The Gender Studies programme at the University of Melbourne is committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive, diverse and rigorous scholarly environment for all of our students and staff. Our work critically andethically addresses contemporary formations of gender, feminism, transgender studies, and sexuality studies. We strive to ensure that the pedagogic and scholarly spaces in which we engage – from the subjects we teach in our undergraduate Major, to our research, and to this seminar series – are proactively affirming and inclusive of the diversity in our academic community.