QTcast

QTcast

The official podcast of the Queer and Trans Research Lab at the Bonham Centre, University of Toronto. The QTcast explores the experimental projects created by academics, artists and community leaders in the lab and beyond.

Episodes

May 24, 2023 • 40 mins

In this special community spotlight episode, Elliott sits down with Lee Stone, founder of Dead Name Theatre, and producer/director of the upcoming concert production of Into The Woods, running June 2nd - June 11th. 

 

Get your tickets now at:  https://ca.patronbase.com/_TheatrePasseMuraille/Productions/4Q/Performances

 

More about Dead Name Theatre: https://deadnametheatre.weebly.com/

 

 

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Students and faculty of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies send messages of support for the Rally for Trans Rights in Toronto on March 31st. 

 

 

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March 22, 2023 • 60 mins

For this special QTcast episode, hosts Ezra and Henry delve into what it’s like working at the QTRL alongside fellow Undergraduate Research Assistants Annisa, Luna, and Zoe! Join them as they explore their initiation into the lab, their experiences thus far working with their supervisors, and their future aspirations for their personal research endeavours. 

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February 16, 2023 • 37 mins

In this episode, Elliot sits down with Dissertation Completion Award Recipients Anna Kozak and Camille Rogers to talk about the completion of their dissertations at the Queer and Trans Research Lab. Camille discusses what it’s like to do their dissertation in the artistic field, and Anna explores the impossibility of the autobiography genre. They also discuss their entrance into the lab, how their work at the QTRL has informed thei...

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February 9, 2023 • 38 mins

QTRL Graduate Research Assistants Elio Colavito and Kanika Lawton discuss how their time at the Queer and Trans Research Lab has informed their own work and lives; Elio reflects on how their work has influenced their perspective on navigating a neurotypical world, and Kanika unpacks how working on Asian-American studies has augmented their research in Trans and Queer of Color theory and Ornamentalism. They also discuss their resear...

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November 29, 2022 • 57 mins

Dr. Shana Ye shares how her research thus far has led her to the creation of her manuscript, Queer Chimerica: A Speculative Autoethnography of the Cool Child, which is a mix between autoethnography, science fiction, and queer theory. 

In addition, Shana discusses with Elliott her thoughts on the relationship between queer fluidity and the fluidity of capital and labour, the development of queer theory in China, the relationship bet...

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October 4, 2022 • 63 mins

Tune in to meet this year's cohort at the Queer and Trans Research Lab! Find out what amazing things the scholars, students, artists, and community leaders are doing, and follow the links below to find out how to get involved. 

 

Full cohort & bios: https://sds.utoronto.ca/qtrl-cohort-2022-23/

 

About the lab: https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/

 

Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cRH6DjclqxW...

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Tune in to artist in residence Teiya Kasahara's operatic journey 'Little Mis(s)gender' and hear the creative team discuss their experience producing this genre-defying work. Catch sneak-peek clips from their invite-only live performance which took place June 2022.

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March 31, 2022 • 26 mins

Elliott sits down with Dr. Andrea Allen, one of the our Martha McCain Faculty Research Fellows at the lab. Stay tuned to hear Dr. Allen discuss her current book project about LGBT evangelical Brazilians, race, religious identity, and sexual subjectivity, and to get the inside scoop on Dr. Allen's time in the field conducting this research.

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February 4, 2022 • 40 mins

"Transcending Love: Rings & Tingz" is a community-led project seeking to examine the experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black Transwomen in Canada who are Single, Dating, or Married. Tune in to catch up with project lead Tatiana Ferguson, project research assistant Jade Nelson, and project community consultants Eva Simone and Vanessa Carter. 

  https://blackqueeryouthcollective.org/   Link to pr...

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December 15, 2021 • 31 mins

Link to watch video: https://qtcast.podbean.com/e/at-the-studio-with-abdi/

In episode 2 of the QTcast, Elliott visits Abdi Osman at his studio. Abdi is one of the community leadership residents at the Queer and Trans Research Lab, and a Somali-Canadian multidisciplinary artist. Abdi discusses how he explores black queer Muslim identity, gay cruising in Toronto, respectability politics, and more. 

 

Link to audio for Abdi Osman's Sh...

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November 1, 2021 • 32 mins

Welcome to the QTcast! In our introductory episode, you'll get a rundown of who we are and what we do at the Queer and Trans Research Lab (QTRL). Learn about the guiding ethics at the lab, meet the team, and find out what you can expect from the future of the QTRL. 

 

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Email us at qtcast21@gmail.com 

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