In a critically eclectic fashion, my research draws cross-culturally to address the hermeneutical injustices endemic in contemporary trans and queer life due to the legacy of the colonial/modern gender system. Below is a selection of published work and works in progress. I am happy to provide copies of published work by email upon request.
In Progress Projects:
(1) "Futures of Trans Philosophy." Special Issue of The APA Journal on Feminism and Philosophy. Co-edited with Rowan Bell. (Forthcoming).
(2) "Transgender Children and Generational Trauma: Can Confucianism Give Guidance When Family of Origin Fails?" In Critical Confucianism. Edited by David Kim. Bloomsbury Academic (In progress).
(3) "Transcultural Transfeminist Ethics: The Case of Classical Chinese Philosophy." In Introduction to Feminist Ethics. Edited by Celia Edell and Charlotte Sabourin. Routledge (In progress).
(4) "The Carefree Transwoman: Mexistential Accidentality, Zhuangzi's Daoism, and Trans Authenticity." Online symposium for The Journal of World Philosophies (In progress).
(5) "Zhuangzi and the Meaningful Life." In Ethics for Everyone. Edited by Carol Hay and Julinna Oxley. Norton (In progress).
Publications:
(1) "Complex Trauma and Trans Philosophy." Ethical Issues in Public Philosophy Series. The Blog of the American Philosophical Association (2023). http://blog.apaonline.org/2023/12/14/complex-trauma-and-trans-philosophy/
(2)“The Need for More than Role Relations: Queer Lives, Social Group Identities, and Confucian Self-cultivation.” Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 20, no. 2 (2021): 269-287.
(3)“Simone de Beauvoir and Confucian Role Ethics: Role-Relational Ambiguity and Confucian Mystification.” Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy 31, no. 3 (2016): 620-35.
In Progress Projects:
(1) "Futures of Trans Philosophy." Special Issue of The APA Journal on Feminism and Philosophy. Co-edited with Rowan Bell. (Forthcoming).
(2) "Transgender Children and Generational Trauma: Can Confucianism Give Guidance When Family of Origin Fails?" In Critical Confucianism. Edited by David Kim. Bloomsbury Academic (In progress).
(3) "Transcultural Transfeminist Ethics: The Case of Classical Chinese Philosophy." In Introduction to Feminist Ethics. Edited by Celia Edell and Charlotte Sabourin. Routledge (In progress).
(4) "The Carefree Transwoman: Mexistential Accidentality, Zhuangzi's Daoism, and Trans Authenticity." Online symposium for The Journal of World Philosophies (In progress).
(5) "Zhuangzi and the Meaningful Life." In Ethics for Everyone. Edited by Carol Hay and Julinna Oxley. Norton (In progress).
Publications:
(1) "Complex Trauma and Trans Philosophy." Ethical Issues in Public Philosophy Series. The Blog of the American Philosophical Association (2023). http://blog.apaonline.org/2023/12/14/complex-trauma-and-trans-philosophy/
(2)“The Need for More than Role Relations: Queer Lives, Social Group Identities, and Confucian Self-cultivation.” Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 20, no. 2 (2021): 269-287.
(3)“Simone de Beauvoir and Confucian Role Ethics: Role-Relational Ambiguity and Confucian Mystification.” Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy 31, no. 3 (2016): 620-35.