Conversations in Trans/Feminisms: Theories, Cultures, & Politics

This course explores the bridges and tensions between trans* and feminist movements through academic & activist literature/cultural production. How & why did transfeminism as a critical intervention in relation to feminist theory & politics arise, & why are transfeminist discourses & theories fiercely relevant from the 1960s to the present. How does trans*, as an infinite spectrum of categories, theories, & identities rupture, and/or transcend the gender binary? We will explore the that ways can trans* scholars, artists, and organizations contest gendered meanings, borders, & hierarchies within systems of oppression such as anti-blackness, white supremacy, settler colonialism, homophobia, and xenophobia.