María R. Carreras, PhDCFP: Connecting #Trans and Critical Animal Studies in an Age of Authoritarianism
University of Amsterdam – 13 April 2026 (In-person only) – Abstract deadline: 15 January.
Here is a very interesting symposium exploring intersections, tensions, and political solidarities between #transstudies and #CriticalAnimalStudies in the context of rising authoritarianism
Topics include:
-Animalization, dehumanization & racialized transness
-Decolonial, Indigenous & materialist approaches
-Queer/trans ecologies & multispecies trans solidarity
-Historical entanglements of species, gender & race
-Activist, anarchist & total liberation perspectives
-“Trans” nonhuman animals, joy, utopia & new modes of living together
Send abstracts (max 300 words) to: [email protected]