SOCARE Congress 2025

Women in the Caribbean: Fragmentations – Crossroads – Interconnections

October 16-18, 2025 in Berlin, Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut PK

This year’s Socare conference, “Women in the Caribbean: Fragmentations – Crossroads – Interconnections,” will take place from October 16 to 18 at the Ibero-American Institute (Berlin). The preliminary conference program and further information can be found on this page.

The congress sets out to explore aspects of the interweaving of femininity with social, political, cultural and linguistic dynamics in the Caribbean, pursuing three goals in particular:

1. To analyze recent studies on the social, political and economic challenges women are facing in different local communities and how they are dealing with them.
2. To discuss the variety of female activities and gender roles in contemporary societies as expressed in cultural manifestations, institutional protection, political interventions, and educational practices.
3. To explore the intersection of women’s multiple identities and positionalities, including their international networks.

Everyone is welcome to attend the panel discussions and keynote speeches. Conference fees apply only to speakers.

If you have any questions, please contact us at socare-conference@caribbeanresearch.net.

The organizing team:

Miriam Lay Brander / Ineke Phaf-Rheinberger / Mario Laarmann / Asma Hussein / Ulrike Mühlschlegel