support Pride Month by bringing their uniquely informed perspectives on LGBTQIA+ issues into the public sphere and reinforcing accurate narratives about the historical experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community and individuals. The program will include two short presentations on current LGBTQIA+-focused academic research followed by a moderated panel discussion and audience Q&A. After the Q&A, an informal reception with light refreshments will provide an opportunity for continued discussion. This event is open to the public, but space is limited, and an RSVP is required. Please use the form below to register by 14:00 CET on Friday, 31 May.
Join us for presentations about two young researchers' projects on the LGBTQIA+ community.
Panelists
Aviv Hilbig-Bokaer
Aviv Hilbig-Bokaer is a PhD candidate in the Department of German at New York University, where he works on literature and visual culture of the early 20th century. He is currently the Fulbright-ifk Junior Fellow at the International Research Center for Cultural Studies (ifk) in Vienna. With a particular focus on illness, psychoanalysis, and queer studies, he has written on Klaus and Erika Mann, Franz Kafka, and Thomas Bernhard. His work has been supported by Fulbright Austria, the Austrian Ministry of Education, the German Academic Exchange Service, the State Library of Berlin, the Mellon Foundation, and the Max Kade Foundation, amongst others.
Charlotte Ehlers
Charlotte Ehlers is currently a candidate for the Master of Advanced International Relations at the Diplomatic Academy. She specialized her studies to focus on human rights in Europe, more specifically on queer refugees. Her master's thesis focuses on queer refugees in Austria. She previously graduated from Tulane University with a dual degree (BA and BS) in international relations, German, and marketing through the Altman Program, a special four-year undergraduate program that integrates liberal-arts and business disciplines, extensive language instruction, and two study abroad experiences.
Moderator
Julia Petron
Julia Petron is an alum of the US Teaching Assistantship Program and a project assistant at Fulbright Austria. Julia completed a bachelor's degree in German and pre-medicine at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University in Minnesota and is currently studying in the CREOLE master's program at the University of Vienna, where she focuses on migration studies, topics related to school and higher education, and gender issues.
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