Challenging Patriarchy, Facing Backlash: Transnational Health Feminism and Antifeminist (Re)Actions, 1970s through 2000s, September 2025
September 25, 2025
Essay: “Debating Birth Control in Interwar Polish-Jewish Contexts”
October 13, 2025We are excited to announce the DEMFAM Thursday Talks series Rethinking Parenthood in Central and Eastern Europe: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. From October 2025 to March 2026, leading international scholars will explore both historical and contemporary questions on parenthood, family policy, and societal negotiations in Central and Eastern Europe.
The first talk will take place on Thursday, October 23, 2025, 4:00–5:15 PM (CEST), online:
Ivett Szalma & Judit Takács (Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest)
Political demography and parenting rights in Europe
👉 Registration: https://fu-berlin.webex.com/weblink/register/ra10f90d4f970cace458651e02efad45b
Please see more Information below for the complete programme and the leaflet for the first talk.
Further talks will follow monthly until March 2026, addressing topics such as young parents with disabilities in 1980s Hungary, societal judgements of motherhood, the political instrumentalization of "family values" in postsocialist contexts, and shifting parental roles in Transcarpathia and the "empty nest."
We warmly welcome you to join us and look forward to engaging discussions!
With best regards, on behalf of the DEMFAM team
Elisa-Maria Hiemer
The full programm can be downloaded here:
Information about the first lecture can be found here: