Citation

Keegan CM. J. Homosex. 2018; ePub(ePub): 1-14.

Affiliation

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies , Grand Valley State University , Grand Rapids , Michigan USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00918369.2018.1530885

PMID

30346871

Abstract

This essay maps the epistemological terrain trans* studies may face as it is widely incorporated into queer studies programs, often housed within women's studies departments. Over the past two decades, queer studies and women's studies have rapidly professionalized, producing new modes of disciplinary power that may seek to either include or cite trans* studies, often without fully welcoming its specific material and political investments. Under such conditions, trans* studies may find itself heard largely as a but-an epistemic blockage, a distraction from proper objects, a hindrance to customary methods-that must be disciplined.

Language: en

Keywords

LGBTQ studies; Transgender; discipline; feminism; queer studies; trans* studies; women’s studies