Time Schedule
Thursday, February 4
from 11.30 13.00 14.00-15.45 |
Arrival and Registration Opening and Welcome Remarks Prof. Dr. Mark Solms (University of Cape Town / Arnold Pfeffer Center for Neuro-Psychoanalysis, New York): „The Biological Foundations of Gender: a Delicate Balance“ Prof. Dr. Dick Swaab (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam): „The Human Brain and Gender” |
15.45-16.15 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
16.15-18.00 |
Mag. Cornelia Kunert (Vienna): „‚Who am I? Nobody knows but me.‘ (John Lennon). Wovon wir reden, wenn wir über Geschlechtsidentität reden und was das für die Behandlung bedeutet“ Prof. Dr. Dirk Evers (Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg): „Sind wir unser Gehirn? Menschliche Identität im Spannungsfeld von Theologie und Wissenschaft“ |
18.00 |
Dinner |
19.00-20.00 |
Honorary Lecture: Prof. Dr. Milton Diamond (Pacific Center for Sex and Society, University of Hawaii): „Transsexualism as an Intersex Condition“ |
Friday, February 5
09.00-10.00 |
Dr. med.univ. Dr. phil. Horst-Jörg Haupt (Luzern): „Abschied von Trans und Gender - evidenzbasierte Zugänge zu Mustern geschlechtlicher Vielfalt“ |
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10.00-10.30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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10.30-12.00 |
Prof. Dr. Peggy Cohen-Kettenis (University Medical Center, Amsterdam): „Transgender Care: Evidence Based Care?“ |
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PD Dr. rer. nat. habil. Kurt Seikowski (University of Leipzig): „Die Problematik der Psychopathologisierung von Transsexualität“ | ||
12.00-13.00 | Lunch Break | |
Workshop Program I
13.00-15.00 |
Workshop 1 |
Workshop 2 |
Workshop 3 |
15.00-15.30 |
Dr. Volker Jung (The Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau): „Sexuelle Vielfalt als Herausforderung für kirchenleitendes Handeln” |
15.30-17.00 |
Prof. Dr. Dr. Yiftach Fehige (University of Toronto): „Transsexual Crossing: An Existential Role for Thought Experiments in the Encounter between Christianity and Science” Prof. Dr. Regina Ammicht Quinn (Zentrum für Gender und Diversitätsforschung, University of Tübingen): „Konversionen: Trans*, Gender, Religion, Moral“ |
17.00-17.30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
17.30-19.00 |
Prof. Dr. Peter Dabrock (University of Erlangen): „Why Heteronormativity Should Not Have the Final Word on Sexual Identity. Ethical Considerations from a Protestant Perspective“ |
19.00 |
Dinner |
Saturday, February 6
09.00-10.00 |
Prof. Dr. Afsaneh Najmabadi (Harvard University): „What Can We Learn From Transsexuality in Iran?” |
10.00-10.30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
10.30-12.00 |
Dr. Laura Adamietz (Bremen): „Rechtliche Anerkennung von Transgeschlechtlichkeit und Anti-Diskriminierung auf nationaler Ebene - Zur Situation in Deutschland“ |
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Jens Theilen (Walther-Schücking-Institut für Internationales Recht, Universität Kiel): „The Long Road to Recognition: Transgender Rights and Transgender Reality in Europe” |
12.00-13.00 |
Lunch Break |
Workshop Program II
13.00-15.00 |
Workshop 4 |
Workshop 5 |
Workshop 6 |
15.00-16.30 |
Prof. Dr. Joan E. Roughgarden (Stanford University / University of Hawaii): „The gender binary in nature, cross human cultures, and in the Bible: a brief critical appraisal“ Prof. Dr. Gillian Einstein (University of Toronto): „Beyond the Binary: The Corporeal Lives of Trans Individuals“ |
16.30-17.00 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
17.00-18.30 |
PD Dr. rer. nat. Meike Wiedemann (Universität Hohenheim) & Dr. med.univ. Dr. phil. Horst-Jörg Haupt (Luzern): „Neurofeedback und Transition“. Prof. Dr. Milton Diamond (University of Hawaii): „The Surgical Treatment of Infants“ |
18.30-18.45 |
Closing Remarks: Dr. Gerhard Schreiber, Goethe University Frankfurt |