"Transphobia, Intimacy, and the Multiplicity of Worlds" with Talia Bettcher

12303 USF Genshaft Drive,Tampa FL 33620

08 November, 2022

Description

The University of South Florida Humanities Institute welcomes one of the leading scholars in the emergent field of trans philosophy, Talia Mae Bettcher, for an event on Tuesday, November 8. Talia Mae Bettcher is a Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles. Her extensive publications have been foundational to the emergent field of trans philosophy. Some of her articles include “Evil Deceivers and Make Believers: Transphobic Violence and the Politics of Illusion” (Hypatia 2007), “Trapped in the Wrong Theory: Rethinking Trans Oppression and Resistance” (Signs 2013), and “What is Trans Philosophy?” (Hypatia 2019). She is currently completing the monograph Intimacy and Illusion: An Essay in Trans Philosophy (under contract with University of Minnesota Press). In her talk, “Between Appearance and Reality: On Transphobia, Intimacy, and the Multiplicity of Worlds,” Bettcher will discuss “interpersonal spatiality” or the idea that all sensory and discursive encounters between people admit intimacy (closeness) or distance. She will explore the notion of liminal intimacy/distance—the state of being “betwixt and between” entirely different systems of interpersonal spatiality and how the constitution of trans people as mere “pretenders” can be understood as the structural foreclosure of intimacy and the failure to fathom the possibility of intimacy beyond a given structure.  Join us at 6pm in C.W. Bill Young Hall (CWY 206). This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided following the event. For questions about this event, parking, or accommodations, contact Jade V. at [email protected]. Visit our website for more information on our Fall events.