18 December is Science Day #4GenderStudies - this day is dedicated to the diversity of gender studies and its scientific significance. A good opportunity to present the podcast #nachgefragt from the Centre for Transdisciplinary Gender Studies. The podcast presents topics and projects related to gender studies. The current episode is about methods and practices of research combined with a review of the conference "How To Do Gender Studies", which took place at the HU in autumn.
What is the podcast about?
#nachgefragt - the podcast format of the gender blog of the Centre for Transdisciplinary Gender Studies (ZtG) at Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin (HU) has been presenting current research topics and research projects from Gender Studies at HU since 2021. Since November 2021, 12 episodes have been published - for example on gender studies in the GDR, on migration as historical normality or - on current events - on the perspectives of gender studies after the last federal election.
Who is the target audience?
Researchers and students, but also anyone else who is interested in gender studies topics.
Who are the organisers?
The editorial team at the ZtG is responsible for planning the content of the gender blog. The current members are Dr Gabriele J?hnert, Julia Zimmermann, Susanne Spintig, Clara Scholz, Lydia Romanowski as well as Dr Kira Jürjens, Dr Kathleen Heft, Xenia Müller, Hanna Rinderle and Dr Yumin Li. The podcast is technically supported and produced by Lydia Romanowski. It is usually moderated by a member of the editorial team.
What is the current episode about?
Episode 12 is dedicated to the Autumn School "How To Do Gender Studies. Methods and Practices in Gender Studies" for students and doctoral candidates, which took place at the HU from 29 September to 2 October 2025. How is research, analysis and methodological work carried out in Gender Studies? What challenges and opportunities does inter- and transdisciplinary research practice offer? These questions were at the centre of the event. In this episode, Dr Esto Mader from the ZTG, Yannik Ehmer from the Faculty of Theology and Suse Brettin from the Department of Gender and Globalisation at the Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences talk about the insights they gained in their own research, through preparing the content of the Autumn School and at the conference itself.
Who hosts the podcast? Who are the guests?
The current episode is hosted by cultural scientist Dr Yumin Li. Her guests are Dr Esto Mader, Yannik Ehmer and Suse Brettin. You can find more information about the participants in the show notes of the current episode.
What happens next?
The #nachgefragt podcast will continue to be published two to three times a year. All episodes can be listened to on the gender blog of the Centre for Transdisciplinary Gender Studies or subscribed to using the RSS feed in any podcast app with RSS functionality.