Publication alert: "What is Decolonial Trans* Feminism and What Can It Do for Queer/Trans BIPOC Education Research?" Read it here: #TransFeminism #DecolonialTheory

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RT @AERASIG_Latinx: 📢Reminder📢 Join us tomorrow, Nov. 12, at 9 a.m. PT (noon ET) for a panel discussion with Latina/o/x faculty about the…

@johnamundell There’s way to say this in your cover letter and stand up. “While I recognize the competitive nature of this field, my recent exp and dedication to scholarly growth uniquely position me 2 contribute 2 your inst, without being tied to other institutional considerations.”

@MigrantScribble Did you see the Latino breakdown?

With that said, I’ll be presenting with the @decolonial_sig panel: Reimagining Resistance: Playfulness as Decolonial Praxis in Marginalized Communities & paper: Weaponized Free Speech: Decolonial Perspectives on Anti-Trans and Pro-Palestinian Rhetoric in Academia

Not having people “familiar” with QTBIPOC frameworks isn’t an excuse. A basic Google search would’ve given these external reviewers a starting point. If you claim to understand gender and sexuality in research, it’s your job to engage with these frameworks thoughtfully.

Yet the external reviewers for the Queer SIG—those who claim to know gender and sexuality—fell short. Let me repeat: this wasn’t the Queer SIG but external SIG reviewers handling conflicts of interest, as I am the SIG chair. #QueerEd #TransStudies #AERA2024

The irony? The Decolonial SIG accepted two of our papers on the roles Jotería and decolonial trans feminism can play in educational research.