6 Oct
2025
6 Oct
'25
1:55 p.m.
Dear all,
it is a pleasure to invite you to the next installment of the
Trans*Formations event series at the department of philosophy. This talk
and workshop series organized by the Vienna Doctoral School of
Philosophy provides insights into recent developments in trans*
philosophizing.
When & Where: October 15, 16:45 to 18:15 at HS 3A, NIG,
Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien
Intersex: Beyond Introductions! A Book Presentation on _Hermaphrodite
Logic_
This workshop will showcase the key arguments made by Juliana Gleeson's
new book _Hermaphrodite Logic_ (published June 2025):
1) That intersex advocacy followed on rapidly from intersex people
meeting one (on and offline) another in the early 1990s.
2) That this new intersex movement developed in conjunction with
feminist research, offering a moment of self-consciousness that was
spoken to by intersex advocacy's rhetoric, and wit ("90s edgy").
3) That their protests from 1996 to the present served as a revelation,
which challenged professional authority (specifically claims to clinical
"management"), and objectivity, and rewrote the history of sex (in ways
still being processed today).
Along the way, participants will be challenged in turn, with regards to
"intersex" being a topic that requires continual introduction. Gallows
humour guaranteed.
Juliana Gleeson is a writer and reader raised in west London, who now
lives in east Berlin. Her first edited collection was the pioneering
anthology _Transgender Marxism_ [1] (2021), which she oversaw with Elle
O'Rourke. Well noted for her love of two word titles, her first book
_Hermaphrodite Logic_ [2] was published this summer--addressing the
history and style of the intersex movement. She's currently writing
three follow-ups: a co-written philosophical manuscript _Dyke
Dialectics_, a collection of dialogues about sex hormones, and a brief
book on femininity's substance.
If you would like to participate in the workshop (which will be in
English), please send an e-mail to flora.loeffelmann(a)univie.ac.at.
No prior knowledge needed for participation, and students and staff of
all levels are welcome. There will be snacks and drinks!
After the workshop, participants are cordially invited to join for the
presentation of Gleeson's book [3], organized by Referat
Genderforschung, which will take place 19:00 at Kolingasse 14-16.
_Please save the date for the two next events of Trans*Formations this
fall:_
"Einführung in trans Philosophie" - Talk & Workshop mit Gen Eickers und
Sigmond Richli, 18.11., 16:45-19:00, HS 3A im Rahmen der Trans*
Awareness Week 2025 (auf Deutsch)
"Trans*Modernität, Trans*Kolonialität?" - Workshop mit Jonah I. Garde,
11.12. 16:45-18:18, HS 3A (auf Deutsch)
Attached, you find both a poster for the upcoming workshop and the
events ahead - feel free to print and circulate them!
Looking forward to seeing you at the event!
Best,
Flora Löffelmann
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Flora Löffelmann, MA MA
Stipendiat:in der Literar Mechana
Department of Philosophy
University of Vienna
Pronouns: they/them (for more info see:
https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/)
Happy about a gender neutral "hello"!
Links:
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[1] https://www.plutobooks.com/product/transgender-marxism/
[2]
https://www.versobooks.com/products/2661-hermaphrodite-logic?srsltid=AfmBOo…
[3]
https://gender.univie.ac.at/news-home/veranstaltungen/news/book-presentatio…
