All this week the Open University Social Sciences Faculty is running its Student Connections Conference: A range of online talks and discussions on a wide range of topics, accompanied by discussions on facebook, twitter and the OU website.
Yesterday night I did a talk on the ambitious topic of love, sex and gender (in 20 minutes!) which you can watch here.
I was very fortunate to follow a fascinating presentation by OU sociologist, Peter Redman, about one of my great heroes: Alfred Kinsey (who – I recently found out – was born exactly 80 years to the day before me!) You might well want to listen to that as well, as there are some very interesting points indeed about how people study sex and sexuality, and the ways in which assumptions can impact on research, as well as some fascinating historical context. Peter’s talk is available here.
You can also view the student connections conference podmag here.
Today the conference features two talks about the results of the major OU study on long term relationships, Enduring Love. I’ll update this blog with the links when they’re made available.
Do follow the conference this week as there are many treats still in store.
