Aro/Ace Online Talk Series
05.06.2026
The Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network is pleased to announce its Aro/Ace Talk series, which will run throughout the summer. Each week on Fridays at 3:00 PM (UK time, with the only exception noted in the program), researchers, activists, and academics will provide information about their projects and topics in aro/ace research, from asexual geographies and aromantic belonging to online fandoms, activism, disability, and the erotics of editing.
This series aims to provide a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and exchange between researchers, activists, community members, and anyone interested in these topics, helping to create a lively and inclusive space for shared aro/ace knowledge.
The meetings will take place online on Zoom and no registration is required; they are free and open to all. You can join the talks via the link on their website, where you will also find the program and any updates: https://www.aroaceresearch.com/events
Program:
June 5
Space, Place, and Asexuality: Introducing Asexual Geographies
Rachel Bayer and Joe Jukes
June 12
Aromantic Sense of Belonging to Queer and Aromantic Communities
Alex Jacquemot-Krupp
June 19
“If Only There Was More”: Aceness in Online Fandom – A Case Study of Baldur’s Gate 3
Polina Smirnova
June 26
Panel on Asexual Activism
Pragati Singh, Yasmin Benoit, Sally Ogongo, and Sofía (Aces Uruguay)
July 3
The Queerly Platonic: Studying Love, Friendship, and Pleasure
Theressa N. Kenney
10 July
Asexual SI*t: A Reading and Discussion on the So-Called Contradiction
Sophie Gusenko
July 17
Rest, Rot, Redaction: Dwelling on Ace and Aro Refusals
KJ Cerankowski
July 24
Between Erasure and Agency: Disabled Asexual Lives in India
Malavika and Bibhuti M. Kachhap
July 31 (1:00 PM UK time)
Global Asexualities and Aromanticisms: Scholar-Activist Reflections on the Erotics of Editing
Ela Przybyło and Yo-Ling Chen
August 7
TBD
Ianna Hawkins Owen
The Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network is a space for researchers to connect and exchange ideas. Its purpose is to offer resources, events, and research conferences to the public. The network aims to increase the visibility of asexuality studies and encourage further work on the topic of aromanticism.
More events and resources at aroaceresearch.com and on Instagram.
