@learnedfoote.bsky.social
College visiting assistant professor. Emphases in religion, Tibetan Buddhism, gender, queer theory
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My colleague @rhcraig.bsky.social is in the next issue of JAAR with a fascinating comparative study of Early Christian preaching manuals, African-American homiletics, and early Buddhist preaching: academic.oup.com/jaar/article...
Preacher and Audience Studies: Reading the Dharmabhāṇakaparivarta and Sukhavihāraparivarta of the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra as Homiletic Manuals
ABSTRACT. The study of homiletics, preachers, and their audiences constitutes an important subfield in Christian studies. In Buddhist studies, the study of
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February 12, 2026 at 6:11 PM
My colleague @rhcraig.bsky.social is in the next issue of JAAR with a fascinating comparative study of Early Christian preaching manuals, African-American homiletics, and early Buddhist preaching: academic.oup.com/jaar/article...
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Did I mention our keynotes?
Evren Savci, author of Queer in Translation : Sexual Politics under Neoliberal Islam &
Lamya H, author of Hijab Butch Blues
Evren Savci, author of Queer in Translation : Sexual Politics under Neoliberal Islam &
Lamya H, author of Hijab Butch Blues
February 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Did I mention our keynotes?
Evren Savci, author of Queer in Translation : Sexual Politics under Neoliberal Islam &
Lamya H, author of Hijab Butch Blues
Evren Savci, author of Queer in Translation : Sexual Politics under Neoliberal Islam &
Lamya H, author of Hijab Butch Blues
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Hey friends! There's still time to register for this year's Queer and Trans Studies in Religion conference happening this coming weekend - Feb 13-15. It's entirely online this year. (but you do need to register to receive the zoom link) studyofreligion.ucr.edu/holstein-cha...
UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion
UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion - February 13-15, 2026. The UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion (UCR-QTSR) is proudly celebrating its eighth year as the leading...
studyofreligion.ucr.edu
February 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Hey friends! There's still time to register for this year's Queer and Trans Studies in Religion conference happening this coming weekend - Feb 13-15. It's entirely online this year. (but you do need to register to receive the zoom link) studyofreligion.ucr.edu/holstein-cha...
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Today, February 10, 2026, marks the official publication day of “Ocean, As Much As Rain – Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” by Tsering Woeser, published by @dukepress.bsky.social, edited and translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain with Dechen Pemba.
February 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Today, February 10, 2026, marks the official publication day of “Ocean, As Much As Rain – Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” by Tsering Woeser, published by @dukepress.bsky.social, edited and translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain with Dechen Pemba.
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I am so excited to present our special issue on "Trans Natures" in medieval literature: scholarworks.wmich.edu/med_ecocriti...
The intro is free to read. Thanks to the journal’s flexible policies, some authors have also posted their articles on their personal sites…. #MedievalSky #EnvHum #EcoCrit
The intro is free to read. Thanks to the journal’s flexible policies, some authors have also posted their articles on their personal sites…. #MedievalSky #EnvHum #EcoCrit
October 11, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I am so excited to present our special issue on "Trans Natures" in medieval literature: scholarworks.wmich.edu/med_ecocriti...
The intro is free to read. Thanks to the journal’s flexible policies, some authors have also posted their articles on their personal sites…. #MedievalSky #EnvHum #EcoCrit
The intro is free to read. Thanks to the journal’s flexible policies, some authors have also posted their articles on their personal sites…. #MedievalSky #EnvHum #EcoCrit
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This is good
This may come as a shock to you, but I wrote a thing.
Begins with ICE violence in Minnesota, ends with the Buddhist walk for peace across the Southeast. Discusses the profound weakness of the administration in the middle.
Begins with ICE violence in Minnesota, ends with the Buddhist walk for peace across the Southeast. Discusses the profound weakness of the administration in the middle.
Weak Violence, Strong Peace: Who We Are in This Crisis
It's getting more extreme out there, especially in Minnesota where the unaccountable army of the Trump regime has, in the wake of its murder, beaten up employees, ripped civilians from their cars, kid...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:37 AM
This is good
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It was always inevitable that the two dictates "We need to teach our students the Greek classics" and "We need to avoid teaching anything controversial about gender and race" were going to come into conflict with one another.
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
It was always inevitable that the two dictates "We need to teach our students the Greek classics" and "We need to avoid teaching anything controversial about gender and race" were going to come into conflict with one another.
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I have finally finished my list of 12 essays by Indigenous trans women in North America (plus some extra audio/video links). Please please please spend some time getting to know their work. Too often people use Indigenous trans women as a figure to weaponize rather than sit and think with them.
Words by Native Trans Women and Transfems
Native trans women are current writers and thinkers, not just historical fodder for gender theory
landbodymind.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I have finally finished my list of 12 essays by Indigenous trans women in North America (plus some extra audio/video links). Please please please spend some time getting to know their work. Too often people use Indigenous trans women as a figure to weaponize rather than sit and think with them.
CFP: Queer & Trans Studies in Religion, Feb. 13-15!
Zoom or in-person. Deadline is Nov. 25.
(CFP: tinyurl.com/3pwjz5c2)
I'm proposing a panel on trans/queer methods in Asian Studies (across India, Thailand & China so far). There's room for 1-2 more panelists, so let me know if you're interested!
Zoom or in-person. Deadline is Nov. 25.
(CFP: tinyurl.com/3pwjz5c2)
I'm proposing a panel on trans/queer methods in Asian Studies (across India, Thailand & China so far). There's room for 1-2 more panelists, so let me know if you're interested!
QTSR 2026 CFP.pdf
drive.google.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
CFP: Queer & Trans Studies in Religion, Feb. 13-15!
Zoom or in-person. Deadline is Nov. 25.
(CFP: tinyurl.com/3pwjz5c2)
I'm proposing a panel on trans/queer methods in Asian Studies (across India, Thailand & China so far). There's room for 1-2 more panelists, so let me know if you're interested!
Zoom or in-person. Deadline is Nov. 25.
(CFP: tinyurl.com/3pwjz5c2)
I'm proposing a panel on trans/queer methods in Asian Studies (across India, Thailand & China so far). There's room for 1-2 more panelists, so let me know if you're interested!
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friends, did you know that the annual Queer and Trans Studies in Religion conference, hosted by UC Riverside in mid-February, is still on?
the deadline for submissions has been extended to November 25!
Check out the CFP at this link:
tinyurl.com/3pwjz5c2
the deadline for submissions has been extended to November 25!
Check out the CFP at this link:
tinyurl.com/3pwjz5c2
QTSR 2026 CFP.pdf
tinyurl.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
friends, did you know that the annual Queer and Trans Studies in Religion conference, hosted by UC Riverside in mid-February, is still on?
the deadline for submissions has been extended to November 25!
Check out the CFP at this link:
tinyurl.com/3pwjz5c2
the deadline for submissions has been extended to November 25!
Check out the CFP at this link:
tinyurl.com/3pwjz5c2
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Excited to see the Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion come out today! I've got a co-authored chapter in it on trans ritual and so many of the other chapters look amazing! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion
This handbook offers a unique, high-quality resource for exploring queer and trans studies in religion, guiding readers through new insights
link.springer.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Excited to see the Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion come out today! I've got a co-authored chapter in it on trans ritual and so many of the other chapters look amazing! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Hard to overstate how transformative Jane Goodall was as a scientist.
She took the best of the scientific method--empirical observation--and used it to push back on existing scientific orthodoxies.
She took the best of the scientific method--empirical observation--and used it to push back on existing scientific orthodoxies.
October 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hard to overstate how transformative Jane Goodall was as a scientist.
She took the best of the scientific method--empirical observation--and used it to push back on existing scientific orthodoxies.
She took the best of the scientific method--empirical observation--and used it to push back on existing scientific orthodoxies.
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my book_smoke & mirrors_ is out on oxford scholarship online. i have many feelings, mostly good! this was a difficult write for many reasons.
so i hope you find something useful in it if you read it.
so i hope you find something useful in it if you read it.
Smoke & Mirrors: Discourses of Magic in Early Petrine Traditions
Abstract. Smoke & Mirrors: Discourses of Magic in Early Petrine Traditions is a book about how magic disappears from early Christian texts that feature
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October 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
my book_smoke & mirrors_ is out on oxford scholarship online. i have many feelings, mostly good! this was a difficult write for many reasons.
so i hope you find something useful in it if you read it.
so i hope you find something useful in it if you read it.
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I’m excited to share that, together with Tim Thurston, I have translated 11 Amdo Tibetan comedic performances known as Khashag. The book has just been published by Open Book Publishers as part of their World Oral Literature series. www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet: The Amdo Comedies of Menla Jyab
This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated trans...
www.openbookpublishers.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I’m excited to share that, together with Tim Thurston, I have translated 11 Amdo Tibetan comedic performances known as Khashag. The book has just been published by Open Book Publishers as part of their World Oral Literature series. www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
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I call on media to REFUSE the framing pushed by right wing chaos agents like Cernovitch & Rufo on this act of what appears to be political violence. The Democratic former Speaker of the Minnesota House was assasinated along with/her husband. The killers was hunting Dems. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Minnesota shooting suspect had a list of dozens of potential Democratic targets, prosecutors say
All of the politicians named in his writing were Democrats, including more than 45 state and federal officials in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said.
www.pbs.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I call on media to REFUSE the framing pushed by right wing chaos agents like Cernovitch & Rufo on this act of what appears to be political violence. The Democratic former Speaker of the Minnesota House was assasinated along with/her husband. The killers was hunting Dems. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Another school shooting happened today, bringing the total to 47 school shootings in total this year. Will it ever end?
September 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Another school shooting happened today, bringing the total to 47 school shootings in total this year. Will it ever end?
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“Political violence” doesn’t just mean vigilantes shooting political candidates or activists (which, to be clear, I strongly oppose). ICE disappearing people is also political violence. Police shootings are also political violence. Bombings are political violence.
September 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“Political violence” doesn’t just mean vigilantes shooting political candidates or activists (which, to be clear, I strongly oppose). ICE disappearing people is also political violence. Police shootings are also political violence. Bombings are political violence.
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Some of you are about to find out what your fantasies of violent revolution are going to lead to.
This will lead to nothing but darkness, but too many people confuse hurting an enemy with actually achieving a goal and solving a problem. It's an issue that plagues all identities and communities.
This will lead to nothing but darkness, but too many people confuse hurting an enemy with actually achieving a goal and solving a problem. It's an issue that plagues all identities and communities.
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Some of you are about to find out what your fantasies of violent revolution are going to lead to.
This will lead to nothing but darkness, but too many people confuse hurting an enemy with actually achieving a goal and solving a problem. It's an issue that plagues all identities and communities.
This will lead to nothing but darkness, but too many people confuse hurting an enemy with actually achieving a goal and solving a problem. It's an issue that plagues all identities and communities.
Available open access: my article on Tibetan Buddhist life writing and trans / queer studies.
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/article/...
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/article/...
Meeting the Lady of the Skies | QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion | Duke University Press
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September 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Available open access: my article on Tibetan Buddhist life writing and trans / queer studies.
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/article/...
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/article/...
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It’s here!
The latest issue of QTR just dropped!
What an incredible line-up of articles by @learnedfoote.bsky.social, El Ambrose, @chancebonar.bsky.social, plus…
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/issue/2/1
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The latest issue of QTR just dropped!
What an incredible line-up of articles by @learnedfoote.bsky.social, El Ambrose, @chancebonar.bsky.social, plus…
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/issue/2/1
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Volume 2 Issue 1 | QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion | Duke University Press
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June 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It’s here!
The latest issue of QTR just dropped!
What an incredible line-up of articles by @learnedfoote.bsky.social, El Ambrose, @chancebonar.bsky.social, plus…
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/issue/2/1
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The latest issue of QTR just dropped!
What an incredible line-up of articles by @learnedfoote.bsky.social, El Ambrose, @chancebonar.bsky.social, plus…
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/issue/2/1
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check out this incredible conversation Katy Valentine had w/ Joy Ladin on the latest episode of the Trans Biblical podcast @katyvalentine.bsky.social + @joyladin.bsky.social
Joy’s essay in our collection is an indispensable entree into trans readings of biblical texts!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sEK...
Joy’s essay in our collection is an indispensable entree into trans readings of biblical texts!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sEK...
Rewriting the Binary: Joy Ladin’s Guide to Trans Biblical Reading #transgender #transbiblical
YouTube video by Katy Valentine
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May 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
check out this incredible conversation Katy Valentine had w/ Joy Ladin on the latest episode of the Trans Biblical podcast @katyvalentine.bsky.social + @joyladin.bsky.social
Joy’s essay in our collection is an indispensable entree into trans readings of biblical texts!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sEK...
Joy’s essay in our collection is an indispensable entree into trans readings of biblical texts!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sEK...
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And they keep telling me Gender Studies is a useless academic discipline: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Orthodox Christianity: Young US men joining 'masculine' Russian churches
A religion with traditions dating back centuries is attracting young American men.
www.bbc.com
May 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
And they keep telling me Gender Studies is a useless academic discipline: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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hey friends, you can now pre-order my element.
and if you don’t want to pre-order, don’t worry! it’ll be free for download for about two weeks after publication.
and if you don’t want to pre-order, don’t worry! it’ll be free for download for about two weeks after publication.
Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
www.cambridge.org
May 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
hey friends, you can now pre-order my element.
and if you don’t want to pre-order, don’t worry! it’ll be free for download for about two weeks after publication.
and if you don’t want to pre-order, don’t worry! it’ll be free for download for about two weeks after publication.