Urania
While coming out and working as a grants writer on a trans documentary in 2020, I discovered Urania. This serial, small-circulation publication written in early 1900s England explored experiences of non-binary and trans identity and philosophy throughout the Uneasy Decades and the start of the Second World War. Under the NYU Gallatin Dean's Summer Grant, I traveled to London to view the documents at the London School of Economics and performed a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the texts and the editors in hope of gaining understanding in the emergence of trans medicine and identity in that era.
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"In a recent interview for a well-known research grant, I was told that there was no need for my studies because everyone already knows that trans people exist. I don’t disagree..."
Written for the Gallatin Summer Research Blog in 2024
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"Hello again, one day after Non-Binary Awareness Day in the United States! I’ve been working with zines as a creator and a scholar for about four years now..."
Written for the Gallatin Summer Research Blog in 2024
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I’ve officially arrived in London for my on-site research!
I flew out on Sunday morning from Brooklyn and arrived at Heathrow Airport that evening. After catching up on sleep and settling into my Airbnb...
Written for the Gallatin Summer Research Blog in 2024
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NYU Gallatin Student Research Conference
Presenting my paper, "'Sex Is An Accident': Analyzing Trans Philosophy in Urania", as a culmination of my research on Urania under the NYU Gallatin Dean's Summer Research Grant in 2024.
