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Short History of Trans Misogyny has been cancelled. We apologise and will issue refunds within 5 working days.
he first of three reading groups hosted by Verso, this intimate evening holds an invitation to dive deeply into Jules Gill Petersen’s accessible, bold new vision for trans feminism’s intersectional and global future with the author. There is no shortage of voices demanding everyone pay attention to the violence trans women suffer. But one frighteningly basic question seems never to be answered: why does it happen?
A Short History of Trans Misogyny is the first book to explain why trans women are burdened by such a weight of injustice and hatred.
Verso Books is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English-speaking world, publishing one hundred books a year. For this season, they invite three of their authors to host an intimate reading group in the ICA studio, to explore and unpack some of today’s most urgent issues.
The following reading groups in the series will be Tues 26th March with Georgina Voss and Tues 30th April with Nick Bano.
he first of three reading groups hosted by Verso, this intimate evening holds an invitation to dive deeply into Jules Gill Petersen’s accessible, bold new vision for trans feminism’s intersectional and global future with the author. There is no shortage of voices demanding everyone pay attention to the violence trans women suffer. But one frighteningly basic question seems never to be answered: why does it happen?
A Short History of Trans Misogyny is the first book to explain why trans women are burdened by such a weight of injustice and hatred.
Verso Books is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English-speaking world, publishing one hundred books a year. For this season, they invite three of their authors to host an intimate reading group in the ICA studio, to explore and unpack some of today’s most urgent issues.
The following reading groups in the series will be Tues 26th March with Georgina Voss and Tues 30th April with Nick Bano.
Jules Gill-Peterson is US-based writer, activist, and the author of the award-winning book Histories of the Transgender Child, published in 2018. Gill-Peterson is a tenured associate professor of History at Johns Hopkins University and a General Editor of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly. She has written for the New Inquiry, Jewish Currents, the Baffler, Parapraxis, and more.
Verso Books is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English-speaking world, publishing one hundred books a year.
06:15 pm
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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