Publications

2021

Maria Judite Chipenembe, Chia Longman & Gily Coene, “Eu sou ela/ele”: The experiences of “transgender” and gender fluidity in Mozambique: in: Francisco Bethencourt (ed.), Gendering the Portuguese speaking world, Leiden: Brill, forthcoming 2021.

2020

Chia Longman, “Healers, Missionaries and Entrepreneurs of the Feminine: The Secularisation of Contemporary Women’s Spirituality”, in: Anna Fedele, Kim E. Knibbe (eds.), Secular Societies, Spiritual Selves? The Gendered Triangle of Religion, Secularity and Spirituality, Routledge, 2020.

Amal Miri, Irma Emmery & Chia Longman, ““When My Children were Born, I Started to Love Belgium”: Moroccan Migrant Mothers’ Narratives of Affective Citizenship in the Belgian Citizenisation Context“, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2020 (open access, ahead of print).

2019

Susan Dierickx, Gily Coene, Megan Evans, Julie Balen and Chia Longman, “The Fertile Grounds of Reproductive Activism in The Gambia : A Qualitative Study of Local Key Stakeholders’ Understandings and Heterogeneous Actions Related to Infertility.” PLOS ONE, vol. 14, no. 12, 2019.

Susan Dierickx, Gily Coene, Megan Evans, Julie Balen and Chia Longman, “‘We Are Always Desperate and Will Try Anything to Conceive’ : the Convoluted and Dynamic Process of Health Seeking Among Women with Infertility in the West Coast Region of The Gambia.” PLOS ONE 14.1 (2019)

Susan Dierickx, Gily Coene, Bintou Jarju and Chia Longman, “Women with Infertility Complying with and Resisting Polygyny : An Explorative Qualitative Study in Urban Gambia.” REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, vol. 16, 2019.

Ladan Rahbari, Susan Dierickx, Chia Longman and Gily Coene, “Transnational Solidarity with Which Muslim Women? The Case of the My Stealthy Freedom and World Hijab Day Campaigns.” POLITICS & GENDER, 2019.

Ladan Rahbari, Chia Longman and Gily Coene, “The Female Body as the Bearer of National Identity in Iran : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Women’s Bodies in Official Online Outlets.” GENDER PLACE AND CULTURE, vol. 26, no. 10, 2019, pp. 1417–37.

2018

Ladan Rahbari and Chia Longman, “Between Me and My God : a Life Story Narrative of Conciliating Cultural Discourses and Personalization of Islam.” Women and Religion : Contemporary and Future Challenges in the Global Era. Ed. Elisabetta Ruspini, Glenda Bonifacio, & Consuelo Corradi . Bristol: Policy press, 2018. 175–190.

Chia Longman, ‘Reclaiming Sisterhood: Women’s Circles and the Rise of the New Feminine’, Religions, 9(1), 2018.

Tine Brouckaert and Chia Longman, “You the Skin, I the Bones”: Undocumented Migrant Mothers’ Maternal Practices”, Women’s Studies International Forum. 67, pp. 65-71, 2018

Dierickx, Susan, Ladan Rahbari, Chia Longman, Jaiteh Fatou and Gily Coene. 2018. “’I Am Always Crying on the inside’ : A Qualitative Study on the Implications of Infertility on Women’s Lives in Urban Gambia.” REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 15.

Rahbari, Ladan, Susan Dierickx, Chia Longman and Gily Coene. 2018. “’Kill Me but Make Me Beautiful’ : Harm and Agency in Female Beauty Practices in Contemporary Iran.” IRAN AND THE CAUCASUS 22 (1): 50–60.

2017

Van Den Brandt, Nella and Chia Longman. 2017. ‘Working against many grains: rethinking difference, emancipation and agency in the counter-discourse of an ethnic minority women’s organisation in Belgium’, Social Compass. Revue Internationale de Sociologie de la Religion/International Review of Sociology of Religion, 64 (4): 512–529.

Callens, Nina, Chia Longman and Joz Motmans. 2017. “Intersekse/DSD in Vlaanderen. Onderzoeksrapport in Opdracht Van De Vlaamse Overheid, Agentschap Binnenlands Bestuur, Afdeling Gelijke Kansen, Integratie En Inburgering ” Gent: UGent & UZ Gent.

Callens, Nina, Joz Motmans and Chia Longman. 2017. “Redactionele Inleiding Themanummer intersekse/DSD.” Tijdschrift Voor Seksuologie 41 (2): 51–54.

Motmans, Joz and Chia Longman. 2017. “Wat Maakt Het Verschil? Een Genderkritisch Perspectief Op Het Thema Intersekse.” Tijdschrift Voor Seksuologie 41 (2): 68–77.

2016

Callens, Nina, Chia Longman, and Joz Motmans. 2016. “Terminologie En Zorg- Discours M.b.t. Differences of Sex Development (DSD)/intersekse in België. Onderzoeksrapport in Opdracht Van Het Staatssecretariaat Voor Armoedebestrijding, Gelijke Kansen, Personen Met Een Functiebebrpeking, Grootstedenbeleid En Wetenschapsbeleid”. Gent: UZ Gent & UGent.

2015

Longman, Chia and Tamsin Bradley, eds. 2015. Interrogating Harmful Cultural Practices: Gender, Culture and Coercion. Routledge.

Longman, Chia and Tamsin Bradley. 2015. “Introduction to ‘Harmful Cultural Practices’.” In Interrogating Harmful Cultural Practices : Gender, Culture and Coercion, ed. Chia Longman and Tamsin Bradley, 1–8. Routledge.

Bradley, Tamsin and Chia Longman. 2015. “Harmful Cultural Practices: Towards a Research Frame.” In Interrogating Harmful Cultural Practices : Gender, Culture and Coercion, ed. Chia Longman and Tamsin Bradley, 31–48. Routledge.

Longman, Chia and Gily Coene. 2015. “Harmful Cultural Practices and Minority Women in Europe: From Headscarf Bans to Forced Marriages and Honour Related Violence.” In Interrogating Harmful Cultural Practices: Gender, Culture and Coercion, ed. Chia Longman and Tamsin Bradley, 51–66. Routledge.

Sudarmanti, Rini, Sofie Van Bauwel and Chia Longman. 2015. “Women’s Empowerment: Examining Leadership Communication of Women Entrepreneurs in Indonesia and the USA.” Malaysian Journal of Communication 31 (1): 153–170.

2014

Longman, Chia. 2014. “Religie, Secularisme En Vrouwelijke- Kleedgedrag Van De Islamitische Sluier En Joodse Pruiken Tot Het Topless ‘Femen’ Feminisme.” Volkskunde 115 (4): 511–528.

Longman, Chia and Katrien De Graeve. 2014. “From Happy to Critical Diversity: Intersectionality as a Paradigm for Gender and Diversity Research.” Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies 1 (1): 33–39.

2013

Longman, Chia, Katrien De Graeve and Tine Brouckaert. 2013. “Mothering as a Citizenship Practice: An Intersectional Analysis of ‘Carework’ and ‘Culturework’ in Non-normative Mother–child Identities.” Citizenship Studies 17 (3-4): 385–399.

Longman, Chia and Gily Coene. 2013. “Ceci N’est Pas Un Voile ? Le Débat Sur Le Hijab En Belgique.” In La Polysémie Du Voile : Politiques Et Mobilisations Postcoloniales, ed. Malek Bouyahia and Maria Eleonora Sanna, 33–48. Paris, France: éditions des archives contemporaines.

De Graeve, Katrien and Chia Longman. 2013. “Intensive Mothering of Adoptive Children in Flanders, Belgium.” In Parenting in Global Perspective ; Negotiating Ideologies of Kinship, Self and Politics, ed. Faircloth Charlotte, Hoffman Diane, and Layne Linda, 136–150. London, UK: Routledge.

Aftab, Shaireen, Sam Mouissat, Sarah Bracke, Chia Longman and Sarah Scheepers. 2013. “Recht Op Liefde: Handleiding: Seksuele Diversiteit Bespreekbaar Maken Binnen Etnisch-culturele Minderheden”. Brussel: ella vzw en Merhaba vzw.

Longman, Chia, Fatma Arikoglü and Shaireen Aftab. 2013. “Op Het Kruispunt Van Gender En Etniciteit: Omgaan Met Superdiversiteit in De Klas.” In Meisjes Zus : Jongens Zo : Hoe Omgaan Met Gender Op School, ed. Jos Van Thienen, 171–183. Leuven: Lannoo Campus.

Sudarmanti, Rini, Sofie Van Bauwel and Chia Longman. 2013. “The Importance of Fieldwork Research to Reveal Women Entrpreneurs Competence in Communication.” Journal of Woman Entrepreneur (3-4): 74–87.

Longman, Chia. 2013. “ ’Het Zit ‘m in De Genen, Hersenen, Hormonen…?’” DeWereldMorgen.be.

Van den Brandt, Hendrika, Fatma Arikoglu, Chia Longman and Sayira Maruf. 2013. “Feminisme Is Voor Iedereen! Seksisme Én Racisme Tegengaan….” DeWereldMorgen.be.

2012

Namatende, Lydia, and Chia Longman. 2012. “Government Policy on Science Education in Uganda: a Glass-ceiling for Women’s Access to Higher Education.” In Gender Practices and Challenges : a Call for Accountability, ed. Wanjiku J Khamasi, Chia Longman, and Mieke van Haegendoren, 29–44. Eldoret: Moi University Press.

Khamasi, Wanjiku J, Chia Longman and Mieke van Haegendoren, eds. 2012. “Gender, Sexuality and the Media: a Question of Accountability”. Eldoret: Moi University Press.

Khamasi, Wanjiku J, Chia Longman and Mieke van Haegendoren, eds. 2012. “Gender Practices and Challenges: a Call for Accountability”. Eldoret: Moi University Press.

Bracke, Sarah, Chia Longman and Shaireen Aftab. 2012. “Waarom De Strijd Tegen Homofobie Ook Een Strijd Tegen Racisme Vergt.” MO* Magazine.

Longman, Chia. 2012. “‘Kinship, Sex and the Tribe’ Revisited.” In Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner : Liber Amicorum Voor Rik Pinxten, ed. Ine Pisters, An van Dienderen and Chia Longman, 22–32. Gent: Academia Press.

Pisters, Ine, An van Dienderen and Chia Longman, eds. 2012. “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: Liber Amicorum Voor Rik Pinxten”. Gent: Academia Press.

Longman, Chia, Eva Midden and Hendrika van den Brandt. 2012. “Gender and Religiosity in Multicultural Societies.” Religion and Gender.

2011

Schnitzer, Gila, Gerrit Loots, Chia Longman and Carolina Valdebenito. 2011. “De Segregatie Voorbij? Over (on)mogelijke Ontmoetingen Tussen De Vlaamse Jeugdhulp En De Strikt Orthodoxe Joodse Gemeenschap.” Ethnographica (leuven) 1 (1): 25–43.

Van Leeuwen, Fleur, Els Leye and Chia Longman. 2011. “Schadelijke Culturele Praktijken II.” Tijdschrift Voor Genderstudies, vol. 14, no. 3. pp. 2–3, 2011.

Longman, Chia and Gila Schnitzer. 2011. “At Home in the Diaspora: Judaism, Gender and Globalisation.” In Religion and Conflict : Essays on the Origins of Religious Conflicts and Resolution Approaches, ed. Erik Eynikel and Angeliki Ziaka, 307–318. London, UK: Harptree,

Brouckaert, Tine and Chia Longman. 2011. “Le ‘Travail De Soins’ Des Mères De Famille Sans Papiers, Une Forme De Citoyenneté?” Migrations Societe 23 (136): 169–184.

Leye, Els and Chia Longman. 2011. “Schadelijke Culturele Praktijken Vanuit Genderinclusief Mensenrechtenperspectief.” Tijdschrift Voor Genderstudies.vol. 14, no. 1. pp. 2–6,

2010

Gily Coene & Chia Longman (eds.), Féminisme et multiculturalisme. Les paradoxes du debat, Series Europe des cultures/Europe of cultures vol. 2, Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien: Peter Lang, 2010

Longman, Chia and Gily Coene. 2010. “Les Paradoxes Du Débat Sur Le Féminisme Et Le Multiculturalisme.” In Féminisme Et Multiculturalisme: Les Paradoxes Du Débat, ed. Chia Longman and Gily Coene, 2:11–32. Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien: Peter Lang.

Longman, Chia. 2010. “De Antropologie Van Vrouwen in De Joodsorthodoxe Gemeenschap Van Antwerpen: Eigenheid, Emancipatie En Integratie.” Verhandelingen Van De Koninklijke Academie Voor Geneeskunde Van België 72 (3-4): 177–218.

Longman, Chia. 2010. “Researching Gender: The Challenge of Global Diversity Today.” Afrika Focus 23 (2): 25–37.

Brouckaert, Tine, Chia Longman and Marc Derycke. 2010. “Les Savoirs Profanes Des Mères Sans Papiers.” Diversite (163): 206–212

2009

Vranckx, An and Chia Longman. 2009. “Gendergerelateerd Geweld En Femicidewetgeving in Latijns-Amerika.” Tijdschrift Voor Genderstudies 12 (4): 71–77.

Longman, Chia, Gily Coene and Judith Vega. 2009. “Zingeving Vervolgd: Levensbeschouwelijk Pluralisme.” Tijdschrift Voor Genderstudies, vol. 12, no. 1. pp. 2–4.

Longman, Chia and Marina De Regt. 2009. “Globalisering Opnieuw Bekeken Vanuit Genderperspectief.” Tijdschrift Voor Genderstudies, vol. 12, no. 4. pp. 2–4.

Longman, Chia. 2009. “Carrièrevrouwen Met Pruiken: Chabad-vrouwen Van Londen Tot Brooklyn, New York.” In Mensen. Een Inleiding in De Culturele Antropologie, ed. Hendrik Pinxten, 199–203. Tielt: Lannoo Campus.

2008

Longman, Chia. 2008. “Sacrificing the Career or the Family? Orthodox Jewish Women Between Secular Work and the Sacred Home.” European Journal of Womens Studies 15 (3): 223–239.

Coene, Gily and Chia Longman. 2008. “Gendering the Diversification of Diversity – The Belgian Hijab (in) Question.” Ethnicities 8 (3): 302–321.

Longman, Chia and Gily Coene. 2008. “Is Zingeving Vrouwelijk?” Tijdschrift Voor Genderstudies 11 (3): 2–5.

Pinxten, Hendrik and Chia Longman. 2008. “Culturele Diversiteit: Van Een Essentialistisch Naar Een Kosmopolitisch Perspectief.” Volkskunde 109 (3-4): 229–237.

Longman, Chia. 2008. “Een Feministische Antropologische Blik Op Antiseksisme En Racisme.” In Avonden Van Sophia 2006-2007: Noreen Giffney, Elsa Dorlin & Judith Butler, ed. E Flour, S Loriaux, N Plateau, P Meier, S S’Jegers, C Wallemacq, and L Wouters, 77–80.

2007

Longman, Chia. 2007. “Life Stories of the Personal, Professional and Political: Orthodox Jewish Women Negotiating Work and Home.” In Gender, Memory and Judaism, 75–85. Balassi Kiado & Gabriele Schafer Verlag.

Longman, Chia. 2007. “‘A Woman of Valour, Who Can Find Her? Far Beyond Pearls Is Her Value’ Fundaments and Feminisms in Contemporary Orthodox Judaism.” In Women, Feminism and Fundamentalism, 40–52. Humanistics University Press.

Longman, Chia. 2007. “Baas in Eigen Kerk? Naar Een Postseculier Feministisch Bewustzijn.” Historica (amsterdam) 30 (2): 2–6.

Longman, Chia. 2007. “‘Not Us, but You Have Changed!’ Discourses of Difference and Belonging Among Haredi Women.” Social Compass 54 (1): 77–95.

2006

Dikomitis, Lisa, Chia Longman and An van Dienderen. 2006. “Editorial: Making Sense in the City.” A-prior (Brussels), no 1., p. 3–5.

Longman, Chia and Kate Coleman. 2006. “The Global ‘Shtetl’: Strictly Orthodox Jewry in the Context of Urban (post)modernity.” Ed. Lisa Dikomitis, Chia Longman, and An van Dienderen. A-prior (Brussels) (1): 125–131.

Coene, Gily and Chia Longman. 2006. “Voorbij De Onzichtbaarheid of Naar Een Verdere Stigmatisering Van ‘Dé Allochtone Vrouw’ in Een Actief Pluralistisch Vlaanderen?” Migrantenstudies 22 (4): 179–198.

Longman, Chia. 2006. “‘Een Sterke Vrouw, Wie Zal Haar Vinden? Zij Is Meer Waard Dan Edelstenen’ Fundamenten En Feminismen in De Joodse Orthodoxie.” Tijdschrift Voor Humanistiek 7 (27): 31–40.

2005

Longman, Chia and Gily Coene, eds. 2005. “Eigen Emancipatie Eerst? Over De Rechten En Representatie Van Vrouwen in Een Multiculturele Samenleving”. Academia Press.

Longman, Chia and Gily Coene. 2005. “Ten Geleide: Rechten, Representatie En Emancipatie Van Vrouwen in Een Multiculturele Samenleving.” In Eigen Emancipatie Eerst? Over De Rechten En Representatie Van Vrouwen in Een Multiculturele Samenleving, 1–27. Academia Press.

2004

Pinxten, Hendrik, Chia Longman and Ghislain Verstraete, eds. 2004. “Culture and Politics. Identity and Conflict in a Multicultural World”. Berghahn Books.

Pinxten, Hendrik, Chia Longman and Ghislain Verstraete. 2004. “Preface.” Culture and Politics : Identity and Conflict in a Multicultural World. Berghahn Books.

Longman, Chia. 2004. “Engendering Identity as Political Practice: Gender Discourse Among Strictly Orthodox Jewish Women.” In Culture and Politics: Identity and Conflict in a Multicultural World, 49–88. Berghahn.

Longman, Chia and Gily Coene. 2004. “Gender En Multicultureel Burgerschap: Over De Rechten, Representatie En Emancipatie Van Vrouwen in Een Multiculturele Samenleving.” Ethiek & Maatschappij 7 (4): 3–25.

Longman, Chia and Gily Coene. 2004. “Zoeken Naar Een Evenwicht Tussen Feminisme En Multiculturalisme Volgens Het Steunpunt Allochtone Meisjes En Vrouwen: Een Interview Met Judith Perneel En Nadia Babazia.” Ethiek & Maatschappij.

Longman, Chia. 2004. “Waar Er Een Rabbijnse Wil Is, Is Een Halachische Weg?” Uitgelezen (brussel) 10 (4): 1–9.

Longman, Chia. 2004. “Gender, Religion and Multiculturalism.” In How to Conquer the Barriers to Intercultural Dialogue: Christianity, Islam and Judaism, 215–232. Peter Lang.

Longman, Chia. 2004. “Over Our Hads? Muslim Women as Agents and Symbols in the Headscarf Debate in Flanders, Belgium.” Social Justice 4 (3-4): 300–332.

Longman, Chia. 2004. “General Introduction: Citizenship and (inter)cultural Agency: a European Contribution.” Social Justice 4 (3-4): 172–175.

Longman, Chia and Gily Coene. 2004. “Eigen Emancipatie Eerst? Over Vrouwenrechten En Culturele Diversteit in Een Egalitaire Samenleving.” In Jaarboek 2005 Sensoa, 29–44. Antwerpen.

Longman, Chia. 2004. “Antropologisch Onderzoek Naar Joodsorthodoxe Vrouwen Vanuit Seculier Feministisch Perspectief.” Lova 25 (1): 36–51.

Longman, Chia. 2004. “Priesteres Van De Miniatuurtempel: Joods-orthodoxe Vrouwen: Onderdrukt, Empowered of Geëmancipeerd?” Tijdschrift Voor Genderstudies 7 (1): 18–29.

Demoor, Marysa, K Heene, G Reymenants and Chia Longman. 2004. “Vrouwelijke ‘bescheidenheid’ En Rituele Reinheid: Religie En Gender in Joodsorthodoxe Tradities.” In Verslagen van Het Centrum Voor Genderstudies : U Gent 13, edited by Marysa Demoor, K Heene, and Geraldine Reymenants, 13:3–13. Gent: Academia Press.

2003

Longman, Chia. 2003. “Review Article ‘Readers in Gender and Religion: Welcome Introductions to a Marginalized Field’, Book Review of E.A. Castelli (ed.), Women, Gender, Religion: a Reader (Palgrave 2001) and D.M. Juschka (ed.), Feminism in the Study of Religion: a Reader (Continuum 2001).” European Journal of Women’s Studies.

Pinxten, Hendrik, Koenraad De Munter, Chia Longman, Lieve Orye, Ghislain Verstraete and Marijke Cornelis. 2003. “Charles V and European Empire-building Today.” In Charles V in Context : the Making of a European Identity, 261–283. VUB University Press/Ghent University.

Longman, Chia. 2003. “Beyond a God’s Eye View in the Study of Gender and Religion.” Bulletin : Sophia = Nieuwsbrief : Sophia 34: 17–19.

Longman, Chia. 2003. “Gender En Antropologie.” In Inleiding Tot De Genderstudies I, ed. K Heene and G Reymenants, 159–182. Academia Press.

Longman, Chia. 2003. “Genderflexibiliteit: Culturele Variaties in Mannelijkheid En Vrouwelijkheid.” ANTENNE (BRUSSEL) 21 (2): 21–25.

Longman, Chia. 2003. “De Marginalisering Van ‘Religie’ Binnen Genderstudies. Een Pleidooi Voor Een Intersectionele Benadering via De Sociale Wetenschappen.” Tijdschrift Voor Sociologie 24 (2-3): 261–278.

2002

Longman, Chia. 2002. “Beyond a ‘God’s Eye View’ in the Study of Gender and Religion with a Case Study: Religious Practice and Identity Among Strictly Orthodox Jewish Women”. Ghent, Belgium: Ghent University. Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Longman, Chia. 2002. “Empowering and Engendering ‘Religion’: a Critical Perspective on Ethnographic Holism.” Social Anthropology = Anthropologie Sociale 10 (2): 239–248.

Longman, Chia. 2002. “Joodse Menstruatieriten: Symbool Voor Vrouwenonderdrukking of Vrouwelijke Identiteit?” Tijdschrift Voor Seksuologie 26 (2): 146–152.

Longman, Chia. 2002. “Dynamics of Sex, Gender and Culture: On Native American ‘Berdache’ and ‘Two-Spirit People’ in Discourse and Context.” In Changing Genders in Intercultural Perspective, ed. B. Saunders and M.-Cl. Foblets, 5:121–154. Leuven: University Press.

2001

Demoor, Marysa and Chia Longman. 2001. “Wat Is Gender? Wat Zijn Genderstudies ?” Inleiding Tot De Genderstudies I. Gent ; BELGIUM: Academia Press.

2000

Longman, Chia. 2000. “Interview De Marysa Demoor Et Chia Longman, Centrum Voor Genderstudies, RUG.” Sophia: Coördinatienetwerk Vrouwenstudies = Sophia: Réseau De Coordination Des Études Féministes (23): 45–56.

Heene, Katrien, Marysa Demoor and Chia Longman, eds. 2000. “Inleiding Tot De Genderstudies I.” Inleiding Tot De Genderstudies I. Gent: Academia Press.

1999

Longman, Chia. 1999. “Vrouwen, Mannen En ‘Berdaches’: Alternatieve Constructies Van Gender En Seksualiteit Bij De Noord-Amerikaanse Indianen.” Verslagen Van Het Rug-centrum Voor Gender-studies 8: 3–15.

1997

Longman, Chia. 1997. “Comment: William Reddy. Against Constructionism: The Historical Ethnography of Emoition.” Current Anthropology.