Terrence Abrahams - Visiting Speaker
CHAIR IN TRANSGENDER STUDIES: https://www.uvic.ca/research/transchair/index.php TRANSGENDER ARCHIVES: https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/ DONATE: https://extrweb.uvic.ca/donate-online/transchair Smokii Sumac - You are Enough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP0YL9t2L1E&t=24s Terrence Abrahams MA candidate - Literatures of Modernity - Ryerson University, Chair in Transgender Studies Visiting Fellow “THE EFFORT, EFFECT, AND AFFECT OF TRANS POETICS” Tues., Nov. 26th, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Cornett A319 (Bring your lunch) Drawing from Terrence’s MA thesis, this presentation will aim to resist the urge to define transgender poetics. Trans poetics are, simply put, poetics written by trans people, but within such a genre of writing exists a myriad of forms, styles, themes, subject matter, and uses of language that are, arguably, unique to trans poetics. This presentation will honour and highlight the work of trans writers, past and present, in shaping trans poetry. It will also look to the personal poetics of many of the selected authors by addressing interviews, personal essays, and other ephemera in order to have a better understanding of how transgender authors express their poetics, as well as how they read and understand the poetics of others. As a transgender individual who is also a student, a burgeoning educator, and a poet himself, Terrence’s research and subsequent writing comes from a place of consideration, of care, and of a kind of necessity. ABOUT TERRENCE ABRAHAMS Terrence Abrahams is a MA candidate in the Literatures of Modernity program at Ryerson University. A University of Toronto alumnus and poet, Terrence is currently in the process of completing his major research paper. His research focuses on exploring, examining, and learning more about the distinct forms of poetry and poetics utilized by transgender writers across North America, with a particular interest in writers based in Canada. His aim is to contribute to the ongoing and necessary work of ensuring the creative efforts and contributions of trans writers are allowed space in academic study.
CHAIR IN TRANSGENDER STUDIES: https://www.uvic.ca/research/transchair/index.php TRANSGENDER ARCHIVES: https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/ DONATE: https://extrweb.uvic.ca/donate-online/transchair Smokii Sumac - You are Enough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP0YL9t2L1E&t=24s Terrence Abrahams MA candidate - Literatures of Modernity - Ryerson University, Chair in Transgender Studies Visiting Fellow “THE EFFORT, EFFECT, AND AFFECT OF TRANS POETICS” Tues., Nov. 26th, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Cornett A319 (Bring your lunch) Drawing from Terrence’s MA thesis, this presentation will aim to resist the urge to define transgender poetics. Trans poetics are, simply put, poetics written by trans people, but within such a genre of writing exists a myriad of forms, styles, themes, subject matter, and uses of language that are, arguably, unique to trans poetics. This presentation will honour and highlight the work of trans writers, past and present, in shaping trans poetry. It will also look to the personal poetics of many of the selected authors by addressing interviews, personal essays, and other ephemera in order to have a better understanding of how transgender authors express their poetics, as well as how they read and understand the poetics of others. As a transgender individual who is also a student, a burgeoning educator, and a poet himself, Terrence’s research and subsequent writing comes from a place of consideration, of care, and of a kind of necessity. ABOUT TERRENCE ABRAHAMS Terrence Abrahams is a MA candidate in the Literatures of Modernity program at Ryerson University. A University of Toronto alumnus and poet, Terrence is currently in the process of completing his major research paper. His research focuses on exploring, examining, and learning more about the distinct forms of poetry and poetics utilized by transgender writers across North America, with a particular interest in writers based in Canada. His aim is to contribute to the ongoing and necessary work of ensuring the creative efforts and contributions of trans writers are allowed space in academic study.