Cross. With Eileen E. Schell, he coedited Rhetorica in Motion: Feminist Rhetorical Methods and Me... more Cross. With Eileen E. Schell, he coedited Rhetorica in Motion: Feminist Rhetorical Methods and Methodologies (2010); his scholarship has also appeared in Archivaria, Enculturation, and several edited collections.
Undergoing gender transition is a risky endeavor in these violent times. Transitioning signifies ... more Undergoing gender transition is a risky endeavor in these violent times. Transitioning signifies the affirmative of self and new beginnings; however, the extent to which transition can mark the start of a new life is framed by one’s social location vis-a-vis material power relations. Un(der)employment allows a glimpse into why particular bodies are rendered worthless. This article draws from my larger qualitative study addressing trans* un(der)employment in Ontario, British Columbia, and Washington State.ResumeSe soumettre a une transition de genre est une entreprise risquee a cette epoque violente. La transition signifie l’affirmation de soi et de nouveaux debuts; toutefois, la mesure dans laquelle la transition peut marquer le debut d’une nouvelle vie est formulee par l’emplacement social de la personne vis-a-vis des relations de pouvoir materiel. Le chomage et le sous-emploi nous donnent un apercu de la raison pour laquelle certains corps sont rendus sans valeur. Cet article s’in...
Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit et Société, 2020
This article draws on our qualitative study of trans unemployment to introduce considerations of ... more This article draws on our qualitative study of trans unemployment to introduce considerations of the relationship between trans unemployment and the demands for workers across economic sectors to perform affective labour as integral to industrial service relations. Affective dimensions of labour are often unspoken and unconscious, rendering it challenging for anti-discrimination laws to accommodate. We demonstrate the ways that recent cases grounded on unconscious bias open spaces for further consideration of the ways that trans employment discrimination rooted in demands for affective labour can be dealt with by anti-discrimination law.
This roundtable discussion took place January–July 2016 via e-mail after participants and special... more This roundtable discussion took place January–July 2016 via e-mail after participants and special issue editors initially met in virtual mode online. The editors posed the initial questions, and participants e-mailed their responses. Two further rounds of questions and responses ensued, and participants also viewed the responses of their peers on the roundtable. The questions were intended to generate rigorous dialogue about the uses of and problems associated with political economy (PE) as a lens to analyze the experiences of trans men and women and sex- and gender-diverse peoples in different but connected geopolitical locations. The emphasis was on bringing into conversation what is underprioritized in much PE work and also transgender studies as a formation, and how, from their own academic and activist knowledge, methodological bases, and experiences, respondents might see the (re)configuration of trans* political economy toward liberatory, antiracist, decolonial, and economica...
Mirroring the course objectives of my senior undergraduate Transgender Human Rights seminar, this... more Mirroring the course objectives of my senior undergraduate Transgender Human Rights seminar, this article seeks to challenge trans rights politics. Many rights advocates emphasize the symbolic value of formal acknowledgment of, and protection for, gender identity. I argue that trans rights are achieved through the production of deserving subjects according to colonial, heteronormative, nationalist and capitalist logics. Rights discourses are injurious to a significant number of trans and two-spirit individuals and communities because they obscure relations of governance. Rights ought not to be the driving force of ‘trans-’ efforts to cultivate broader relations of political solidarity to challenge interlocking systems of power.
Gender transition is one of the most significant events in the lives of transsexual women. In fac... more Gender transition is one of the most significant events in the lives of transsexual women. In fact, many women assert that undergoing gender reassignment literally renders their lives possible. Gender transitioning, however, does not occur in a vacuum. It is a social process that often involves medical and legal interventions, as well as periods of adjustment amongst family, friends, networks and communities. At the same time, as I elaborate across this chapter, transition constitutes a public engagement that enables feminist scholars to acquire a deeper understanding of assemblages of governance that frame particular societies. After all, gender is a negotiated category whereby one’s intelligibility as a proper man or woman is earned by proving to others an adherence to hegemonic aesthetic and behavioural standards.
Mirroring the course objectives of my senior undergraduate Transgender Human Rights seminar, this... more Mirroring the course objectives of my senior undergraduate Transgender Human Rights seminar, this article seeks to challenge trans rights politics. Many rights advocates emphasize the symbolic value of formal acknowledgment of, and protection for, gender identity. I argue that trans rights are achieved through the production of deserving subjects according to colonial, heteronormative, nationalist and capitalist logics. Rights discourses are injurious to a significant number of trans and two-spirit individuals and communities because they obscure relations of governance. Rights ought not to be the driving force of 'trans-' efforts to cultivate broader relations of political solidarity to challenge interlocking systems of power.
Cross. With Eileen E. Schell, he coedited Rhetorica in Motion: Feminist Rhetorical Methods and Me... more Cross. With Eileen E. Schell, he coedited Rhetorica in Motion: Feminist Rhetorical Methods and Methodologies (2010); his scholarship has also appeared in Archivaria, Enculturation, and several edited collections.
Undergoing gender transition is a risky endeavor in these violent times. Transitioning signifies ... more Undergoing gender transition is a risky endeavor in these violent times. Transitioning signifies the affirmative of self and new beginnings; however, the extent to which transition can mark the start of a new life is framed by one’s social location vis-a-vis material power relations. Un(der)employment allows a glimpse into why particular bodies are rendered worthless. This article draws from my larger qualitative study addressing trans* un(der)employment in Ontario, British Columbia, and Washington State.ResumeSe soumettre a une transition de genre est une entreprise risquee a cette epoque violente. La transition signifie l’affirmation de soi et de nouveaux debuts; toutefois, la mesure dans laquelle la transition peut marquer le debut d’une nouvelle vie est formulee par l’emplacement social de la personne vis-a-vis des relations de pouvoir materiel. Le chomage et le sous-emploi nous donnent un apercu de la raison pour laquelle certains corps sont rendus sans valeur. Cet article s’in...
Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit et Société, 2020
This article draws on our qualitative study of trans unemployment to introduce considerations of ... more This article draws on our qualitative study of trans unemployment to introduce considerations of the relationship between trans unemployment and the demands for workers across economic sectors to perform affective labour as integral to industrial service relations. Affective dimensions of labour are often unspoken and unconscious, rendering it challenging for anti-discrimination laws to accommodate. We demonstrate the ways that recent cases grounded on unconscious bias open spaces for further consideration of the ways that trans employment discrimination rooted in demands for affective labour can be dealt with by anti-discrimination law.
This roundtable discussion took place January–July 2016 via e-mail after participants and special... more This roundtable discussion took place January–July 2016 via e-mail after participants and special issue editors initially met in virtual mode online. The editors posed the initial questions, and participants e-mailed their responses. Two further rounds of questions and responses ensued, and participants also viewed the responses of their peers on the roundtable. The questions were intended to generate rigorous dialogue about the uses of and problems associated with political economy (PE) as a lens to analyze the experiences of trans men and women and sex- and gender-diverse peoples in different but connected geopolitical locations. The emphasis was on bringing into conversation what is underprioritized in much PE work and also transgender studies as a formation, and how, from their own academic and activist knowledge, methodological bases, and experiences, respondents might see the (re)configuration of trans* political economy toward liberatory, antiracist, decolonial, and economica...
Mirroring the course objectives of my senior undergraduate Transgender Human Rights seminar, this... more Mirroring the course objectives of my senior undergraduate Transgender Human Rights seminar, this article seeks to challenge trans rights politics. Many rights advocates emphasize the symbolic value of formal acknowledgment of, and protection for, gender identity. I argue that trans rights are achieved through the production of deserving subjects according to colonial, heteronormative, nationalist and capitalist logics. Rights discourses are injurious to a significant number of trans and two-spirit individuals and communities because they obscure relations of governance. Rights ought not to be the driving force of ‘trans-’ efforts to cultivate broader relations of political solidarity to challenge interlocking systems of power.
Gender transition is one of the most significant events in the lives of transsexual women. In fac... more Gender transition is one of the most significant events in the lives of transsexual women. In fact, many women assert that undergoing gender reassignment literally renders their lives possible. Gender transitioning, however, does not occur in a vacuum. It is a social process that often involves medical and legal interventions, as well as periods of adjustment amongst family, friends, networks and communities. At the same time, as I elaborate across this chapter, transition constitutes a public engagement that enables feminist scholars to acquire a deeper understanding of assemblages of governance that frame particular societies. After all, gender is a negotiated category whereby one’s intelligibility as a proper man or woman is earned by proving to others an adherence to hegemonic aesthetic and behavioural standards.
Mirroring the course objectives of my senior undergraduate Transgender Human Rights seminar, this... more Mirroring the course objectives of my senior undergraduate Transgender Human Rights seminar, this article seeks to challenge trans rights politics. Many rights advocates emphasize the symbolic value of formal acknowledgment of, and protection for, gender identity. I argue that trans rights are achieved through the production of deserving subjects according to colonial, heteronormative, nationalist and capitalist logics. Rights discourses are injurious to a significant number of trans and two-spirit individuals and communities because they obscure relations of governance. Rights ought not to be the driving force of 'trans-' efforts to cultivate broader relations of political solidarity to challenge interlocking systems of power.
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