Dr Nina Held's Outputs (9)

Intersections of gender, sexuality and ‘race’ in queer asylum claims (2024)
Book Chapter

Drawing on one of the author’s own experiences with the asylum system and findings from a major European study on queer asylum claims, this chapter looks at intersections of gender, sexuality and ‘race’ in asylum claims by queer refugees in Europe. I... Read More about Intersections of gender, sexuality and ‘race’ in queer asylum claims.

Challenges and support for LGBTQIA+ refugees in Luxembourg and in the DACH countries D: Germany – A:Austria – CH: Switzerland (2024)
Book Chapter

Trans*, inter* und nicht-binär*geschlechtliche Menschen im Kontext von Migration, Flucht und Asyl (2024)
Book Chapter

Researching "race" in lesbian space: a critical reflection (2022)
Book Chapter

Feminist researchers have acknowledged that racial differences between researcher and researched impact on the research process; however, there has been little concern with how “race” is actually made in/through the research process. If we think “rac... Read More about Researching "race" in lesbian space: a critical reflection.

”They sent me to the mountain” : the role of space, faith and support groups for LGBTIQ+ asylum claimants (2021)
Book Chapter

Sexual orientation and gender identity claims of asylum in Germany : intersectional legal, social and methodological challenges (2019)
Book Chapter
Held, N. (2019). Sexual orientation and gender identity claims of asylum in Germany : intersectional legal, social and methodological challenges. In C. Küppers (Ed.), Refugees & Queers : forschung und bildung an der schnittstelle von LSBTTIQ, fluchtmigration und emanzipationspolitiken (53-80). transcript Verlag. https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839442111-004

'They like you to pretend to be something you are not' : an exploration of working with the intersections of gender, sexuality, 'race', religion and 'refugeeness', through the experience of Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) members and volunteers (2018)
Book Chapter
Held, N., & McCarthy, K. (2018). 'They like you to pretend to be something you are not' : an exploration of working with the intersections of gender, sexuality, 'race', religion and 'refugeeness', through the experience of Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) members and volunteers. In S. Nayak, & R. Robbins (Eds.), Intersectionality in social work : activism and practice in context (142-155). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315210810-11

This chapter looks at the intersections of gender, sexuality, ‘race’, religion and ‘refugeeness’. By drawing on research conducted with members of the Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) in Manchester, it discusses current issues faced by bisexu... Read More about 'They like you to pretend to be something you are not' : an exploration of working with the intersections of gender, sexuality, 'race', religion and 'refugeeness', through the experience of Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) members and volunteers.

What does a ‘genuine lesbian’ look like? : intersections of sexuality and ‘race’ in Manchester's Gay Village and in the UK asylum system (2015)
Book Chapter
Held, N. (2015). What does a ‘genuine lesbian’ look like? : intersections of sexuality and ‘race’ in Manchester's Gay Village and in the UK asylum system. In F. Stella, Y. Taylor, T. Reynolds, & A. Rogers (Eds.), Sexuality, Citizenship and Belonging : trans-national and intersectional perspectives (131-148). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315752563-15

This chapter explores the ‘racialisation of sexuality’, whilst also acknowledging the intersections of sexuality and gender. The intersections of ‘race’ and sexuality are explored by using material from different projects: ethnographic research condu... Read More about What does a ‘genuine lesbian’ look like? : intersections of sexuality and ‘race’ in Manchester's Gay Village and in the UK asylum system.

'What are you doing here?’ : the ‘look’ and (non) belongings of racialised bodies in sexualised space (2008)
Book Chapter
Held, N., & Leach, T. (2008). 'What are you doing here?’ : the ‘look’ and (non) belongings of racialised bodies in sexualised space. In A. Kuntsman, & E. Miyake (Eds.), Out of place : interrogating silences in queerness/raciality (139-157). Raw Nerve Books