{"id":839,"date":"2026-06-12T14:18:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texerenetwork.com\/trai\/?page_id=839"},"modified":"2026-08-24T11:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:04:35","slug":"reading-room","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/texerenetwork.com\/trai\/reading-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Room"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Trans* Research Association of Ireland (TRAI) is running an online reading room every other month looking at trans studies materials. It is free to attend and open to all interested in trans studies. We invite attendees to suggest topics based on their own research and interests!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Upcoming Reads<\/h4>

Our third reading room will take place online on 8 October from 4 to 5pm Irish Time.<\/p>

This reading room is a collaboration between the Trans* Research Association of Ireland and GLINTS: Glasgow Lab for Intersex, Non-Binary and Trans Studies.<\/a><\/p>

We will be reading “Denaturing Cisness, or, Toward Trans History as Method” by Beans Velocci from Feminism Against Cisness<\/em>, ed. by Emma Heaney.<\/p>

You will be emailed a PDF of the chapter along with the event link a week prior to the event and on the day of the event. Please get in contact if you need it sooner!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Frequently Asked Questions<\/h4>

How do I sign up?<\/em> – We’ll have an Eventbrite link available once time and date have been selected.<\/p>

How do I suggest a topic? –\u00a0<\/em>If you’ve attended Reading Room and want to suggest a reading for a future session, send us an email at transresearchireland@gmail.com.<\/p>

How do I access the reading<\/em>? We will let you know how to access the reading upon sign-up.<\/p>

Can I join or suggest a topic if I’m not an academic?<\/em> – Please do! Anyone is welcome to join. If you want to run a Reading Room session on non-academic topics or without a reading in advance, let us know and we can suggest alternative formats.\u00a0<\/p>

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Reading Room Code of Conduct<\/h4>

The reading room is hosted on Zoom.<\/p>

  • During the session there will be time for introductions in breakout rooms, discussion,
    group feedback and further questions. Please use the raise hand function to speak
    when you can or wait your turn to speak, and be mindful of taking up too much time.<\/li>
  • Please also put your name, and if you feel comfortable, your pronouns in your title on
    Zoom.<\/li>
  • Racism, sexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, slut shaming, victim blaming,
    ableist language and other\/any forms of discrimination will not be tolerated.<\/li>
  • Actively listen and support others. We are all coming from different backgrounds,
    some of us may have spent\/continue to spend extensive time in higher education, others may come to trans studies from artistic and community-based practice or be members of the community passionate about the field. Who you are or your formal educational training, does not make you a more or less important contributor to this discussion, nor does it indicate a greater or lesser degree of familiarity with the
    materials. With that being said, be generous with your insights, explain theories and
    concepts as you mention them, and if you don\u2019t understand what someone has referenced, ask them!<\/li>
  • Respect people\u2019s privacy.<\/li>
  • If at any time you feel that the code of conduct has been broken, please directly message one of the TRAI board members who will have \u201cTRAI\u201d in their titles on Zoom. In this instance, we may pause or terminate the session or remove individuals if necessary in line with this code of conduct.<\/li>
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    Previous Reads<\/h4>

    23 July 2026:\u00a0Trans Femme Futures\u00a0<\/em>by Nat Raha and Mijke van der Drift. Read in collaboration with the Centre for Gender in Politics at Queen\u2019s University Belfast and the study series to accompany the making of the\u00a0Routledge Companion for Gender and Politics of Violence: Violent Unraveling<\/em>s, edited by shine choi, Cristina Masters & Marysia Zalewski.<\/p>

    23 April 2026: Cassius Adair and Aren Aizura; \u201cThe Transgender Craze Seducing Our [Sons]\u201d; or, All the Trans Guys Are Just Dating Each Other. TSQ,<\/em> 1 February 2022; 9 (1): 44\u201364.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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