Queer and trans subjectivities

Trans activists find themselves demonized and having to both develop and adapt their strategies to contexts that claim to protect family values, culture, and religion. Where queer and trans identities, movements, and rights are a reality, the “anti-gender” movement creates narratives that seek to curtail their socio-political participation.  How these activists manoeuvre in moments of political transformation and uncertainty, is of importance.  What role do language and changing rhetorical landscapes play in the mobilization for and against queer and trans rights? What role does the so-called international community play, for better or for worse, in the politics of both identity and belonging, and how does this create complicated rifts for queer activists to manoeuvre?

Participants: Matthew Gichohi CMI, Elisabeth Lund Engebretsen University of Stavanger, 

Svati Shah University of Massachusetts, Amersts 

Hugo ka Canham University of South Africa, Waruguru Gaitho University of Cambridge

Moderator: Randi Elin Gressgård University of Bergen