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@chrisapihlak.bsky.social

Doctoral Student and SSHRC-funded scholar at the University of Toronto. Trans woman. Social historian of past trans feminine existences.

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“Without primary source materials on assorted sexual topics and populations and practices, there is no scholarship: only speculation and assumptions and prejudices and gossip" good article featuring efforts at Schlesinger and Houghton, among others: www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/19/m...
The XXX files: Why Harvard librarians are archiving vintage porn - The Boston Globewww.bostonglobe.com Research libraries in Cambridge and across the country are hurrying to collect sexual ephemera from Americans’ pasts, before it’s too late.
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A belated thank you to all who joined our "Herstories of Trans Femininity" panel at Queer History Conference this week! Let QHC24 go down as the year the dolls invaded 💅 Endless love to my sisters Aixia Huang, Chanathip (Esther) Suwannanon, Sam Dolores Sanchinel, & @chrisapihlak.bsky.social 💗
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Trans misogyny has a long history, but so does trans world-making in its face. And almost always at its centre, the sex worker 💅 Join me for my (first!) visiting lecture on Tuesday, March 5th at the University of Toronto or online 💘 Register for free here: tinyurl.com/sexworkersco...
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it's becoming increasingly clear that trans people are literally all we have for each other . which is why I'm so against having enemies , reheating old beefs , airing petty grievances , etc. u don't have to be friends with everyone but u can be kind . stop acting like a cop . grow the fuck up
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This morning we are excited to bring you a new Doing Radical History feature from @chrisapihlak.bsky.social! Chris tells us both a personal story and offers ideas about what social history can offer to trans studies. abusablepast.org/trans-social...
Trans Social History Amidst Trans Social Death – The Abusable Pastabusablepast.org
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It's real @chrisapihlak.bsky.social! 💗 Our fully trans-designed, trans-authored, & trans-edited special issue of The Graduate History Review is still available free & open access at tinyurl.com/ghrvol12. Hard copies for contributors now in the mail 📬
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Props to Jacobin for writing an entire book-length obit on Kissinger and sitting on it until today jacobin.com/kissinger-on...
Only the Good Die Youngjacobin.com The Verdict Against Henry Kissinger
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NEW BLOG POST! What do you do when your historic site does not have any queer history to interpret, but you want to expand the inclusion? I keep coming back to this question and I finally have an answer: Composite Histories. Read my post here: www.notyouraveragecistory.com/blog/composi...
Composite Histories: How To Interpret Queer History Where It Does Not Existwww.notyouraveragecistory.com A case study on how to create queer interpretation at historical sites that do not have obvious queer histories.
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I am so hype to speak with Emily Cousens tomorrow at the Cambridge Gender & Sexuality Workshop! Our talk is, "Putting the Femme in Feminist: The Male Lesbian & Sex-Positive Trans Lesbian Feminism in the 2nd-Wave." Nothing better than talking about horny 2nd-wave trans lesbians at 7 in the morning!
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Here is the graphic I use when I teach on how the militarization of police has impacted protestors
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I am so excited about my guest lecture today in the wonderful @jameyj.bsky.social 's 'Intro to Trans Histories' Course! I always love chit-chatting about my work, and I especially love thinking through trans history with undergrads! They always have such great insights
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My tiny NZD story: At the AHA ca 2007, a commentator was reaming a grad student panelist for not getting his paper in on time. There was a tiny elderly sprite in colorful clothes sitting in the front row. She raised her hand and asked the student a thoughtful question with great respect. It was NZD.
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OUT NOW 🎉 “Trans Histories by Trans Historians,” a GHR special issue featuring the work of nine emerging trans historians and the joyful cover art of Two-Spirit artist Milo Ira. Co-edited by @chrisapihlak.bsky.social and yours truly 🏳️‍⚧️ Please share & read open-access here: tinyurl.com/ghrvol12
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Which reminds me, medievalists and others who are preparing their syllabi for the semester, please include trans and queer materials. They exist and are an important part of the conversation. For some ideas, please see: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #AcademicSky #history #queerhistory 🗃️
Bibliography of Medieval Trans Studiesdocs.google.com A Bibliography of Medieval Trans Studies This list builds on the works of several other great queer lists, namely: Lucy Allen's "A 'Queer Medieval' Reading List," Jeanne de Montbaston: Reading Mediev...
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After 3+ years of intense (& difficult) research, my first publication is out! Available early open-access at the link below. (and very humbled to share it's been awarded the 2023 Gender & History Graduate Student Essay Prize!) ❤️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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It is always a great day when I get to gush about trans feminine history! I'm very excited to speak on this panel, hope to see the room packed for this crucial conversation on October 2nd buff.ly/3Rpnsb9
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I am happy to announce folks can now read my thesis! “A Movable Closet: Constructions of Femininity Among Twentieth Century Transfeminine Periodical Communities.” I am excited for folks to engage and pick away at this work! 1/6 dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/...
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