Katie Sutton
@katielmsutton.bsky.social
Hist. gender & sexuality, Weimar Republic, LGBTQ pasts, sexual science / psychoanalysis, visual cultures, neuroqueer. German & Gender Studies, ANU. Views mine. she/they
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Hot off the presses and available now in English. A major contribution from @ankahajkova.bsky.social. I was honoured to write the forward.
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People without History are Dust - University of Toronto Press
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October 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Hot off the presses and available now in English. A major contribution from @ankahajkova.bsky.social. I was honoured to write the forward.
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@brangwenstone.bsky.social and I are giving a talk next week in the Aus German Studies seminar online at 3.30pm AEDT - "Bad Feelings to Utopian Promises: Non-Binary Dissociative
Poetics in Strubel’s Blaue Frau and Salzmann’s Außer sich" - trans studies/German lit, DM for a zoom link
Poetics in Strubel’s Blaue Frau and Salzmann’s Außer sich" - trans studies/German lit, DM for a zoom link
October 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
@brangwenstone.bsky.social and I are giving a talk next week in the Aus German Studies seminar online at 3.30pm AEDT - "Bad Feelings to Utopian Promises: Non-Binary Dissociative
Poetics in Strubel’s Blaue Frau and Salzmann’s Außer sich" - trans studies/German lit, DM for a zoom link
Poetics in Strubel’s Blaue Frau and Salzmann’s Außer sich" - trans studies/German lit, DM for a zoom link
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Neurodivergent people have a different way of thinking. Different is good. Diversity is good. It’s why life evolved in webs of diversity. The current regime wants to stamp that out and make copies of themselves in some sort of clonic inbred way that would have spelled extinction for most species.
September 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Neurodivergent people have a different way of thinking. Different is good. Diversity is good. It’s why life evolved in webs of diversity. The current regime wants to stamp that out and make copies of themselves in some sort of clonic inbred way that would have spelled extinction for most species.
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📣 Only 1 month to go until the first event in our upcoming GHIL Autumn/Winter Series! Join us for a lecture by Benno Gammerl (@eui-eu.bsky.social) on 'Queering German History: Still a Vital and Viable Endeavour?' on 21 October at 5:30 pm (BST), either in person at Swedenborg House or via Zoom.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📣 Only 1 month to go until the first event in our upcoming GHIL Autumn/Winter Series! Join us for a lecture by Benno Gammerl (@eui-eu.bsky.social) on 'Queering German History: Still a Vital and Viable Endeavour?' on 21 October at 5:30 pm (BST), either in person at Swedenborg House or via Zoom.
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“There’s been a reluctance to name this moment as fascism,” says cultural historian Tiffany Florvil, yet extreme authoritarian dynamics can be clearly seen in the American right today.”
Also in this sharp take on the reliance on women to prop up fascisms old and new: German historian Claudia Koonz.
Also in this sharp take on the reliance on women to prop up fascisms old and new: German historian Claudia Koonz.
From Nazi Germany to Trump’s America: why strongmen rely on women at home
Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women’s unpaid labor. In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies
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September 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“There’s been a reluctance to name this moment as fascism,” says cultural historian Tiffany Florvil, yet extreme authoritarian dynamics can be clearly seen in the American right today.”
Also in this sharp take on the reliance on women to prop up fascisms old and new: German historian Claudia Koonz.
Also in this sharp take on the reliance on women to prop up fascisms old and new: German historian Claudia Koonz.
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Don’t miss it and grab some of the last remaining online and in-person spots now for my public lecture at the end of my fellowship! 🎟️
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Centre for Neurodiversity and Development Public Lecture
Why autism isn't what you think it is (and why that matters) - end of fellowship Public Lecture by Dr Monique Botha
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September 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Don’t miss it and grab some of the last remaining online and in-person spots now for my public lecture at the end of my fellowship! 🎟️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
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Well this is an exceptionally good history job. Wonders never cease.
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Research Chair in Transgender Studies - Victoria, British Columbia (CA) job with UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA | 398896
The University of Victoria invites applications for a Research Chair in Transgender Studies, a prestigious academic ...
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September 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Well this is an exceptionally good history job. Wonders never cease.
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We’re very honored to announce that the editorial office of TSQ, the leading scholarly journal in trans studies, has found its new home at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research! gender.stanford.edu/news/leading...
Leading transgender studies journal comes to Clayman Institute for Gender Research | The Clayman Institute for Gender Research
The Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University is proud to announce a new partnership with the academic journal TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, a high-profile venue for innovativ...
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September 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We’re very honored to announce that the editorial office of TSQ, the leading scholarly journal in trans studies, has found its new home at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research! gender.stanford.edu/news/leading...
The new must-have in critical neurodiversity studies!
HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO US!! So excited for this to be out in the world!
@annastenning.bsky.social @bergenmar.bsky.social @ainokash.bsky.social @alicehagopian.bsky.social and everyone not on BSky!
@annastenning.bsky.social @bergenmar.bsky.social @ainokash.bsky.social @alicehagopian.bsky.social and everyone not on BSky!
August 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The new must-have in critical neurodiversity studies!
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Day 3 of the Critical Neurodiversity Studies conference at @durhamimh.bsky.social is underway! We’ve got a call for papers (+ more) open at the moment for a special issue on critical ND studies, why not check it out? 👏 💫
@ainokash.bsky.social @louisecreechan.bsky.social @ndhumanities.bsky.social
@ainokash.bsky.social @louisecreechan.bsky.social @ndhumanities.bsky.social
I’m so excited to share that our call for papers for a special issue of ‘ #Neurodiversity’ is now live!
We’re looking for papers, podcasts, videos (and more) that align with the critical turn in #ND studies! 🤩
@ainokash.bsky.social @louisecreechan.bsky.social
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We’re looking for papers, podcasts, videos (and more) that align with the critical turn in #ND studies! 🤩
@ainokash.bsky.social @louisecreechan.bsky.social
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June 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Day 3 of the Critical Neurodiversity Studies conference at @durhamimh.bsky.social is underway! We’ve got a call for papers (+ more) open at the moment for a special issue on critical ND studies, why not check it out? 👏 💫
@ainokash.bsky.social @louisecreechan.bsky.social @ndhumanities.bsky.social
@ainokash.bsky.social @louisecreechan.bsky.social @ndhumanities.bsky.social
And wonderfully provocative Roundtable powerfully interrogating what it means to do critical neurodiversity studies from a truly intersectional standpoint, and the limits of institutional-based knowledges. Learnt a lot.
June 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
And wonderfully provocative Roundtable powerfully interrogating what it means to do critical neurodiversity studies from a truly intersectional standpoint, and the limits of institutional-based knowledges. Learnt a lot.
Brilliant keynotes by @remiyergeau.bsky.social and @ainokash.bsky.social on day 2 of the critical ND studies conference have my head spinning about the many potentialities of neurotrans theories and kitchen appliances and of madness as a form of incisive clairvoyance in times of political attack
June 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Brilliant keynotes by @remiyergeau.bsky.social and @ainokash.bsky.social on day 2 of the critical ND studies conference have my head spinning about the many potentialities of neurotrans theories and kitchen appliances and of madness as a form of incisive clairvoyance in times of political attack
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Feels a bit surreal but Trans* Geschichten der Moderne is now available for preorders and available open access after June 30: www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7...
Trans* Geschichten der Moderne
Auseinandersetzungen in Wissenschaft, Öffentlichkeit und Medien: warum Trans* Geschichte und Kolonialgeschichte nicht isoliert voneinander betrachtet werden können.
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May 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Feels a bit surreal but Trans* Geschichten der Moderne is now available for preorders and available open access after June 30: www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7...
Fantastic session on neuroqueer aesthetics with an intersectional German Studies slant featuring Catherine Smale, Denise Henschel and Liselotte Van der Gucht on day one of the Critical Neurodiversity Studies conf #cnds25 @durhamimh.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Fantastic session on neuroqueer aesthetics with an intersectional German Studies slant featuring Catherine Smale, Denise Henschel and Liselotte Van der Gucht on day one of the Critical Neurodiversity Studies conf #cnds25 @durhamimh.bsky.social
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Learn more and how to submit your proposal at: drive.google.com/file/d/1Vgth...
June 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Learn more and how to submit your proposal at: drive.google.com/file/d/1Vgth...
How exciting!
CfP: Queer Lives & Trans* Formations: Reimagining Weimar Germany’s LGBTQ+ Histories and Cultures, an online conference that I have co-organized with Cedar Lensing-Sharp! Deadline for submissions: 30 August 2025! Keynotes from @manwithoutatan.bsky.social @jonahgarde.bsky.social & Camilla Smith!
June 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
How exciting!
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Jeanette Winterson’s reflections post Sydney writers’ festival, on AI, lies, and the state of things.
“I am a fiction writer, so it makes me mad when people call lies ‘fiction’. Fiction is what gets us closer to the truth, not running in the opposite direction.”
Jeanette Winterson’s reflections post Sydney writers’ festival, on AI, lies, and the state of things.
“I am a fiction writer, so it makes me mad when people call lies ‘fiction’. Fiction is what gets us closer to the truth, not running in the opposite direction.”
It's difficult
I am back from my travels in Australia.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Jeanette Winterson’s reflections post Sydney writers’ festival, on AI, lies, and the state of things.
“I am a fiction writer, so it makes me mad when people call lies ‘fiction’. Fiction is what gets us closer to the truth, not running in the opposite direction.”
Jeanette Winterson’s reflections post Sydney writers’ festival, on AI, lies, and the state of things.
“I am a fiction writer, so it makes me mad when people call lies ‘fiction’. Fiction is what gets us closer to the truth, not running in the opposite direction.”
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May 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Excellent critique by @ainokash.bsky.social „The Cass Review, in much the same way as ongoing transphobic trends in current political and cultural discourse, insidiously mobilises neurodivergence with dehumanising and agential consequences for disabled and trans people.“
When the Cass Report was published members of our community expressed concerns about the use of neurodivergence as a means of discrediting trans youth (see link).
We want to extend our support and solidarity to those impacted by recent news.
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We want to extend our support and solidarity to those impacted by recent news.
ndconnection.co.uk/blog/cass-re...
The Cass Review’s final report: The implications at the intersection of trans and neurodivergence — Neurodiverse Connection
Neurodivergent academic Abs S. Ashley critiques the ‘insidious mobilisation’ of neurodivergence to undermine the agency of transgender people in the UK’s recently published Independent review of gende...
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April 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Excellent critique by @ainokash.bsky.social „The Cass Review, in much the same way as ongoing transphobic trends in current political and cultural discourse, insidiously mobilises neurodivergence with dehumanising and agential consequences for disabled and trans people.“
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STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement:
‘Not In Our Name’
We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
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April 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
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In light of the news today in the UK, we want to state that
the Neurodivergent Humanities Network is - & will always be - a trans-inclusive space.
Trans women are women.
Trans men are men.
Non-binary folks are non-binary folks.
Solidarity to our trans and NB friends, today and forever.
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
the Neurodivergent Humanities Network is - & will always be - a trans-inclusive space.
Trans women are women.
Trans men are men.
Non-binary folks are non-binary folks.
Solidarity to our trans and NB friends, today and forever.
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
April 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In light of the news today in the UK, we want to state that
the Neurodivergent Humanities Network is - & will always be - a trans-inclusive space.
Trans women are women.
Trans men are men.
Non-binary folks are non-binary folks.
Solidarity to our trans and NB friends, today and forever.
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
the Neurodivergent Humanities Network is - & will always be - a trans-inclusive space.
Trans women are women.
Trans men are men.
Non-binary folks are non-binary folks.
Solidarity to our trans and NB friends, today and forever.
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
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Check out the website of this student-led trans* public histories project: transgeschichten.de
Trans* Geschichte(n) – Wenn sich Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit treffen
transgeschichten.de
April 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Check out the website of this student-led trans* public histories project: transgeschichten.de
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The African Studies Association has been dealing with this forever. Example: the case of Christiana Ejura Attah in 2017: "British embassy officials decided Attah was likely not to return to Nigeria, because her husband, also an academic, had been granted a visa to the same three-day conference."
University conferences at risk as academic speakers refused UK visas
Warnings Britain is closing the door on academic collaboration after a Nigerian lawyer and at least 14 overseas experts are denied entry for one event
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The African Studies Association has been dealing with this forever. Example: the case of Christiana Ejura Attah in 2017: "British embassy officials decided Attah was likely not to return to Nigeria, because her husband, also an academic, had been granted a visa to the same three-day conference."
‘Smart, who has a disability and is queer, has decided it’s too risky to travel to Seattle for the social sciences conference in September. … “As an openly disabled person, I would be very hesitant to be entering right now.”’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ Dr Alison Barnes says
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April 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
‘Smart, who has a disability and is queer, has decided it’s too risky to travel to Seattle for the social sciences conference in September. … “As an openly disabled person, I would be very hesitant to be entering right now.”’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...