"Thinking Beyond: Transversal Transfeminisms" conference

[Bezalelle]

I'm a member of the Postcolonial Studies Association, and just received a mail out about a "conference" that's taking place at Roehampton University in July this year.

The call for papers is here in full:

transstudiesuk.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/transfeminisms-conference-cfp-3.pdf

but here is a taster. Such loaded language:

"The English-speaking world has recently rehearsed a series of attacks against the experiences and identities of trans people. From the Trump administration’s aggressive policing of trans soldiers in the military, to rampant transphobia in the UK’s feminist circles arising from the
recent consultation about the Gender Recognition Act, political tensions have lately brought renewed attention to the ideological schisms at work within our societies at large and within feminist communities more specifically. It is therefore more important than ever to bring
together the discourses of feminism, gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, and trans studies, in an attempt at generating dialogue across discursive borders, and in solidarity with the recent plights of trans people.

The divisive threat of trans-exclusionary radical feminism is once again upon us. As Patricia Elliot observes, “[s]adly, the ‘rage of radical feminist theories’ […] has not entirely disappeared. It reappears in various theoretical positions, political practices, and attitudes and has caused a major rift among feminists, as well as good deal of pain for transpersons.” As an antidote to such schisms, Elliot proposes a transversal methodology amongst the members of feminist and LGBT+ communities, a mode of thought recognizing their different experiences as well as those aspects that are shared.”

Worrying.

[Vegilante]

No Accounting for Taste: How Transfusion Cuisine Replaced Veganism As 2019's Hottest New Food Trend

Manhattan Transfer, 2018: That Boy From New York City Is Now A Brave & Stunning Girl

[Vegilante]

Transaminase Transanime: Newly-Discovered Enzyme Explains Why Transgender & Gender-fluid Internetters Are So Drawn to Using Japanese Cartoon Images As Their Online Avatars

[bluescreen]

Or,
Aggression/Progression: Towards a Transgressive Hermeneutics of Unequal Encounter

[Vegilante]

Good one, bluescreen! Use of hermeneutics wins you top-prize!

Now if we could only think of one with hegemony

[AngryAttackKittens]

So basically a conference about How Much We Hate Those Bitches Over There With Their Sensible Shoes?

[AngryAttackKittens]

I'm surprised Travis hasn't demanded that someone build trans people their own app for transport, really. UberGlitter?

[TallulahWaitingInTheRain]

'Queering the queer: transgressing the hegemony of queer theory within academia'

[Vegilante]

Touché, Tallulah!

[TallulahWaitingInTheRain]

Sooner or later they must start to eat themselves, by their own logic

(not that i imagine it will be an improvement)

[DrizzledWombat]

"It is therefore more important than ever to bring
together the discourses of feminism, gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, and trans studies, in an attempt at generating dialogue across discursive borders, and in solidarity with the recent plights of trans people."

We want a dialogue, but only if we get to determine the conclusion in advance.

[Zwischenwasser]

TransPennine Express and the No-Platform Debate

I nearly spat tea over my phone

[GurlwiththeCurl]

I must nominate this thread as the funniest of all time!

[terryleather]

Transfemmes And Tiaras: The Transformative Power Of The Sparkle Princess Narrative

[BubonicTheHedgehag]

How about performing all of this in non-linguistic interpretive dance?

With gestures.

Yes indeed.

[Lucky222]

So Queer Theory and Radical Feminist Theory is meant to be melded together? Despite the fact they are diametrically opposed on the transgender issue. . .I wonder which one is supposed to give up ground then, eyeroll.

[AngryAttackKittens]

Queer theory is like The Blob, slowly but relentlessly advancing and absorbing everything in its path. Except that one island full of uncooperative women.

[terryleather]

How about performing all of this in non-linguistic interpretive dance?

I like it!

Or maybe it could be an opera...?

[terryleather]

Kabuki!

Omfg yes!!!!!

This must happen!

[BubonicTheHedgehag]

Yes! Opera, and kabuki!

Clog dancing too, I shouldn't wonder!

Let us fill our boots/clogs!

[TallulahWaitingInTheRain]

Queering discourse: disrupting hegemonic queer speech through a transgressive operatic hermeneutics of liminal movement

[terryleather]

Queering discourse: disrupting hegemonic queer speech through a transgressive operatic hermeneutics of liminal movement

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner!