-
Two Auditionary Prophetesses Facing Scholars: Hildegard of Bingen and Elise Müller
What is the power of a woman who hears voices in the face of artistic and political authorities? The Rhenish abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a visionary and "auditionary" prophetess. Her music is still sung, and her voice translated into all…
-
Dossier #25
Trans Hirstory and Art
“For millennia, the patriarchy has had history; for a few years, in the 1970’s, some white feminists had herstory; but now, transgender people finally have a gender neutral hirstory all…
-
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. The programme of this…
-
Eugenix, Hyacynth and Protus, Trans* and Eunuchs in Roman Catacumbs
Can we make trans history before the emergence of first-person narratives, and before the very conceptualization of trans issues? The hypothesis this paper develops is that the study of premodern gender transitions can teach us other ways of looking at…
-
The Long History of Trans Identities
We have heard enough from the people who complain about an "epidemic of transgenders." This harmful term compares being trans with a contagious illness and ignores an entire swath of history. The controversies provoked by such expressions reveal, through…