The University of La Laguna will host, from January 29 to 31, 2026, the First International Congress “Thinking about Queer: Masculinities and Sexual Dissidences”, organized by the Art, Fashion and Identity Research Group (a+m+d) of the Department of Art History and Philosophy. It was created as a space for reflection and transdisciplinary dialogue on the construction of masculinities and the experience of sexual dissidence in different historical, social and cultural contexts.
This scientific conference will bring together specialists in art history, literature, philosophy, sociology, and gender studies, becoming a benchmark for critical thinking and research on sexual and gender diversity. It is supported by the Department of Festivals, Women, Equality, and LGTBI of the San Cristóbal de La Laguna City Council and is directed by Antonio Marrero Alberto, from the Department of Art History and Philosophy.
The opening ceremony will take place on Thursday, January 29th at 10:30 a.m. in the Elías Serra Ràfols Auditorium of the Geography and History Department building on the Guajara Campus. Those in attendance will include the Rector of the University of La Laguna, Francisco García; the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Javier Medina; the Director of the a+m+d research group, Carlos Castro; and the Conference Director, Antonio Marrero.
The congress will feature three days of keynote lectures, thematic panels, and cultural activities. The working groups will address issues such as the representation of masculinity in art history, gender performativity, visual homoeroticism, and aesthetics. queer in contemporary culture and new forms of dissent in the digital space.
There will be presentations by researchers from the University of La Laguna, such as Carlos Castro Brunetto, José Antonio Ramos Arteaga, Domingo Sola Antequera, Sara Arenillas, Christ Gil Diaz and Marrero Alberto himself, among others, and there will also be interventions from renowned multidisciplinary specialists from other institutions, such as Francisco Vázquez García (University of Cádiz), Miguel Ángel Espinosa Villegas (University of Granada), David Chillón Raposo (Huelva School of Art “León Ortega”), Javier Cuevas del Barrio (University of Málaga) and Arianna Giorgi (Rey Juan Carlos I University).
The program will also include the screening of the documentary "The origin of the drag gala of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria", directed by Joaquín Carreras Navarro, and a round table with its director, which will close the meeting in the old Convent of Santo Domingo, headquarters of the City Council of La Laguna.
With this first edition, “Thinking about Queer”"It seeks to promote transdisciplinary research, make visible the historical and contemporary experiences of sexual dissidences and fosters an academic dialogue committed to equality, diversity and social justice.
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