“The third option”. On the emergence of the category “divers” as a recognized societal reality between intersex* activism, life sciences, jurisprudence, ethics and gender theory (S07)

• Subject Area: History of Science ; Empirical Social Research ; Social and Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology ; Modern and Contemporary History
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 515637292

The PI will trace the transformation of our understanding of DSD over the past 40 years, reconstructing in detail the conflicts, interactions, synergies and dynamics of the negotiations and assignments of meaning. Extensive historical documents from five fields (life sciences, intersex activism, gender studies, jurisprudence, and Christian theology/ethics) will be analysed, and expert interviews will be conducted with relevant actors in these fields.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1665: Sexdiversity - Determinants, meanings and implications of sex diversity in sociocultural, medical and biological landscapes
• Applicant Institution: Universität zu Lübeck
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Kerstin Palm