Francesca Romana Ammaturo
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frammaturo.bsky.social
Francesca Romana Ammaturo
@frammaturo.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer @London Metropolitan University
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ LGBTIQIA+ Rights and Social Movements
📢Pride Events Studies
☀️ Queer Italian South
📚Forthcoming book (2025) 'The Politics of Pride Events' (Bristol U. Press)
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I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on this since I first talked to the author. Congrats on publication @frammaturo.bsky.social!
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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🧑‍💻 Join us for our second webinar of the 2025-2026 programme next Thursday!

😯 @frammaturo.bsky.social will present her amazing work on the politics of Pride events.

📆 Mark your calendars for November 6!
🌈 Hi everyone!

😯 We want to star this new academic year by announcing our lineup for the coming months.

👉 On October 2, we will start our programme with @alsogwendolyn.bsky.social!
👉 On November 6, we will have @frammaturo.bsky.social!
👉 And on December 4 with @payoub.bsky.social and Samuel Whitt!
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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📣 Still some to apply to the section on LGBTIQ+, Sexuality, Queer & Trans Studies, Policies & Politics at #ECPG26

⌛Deadline: 7 November

@frammaturo.bsky.social @lrubiogrundell.bsky.social @massimoprearo.bsky.social @norocel.bsky.social and Giada Bonu Rosenkranz

#gendersky #polisky #academicsky
October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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🌈 Hi everyone!

😯 We want to star this new academic year by announcing our lineup for the coming months.

👉 On October 2, we will start our programme with @alsogwendolyn.bsky.social!
👉 On November 6, we will have @frammaturo.bsky.social!
👉 And on December 4 with @payoub.bsky.social and Samuel Whitt!
September 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Huge congratulations 🤩 to @kslootmaeckers.bsky.social & @frammaturo.bsky.social whose paper "The unexpected politics of ILGA-Europe’s rainbow maps [...]" has received the Best Article Award by the CES Sexuality & Gender Section 🏆

The paper is now✨FREE ACCESS✨ until Sep. 30th!
The unexpected politics of ILGA-Europe’s rainbow maps: (de)constructing queer utopias/dystopias
Recently, we have seen a proliferation of maps visualising the global state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, plus (LGBTQI+) rights. While they represent a productive advocacy…
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
June 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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We have a new blog post by @frammaturo.bsky.social on the politics of Pride. Have a read and share with colleagues! 🏳️‍🌈https://www.psa.ac.uk/psa/news/different-facets-pride-politics-times-%E2%80%98anti-lgbtqia%E2%80%99-backlashes
The Different Facets of Pride Politics in Times of ‘anti-LGBTQIA+’ Backlashes | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
The law passed on 18th March 2025 by the Hungarian Parliament banning Pride Events in the country and allowing the use of facial recognition to identify organisers and participants has sent shockwaves...
www.psa.ac.uk
June 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Smart, sharp critique of @ilgaeurope.bsky.social’s Rainbow Map by @frammaturo.bsky.social and @kslootmaeckers.bsky.social.

What happens when advocacy tools shape reality more than reflect it? It builds hierarchies, fuels homonationalism, and reduces queer life to legal checkboxes.
Rainbow indexes are back in the news again 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺

While the negative trend for the UK is indeed a troubling signal for British LGBTQ+ folks, they should also be interpreted with caution as @frammaturo.bsky.social & @kslootmaeckers.bsky.social explain here

doi.org/10.1332/2515...
May 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Rainbow indexes are back in the news again 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺

While the negative trend for the UK is indeed a troubling signal for British LGBTQ+ folks, they should also be interpreted with caution as @frammaturo.bsky.social & @kslootmaeckers.bsky.social explain here

doi.org/10.1332/2515...
May 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM