Biography
Ruby Faure is a PhD student in philosophy and gender studies at LEGS (Université Paris 8), under the supervision of Marie-Dominique Garnier and Guillaume Sibertin-Blanc. Their doctoral research focuses on the colonial genealogy of European sexual categories between 1869 and 1912. They teaches queer/trans studies seminars at Paris 8, in the Gender Studies department and in the Philosophy department. Ruby Faure is a member of the Atelier Doctoral “Histoire du Genre”, the RIFET (Réseau International Francophone en Études Trans) and the Réseau International de Recherche sur les Sexologies Européennes.
Contents
24.10.2024
Écrire l’histoire trans*
Trans history grows in the interstices and in-betweens of institutions, disciplines and countries. It appears as an intellectual space that blends a great diversity of forms of writing, materials, contexts, and positions.…
24.10.2024
Transitioning is Kid Stuff: Trans*/Childhoods at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Century
This contribution explores the reality of trans children’s lives, the social contexts in which they evolve, their games and their emotions; but also trans children’s struggles, the strategies and spaces of autonomy…