A Summer School
for and by
Trans Philosophers
In recent years, trans people have become more visible in philosophy. Not only is there a growing body of work on issues surrounding the experiences of trans people, but trans philosophers themselves, whether they work on trans issues or not, are becoming more visible in the discipline. Yet, trans people continue to experience backlash and exclusion. There is a lack of space for trans philosophers to share their experiences, support each other, and take initiative with projects that could improve our conditions in philosophy overall. It is the goal of our 2-day summer school, to take place in-person in Edinburgh in July 2022, to provide such a space specifically for early career trans philosophers – a space to meet each other, talk about our work, socialise and foster a community.
This summer school is thought of as both a networking as well as an academic event. Whilst plenty of space will be given for brainstorming about joint projects and getting to know each other, there will also be room for discussing current work-in-progress (which does not necessarily have to be on trans philosophy) and talk about philosophical papers in mini-reading groups. We are further hosting two hybrid keynotes (accessible for people outside the summer school), and a closed round table discussion for summer school participants.
This summer school is thought of as both a networking as well as an academic event. Whilst plenty of space will be given for brainstorming about joint projects and getting to know each other, there will also be room for discussing current work-in-progress (which does not necessarily have to be on trans philosophy) and talk about philosophical papers in mini-reading groups. We are further hosting two hybrid keynotes (accessible for people outside the summer school), and a closed round table discussion for summer school participants.
This event is for any philosopher...
...on the trans* spectrum, including but not limited to
- trans(*) women and men
- non-binary, genderqueer, genderfluid, and agender people
- intersex people (whether trans or not)
- trans people who did not (and might not want to) transition, or de-transitioned
- trans people who are not fully out
...from any area of philosophy, not only people working on trans* philosophy
...especially if they are intersectionally marginalised. This includes people who
- are socio-economically disadvantaged
- are care-experienced or estranged from their families
- experience sexism
- have disabilities or long-term health conditions
- are from sexual minorities
- are of colour
- are first-generation academics