Zavier Nunn

Historian changing sex. Assistant Professor @NorthwesternU. Former: @sofheyman @DukeGSF, @OxfordHistory, @UCLHistory

[Zavier Nunn @zavinunn]

It’s publishing day!
I’m chuffed to share that my first article is out (early release, open access) with Past & Present. If you’re interested in trans histories of Weimar and Nazi Germany (who isn’t?) then this one’s for you 😌
https://t.co/wgO0MhD8XG

[Gillian Branstetter @GBBranstetter]

Huge and historic victory for transgender rights in Europe--the European Union's top court has ruled that gender changes issued by one member country must be respected in every EU country. The Court ruled “Gender, like a first name, is a fundamental element of personal identity.”

[Zavier Nunn @zavinunn]

@k8bushofficial @Dapper_Nes On a totally banal level, yes, the titles are clickbaity and outside of author control, but the ideas in the piece are not reducible to phrases such as ‘fetish’

[Zavier Nunn @zavinunn]

@k8bushofficial @Dapper_Nes I am personally not for reifying a c1s/trans binary, which only reinforces the idea that one cannot actually change sex (at worst) or exceptionalizes trans people as the only ones who change sex (at best)

[Zavier Nunn @zavinunn]

@k8bushofficial @Dapper_Nes This shifts the focus away from identities towards an understanding of sex/gender (and its alterability) as indicative of vectors of power, race, and value in a given context.

[Zavier Nunn @zavinunn]

@k8bushofficial @Dapper_Nes What is uncomfortable is the notion that changing one’s sex is not limited to people who are trans - nor to people on ‘the right side of history’. Who can change sex historically / presently is not simply reducible to a c1s / trans divide.

[aria @m8ss3ducti0n]

i think bjork is one of those artists that’s like a litmus test for taste

[Jennifer Evans @JenniferVEvans]

Jens Dobler ist gestorben. Er war ein grossartiger Historiker. Als Archivar, hatte er das Archiv des @GayMuseum komplett modernisiert. Er schrieb etliche, wichtige Bücher zu der queerer Geschichte Berlins, zur polizeiliche Verfolgung, und drag. Unter allem, er war ein Mensch. 💔

[Jennifer Evans @JenniferVEvans]

Now here's a great opportunity!

[bearistotle @gnrosenberg]

We're hiring an open rank professor in @DukeGSF! We seek an innovative scholar of feminist science and technology studies (STS) with a focus on gender, sexuality, and health. Please apply! I'm chairing the search, so feel free to send me your questions.

https://t.co/AA1DCrvBHi

[ACT UP NY @actupny]

Timeline cleanse:
1. U=U (Undetectable equals untransmittable)
2. PrEP saves lives
3. Stigma and slut-shaming kill

[?? @gummyodie]

You don’t see these often anymore because half the people that owned glossier prior to 2019 have since transitioned to male

[Maxi @weakanalogy]

hello! emma is giving a keynote on her work in "feminism against cisness" (the banger new volume she edited) in amsterdam on friday. eva hayward and i will be responding. if you live there, you should you know, absolutely come

[Zavier Nunn @zavinunn]

The Testo-Crimes of the Future (Preciado-Cronenberg) crossover we all anticipated

[τοῦτο βλέπω @toutovlepo]

WAIT. It's disco, as in discotheque, as in discotheca, as in δισκοθήκη, because THATS WHERE YOU KEEP RECORDS.

[Zavier Nunn @zavinunn]

Any ABD PhDs or postdocs in STS, history of medicine, medical humanities, global health, medical anthropology looking for a great 2 year gig at Duke (specialism open! no teaching! extendable contract!) pls apply! DM me for further info or questions

https://t.co/iyfQPmnHaO