Month: January 2017

7th ISCAR Summer University for PhD students 

Cultural-historical psychology: interdisciplinary research perspectives & social practices

3-8 July, 2017

(MSUPE, Moscow, Russia)

The Official Call for Applications

The Second Application Deadline: March 1st, 2017

The ISCAR Summer University provides a broad introduction into the theory and practice of research in the field of development and education with a focus on the cultural-historical psychology and activity approach (L.S. Vygotsky, A.N. Leont’ev, A.R. Luriya). Continue reading 7th ISCAR Summer University for PhD students, 3—8 July 2017 Moscow: 2nd deadline 1 March 2017

The Journal of Homosexuality seeks article-length manuscripts for an upcoming special issue on LGBTQ Muslim Experiences to be published in late 2018.

Research exploring how LGBTQ individuals develop religious and sexual identities has gained momentum in the past decade – although this work has largely focused on Judeo-Christian religions and little is known about the LGBTQ Muslim experience. However, the experiences of individuals who identify as both Islamic religious and sexual minorities deserve further attention in light of the current political climate in the United States and their increased exposure to minority stress. These changes raise questions of how LGBTQ individuals from Muslim backgrounds address questions and conflicts related to identity, community, religion and spirituality, family and health.

This special issue, therefore, seeks articles that examine contemporary sexual and gender minority experiences within Islam from both theoretical and empirical perspectives (i.e., both quantitative and qualitative), welcoming both interdisciplinary as well as multidisciplinary submissions.
Continue reading Call for manuscripts for Journal of Homosexuality