AHA Session 18
LGBTQ+ History Association (formerly CLGBTH) 2
LGBTQ+ History Association (formerly CLGBTH) 2
Friday, January 3, 2025: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Madison Room (New York Hilton, Second Floor)
Chair:
Sam Rutherford, University of Glasgow
Panel:
Mattie Armstrong-Price, Fordham University
Jack Doyle, University of Oxford
Samantha Rosenthal, Washington and Lee University
Nikita Shepard, Columbia University
Jack Doyle, University of Oxford
Samantha Rosenthal, Washington and Lee University
Nikita Shepard, Columbia University
Session Abstract
In the last fifteen years, trans history has exploded as a research field. But how are instructors drawing on this wealth of research in their undergraduate teaching? In this roundtable, four trans historians will discuss their experiences teaching trans history to undergraduates: at elite public and private research institutions, a small private regional liberal-arts college, and a private Catholic university; in the US and the UK; and in dedicated trans or LGBTQ+ history courses and as part of survey courses in US and other national histories. Topics for discussion will include: what kinds of narratives and methodological approaches work best when framing trans history for undergraduates? How might trans history work as a lens to open up more expansive approaches to the history of gender writ large? How might students’ contemporary perspectives on gender and sexuality shape their approach to the trans past? How can trans history teaching best decenter modern western biomedical narratives of transsexuality? How might colleagues without research expertise in trans history incorporate trans approaches into their teaching? The roundtable will leave ample time for audience participation and discussion.
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