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Keynote by Hil Malatino: Weathering: Slow Arts of Trans Endurance
Tampere UniversityAbstract: In a moment of profound and widespread transantagonism articulated within both liberal-centrist and alt-right political formations, how do trans subjects cultivate arts of endurance? This talk develops a concept of weathering, thinking with the work of contemporary trans writers of fiction (Callum Angus and Torrey Peters), visual artists (Nicki Green and Jes Fan), and...
Keynote by YV Nay: The Affective Life of Trans Studies as a Political Field in Academia and Activism
Tampere UniversityAbstract: Trans Studies have become an epistemological project that challenges who has the power to intervene in violent knowledge production that shape trans lives. The field promises to form a radical critical intervention in pathologizing, criminalizing, marginalizing, and dehumanizing discourses. But what happens when the promise is not fulfilled? How can we imagine the field’s future considering...
The 8th Nordic Trans Studies Conference
From Transgender Rage to Trans Joy: Trans Studies through Affective Lens