Exploring trans people's lives in Britain, trans studies, geography and beyond: a review of research progress

Todd, J. D. (2021) Exploring trans people's lives in Britain, trans studies, geography and beyond: a review of research progress. Geography Compass, 15(4), e12556. (doi: 10.1111/gec3.12556)

Abstract

In this paper, I explore how trans people's lives have been conceptualised and researched in human geography. I begin by contextualising trans people's lived experiences in Britain, before recognising trans studies as a distinct field that must continue to shape geographies of trans lives and ontologies. I then consider more recent research in queer geographies which foregrounds trans lives under the ‘trans geographies' banner. I examine how space has been conceptualised in such research and demonstrate the methodological and conceptual absences and failings and problematic approaches that geographical research often perpetuates, arguing that work remains to ensure our research works with and is responsive to or developed by trans people. The paper concludes by calling upon geographers to recognise the diversities and potentialities of trans people's everyday lives and develop intersectionally-attentive and reciprocal geographical research around trans lives, bodies, and spaces.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council under Grant ES/J500082/1.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Todd, Dr James
• Authors: Todd, J. D.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
• Journal Name: Geography Compass
• Publisher: Wiley
• ISSN: 1749-8198
• ISSN (Online): 1749-8198
• Published Online: 09 March 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Geography Compass 15(4):e12556
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License