Talia Bettcher | Gender and Social Justice

Areas of Interst

Transphobia, transphobic violence, trans philosophy, feminist philosophy, queer theory, intersectional feminism

Areas of Graduate Supervision

All areas of trans philosophy (analytic, continental, otherwise)
Most areas of trans study/theory broadly construed.

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Current Research

Trans communities face a crisis in the global rise of anti-trans policy, legislation, and misinformation, driven by anti-trans animus, and fueled and leveraged by those who would empower autocracy. The Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada in Gender-Based Violence and Trans Community aims to address this crisis through the creation and dissemination of evidence-based intervention resources developed in collaboration with community partners.

More specifically, there is currently a lack of fine-tuned attention to and theorization of the relational dynamics that confront trans people daily – the underlying structure which facilitates gender-based violence and anti-trans animus. The Chair aims to fill this gap, and to thereby provide resources for trans people to navigate interpersonal relations and to curb misinformation and anti-trans sentiment globally.