A 4-day celebration of trans life and scholarship.
About the conference.
We are thrilled to announce the 2nd International Trans Studies Conference—the long-awaited sequel to the groundbreaking Trans*Studies: An International Transdisciplinary Conference on Gender, Embodiment, and Sexuality hosted at the University of Arizona in 2016. This 4-day academic conference will bring together scholars from across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and STEM, and from around the globe, all of whom are committed to research on transgender and gender-minority issues, broadly conceived.
Hosted by the Center for Applied Transgender Studies, the conference is proud to be jointly presented by the Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies, the International Journal of Transgender Health, Transgender Health, and TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly.
The 2nd International Trans Studies Conference is a celebration of the remarkable strides made in the postdisciplinary field of trans studies since 2016 and an urgent intervention into the profound challenges facing trans communities worldwide. It stands as a testament to the power of scholarly exchange among different arenas of the academy to not only advance knowledge, but also imagine new futures.
This gathering of brilliant minds is not just an event; it is a movement towards a more expansive and more collaborative future for the post-discipline of trans studies. Our goal is simple but profound: to reinvigorate our scholarly community and foster the growth of trans studies for generations of scholars to come.
So, join us for this exciting hybrid event, which will be held both in-person at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA and virtually via our online conference platform September 4–7, 2024.
About the organizers.
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TJ Billard
CHIEF ORGANIZER + PROGRAM CHAIR
USA
TJ Billard is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication and, by courtesy, the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University. They are the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Applied Transgender Studies and Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies.
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Avery Everhart
FINANCE CHAIR
CANADA
Avery Everhart is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia. She is the Director of Finance of the Center for Applied Transgender Studies and Reviews Editor of the Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies.
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Walker Brewer
SECRETARY
USA
Walker Brewer is a PhD student in the Media, Technology, and Society program at Northwestern University.
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Francisco Fernández Romero
INTERNATIONAL CHAIR
ARGENTINA
Francisco Fernández Romero teaches geography at the University of Buenos Aires and queer and trans studies at the National University of Tres de Febrero. He is a postdoctoral researcher at CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council) working on trans and disabled geographies.
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J. Logan Smilges
ACCESSIBILITY CHAIR
CANADA
Logan Smilges is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia. Their research focuses on the nexus of queer/trans disability studies, the history of medicine, and rhetorical studies.
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Erique Zhang
SOCIAL EVENTS + OUTREACH CHAIR
USA
Erique Zhang is a PhD candidate in the Media, Technology, and Society program at Northwestern University. They are the Managing Director of the Center for Applied Transgender Studies and Assistant Editor of the Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies.
Steering committee members.
Argentina
Marce Butierrez
Independent Scholar
Pato Laterra
University of Buenos Aires
Blas Radi
University of Buenos Aires
Martín De Mauro Rucovsky
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Australia
Madi Day
Macquarie University
Joanna McIntyre
Swinburne University of Technology
Damien Riggs
Flinders University
Editor, International Journal of Transgender Health
Noah Riseman
Australian Catholic University
Brazil
Maria Clara Araújo dos Passos
Universidade de São Paulo
Canada
Qui Alexander
University of Toronto
Cael Keegan
Carleton University
SA Smythe
University of Toronto
Finland
Julian Honkasalo
University of Helsinki
Hong Kong
Denise Tang
Lingnan University
Alvin K. Wong
University of Hong Kong
India
Sonya J Nair
All Saints College
Supriya Pal
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Ruman Sutradhar Dey
Samuktala Sidhu Kanhu College
Japan
Yukari Ishii
Sophia University
Tricia Okada
Tamagawa University
Mexico
Siobhan Guerrero Mc Manus
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
The Netherlands
Eliza Steinbock
Maastricht University
New Zealand
Jaimie Veale
University of Waikato
South Africa
Johannes Buthelezi
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
B Camminga
University of the Witwatersrand
Busisiwe Deyi
University of Pretoria
Spain
Lucas Platero Méndez
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Thailand
Joyee S. Chatterjee
Asian Institute of Technology
United Kingdom
Sally Hines
University of Sheffield
Adnan Hossain
University of Glasgow
Ruth Pearce
University of Glasgow
Alyosxa Tudor
SOAS University of London
USA
Chris Barcelos
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Marquis Bey
Northwestern University
V Varun Chaudhry
Brandeis University
Aniruddha Dutta
University of Iowa
Andrew Flores
American University
Robert Garofalo
Northwestern University
Editor, Transgender Health
Tara Gonsalves
Northwestern University
Justin A. Gutzwa
Michigan State University
Oliver Haimson
University of Michigan
Ricky Hill
Northwestern University
Mikee Inton-Campbell
California State University San Marcos
Austin H Johnson
Kenyon College
Hil Malatino
Pennsylvania State University
Zavier Nunn
Duke University
Kristina Olson
Princeton University
Arjee Restar
University of Washington
Kristen Schilt
University of Chicago
Susan Stryker
University of Arizona
Founding Editor, TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly
Abraham Weil
University of Kansas
Editor, TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly