NicoThis paper on medieval trans history was first presented at the conference Moving Trans History Forward on Friday, 21 March 2021.
Categorizing Gender: Historicizing the Nonnormative
Tagged Eleanor Rykener, José Esteban Muñoz, Judith Bennett, Katherina Hetzeldorfer, medieval history, Moving Trans History Forward, Ria Brodell, Roland Betancourt, Ruth Mazo Karras, Susan Stryker, trans history, transgender
About the Author: Nico
Nico Mara-McKay (they/iel) is a historian, writer, editor, and occasional curator whose work focuses on histories of gender and sexuality through lenses of embodiment and identity. They write about queer and trans history, culture, and community at nicomaramckay.com and ephemeralrecord.com, and share updates on Bluesky @nicomaramckay.com.
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