UNESCO-PUCP Lectures on Gender Equality 2022
We invite you to participate in the UNESCO-PUCP Master Classes on Gender Equality by the feminist theorist Talia M. Bettcher (California State University, L.A.). The conferences will be held on September 15, 22 and 29 from 6PM to 8PM (Peruvian time) via zoom. Admission is free, with prior registration. They will be conducted in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.
- Conferencias: «Trans Identities and Misgendering», «Transphobia, Intimacy and Abuse» y «Rethinking Trans Politics/ Rethinking Trans Theory».
- Sobre la invitada: Talia M. Bettcher es profesora de Filosofía en California State University, Los Ángeles (EEUU). Ella integra la reflexión crítica con la acción tangible y significativa en nuestro mundo. Gran parte de su trabajo académico surge de su experiencia personal como mujer trans y de su participación activa en las subculturas de la comunidad trans durante los últimos quince años. Algunos de sus artículos son «Evil Deceivers and Make Believers: Transphobic Violence and the Politics of Illusion» (Hypatia 2007), y «Trapped in the Wrong Theory: Rethinking Trans Oppression and Resistance» (Signs 2013). Actualmente está terminando el libro «Intimacy and Illusion: An Essay in Trans Philosophy» (bajo contrato con University of Minnesota Press).
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Lecture 1:On Trans Identities and Misgendering
Thursday, September 15th 6PM (Peruvian time)
Comienzo introduciendo el proyecto de “filosofía trans”. A continuación, dedicamos un tiempo a familiarizarnos con la “T” del marco político «LGBT». Esto incluye un debate sobre la “terminología trans” y su historia. Luego, pasamos a debatir las diversas formas de transfobia y violencia transfóbica, centrándonos en lo que se conoce como “misgendering” o la atribución del género equivocado. Concluimos considerando un tipo particular de misgendering I call "reality enforcement" which is characterized by the representation of trans people as deceivers or pretenders and by their ubiquity and importance in many of our lives.
Conference 2: Transphobia, Intimacy, and Abuse
Thursday, September 22nd 6PM (Peruvian time)
This second lecture takes an in-depth look at the systematic forms of reality enforcement affecting trans people and, in particular, trans women. I am specifically interested in highlighting the intersection of this form of transphobia with other forms of oppression such as sexism, racism, and classism. Part of the discussion is based on my community experience trying to get the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) to adopt a policy that promotes better treatment of trans people. In light of these experiences, I develop some philosophical concepts to better understand the application of reality.
Conference 3: Rethinking Trans Politics/ Rethinking Trans Theory
Thursday, September 29th 6PM (Peruvian time)
In the last lecture, we consider different theoretical and political narratives that aim to illuminate trans experiences and/or combat trans oppression. Particular attention is paid to the traditional view that trans people are "trapped in the wrong bodies" and also to the political view that trans people are oppressed by a rigid binary between male and female, masculine and feminine, and man and woman. Drawing on our earlier discussions, I show why these narratives are inadequate, and conclude by proposing alternative ways of conceptualizing trans resistance and oppression.