Please join us for an upcoming CTSG Seminar with Dr. Daniel Conway (University of Westminster) on his recently published book The Queer Politics of Pride: Global LGBTQ+ Activism and Homocapitalism
Date: Wednesday 4th February 2026
Time: 13:00 – 14:00
Location: Mithras House 218 / Teams
The Queer Politics of Pride: Global LGBTQ+ Activism and Homocapitalism
This book talk explores the queer politics of LGBTQ+ Pride in global terms, exploring the impacts, controversies and potential of Pride across the world.
Drawing from extensive fieldwork in South Africa, South and East Asia, Cuba and New York, The Queer Politics of Pride explores and conceptualises the contemporary politics of LGBTQ+ Pride and queer activism in global contexts. Building on critical queer scholarship, the book includes the perspectives and critiques of grassroots queer activists and applies contemporary social, political and international theory to conceptualise Pride as part of the global processes of capitalism and the socio-political and spatial dynamics of gentrification.
By exploring the politics and controversies of Pride, Conway addresses broader questions about the contemporary LGBTQ+ advocacy movement including the influence and place of corporate sponsorship and advocacy, relationship with state and international institutions and the rise of an LGBTQ+ global elite.
Biography
Dr. Daniel Conway is Reader in Politics and International Relations at the University of Westminster.
His work is situated at the intersection of Feminist International Relations, political sociology and queer theory, focusing on the politics of LGBTQ+ rights and activism. His latest book ‘The Queer Politics of Pride: Global LGBTQ+ Activism and Homocapitalism’ draws from extensive ethnographic fieldwork at Pride events in South Africa, South and East Asia, Cuba and New York.
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