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Ellen Feder Faculty & Graduate Seminar, "The Problem of Intersex"

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September 30, 2014
10:00AM - 12:00PM
235 Dulles Hall

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Add to Calendar 2014-09-30 10:00:00 2014-09-30 12:00:00 Ellen Feder Faculty & Graduate Seminar, "The Problem of Intersex" Ellen K. Feder works at the intersection of contemporary continental philosophy and feminist and critical race theory, particularly as these relate to matters of social policy. Family Bonds: Genealogies of Race and Genderapplies Foucault's method to thinking about the intersecting "production" of race and gender, that is, how these categories are intelligible as categories, together with the way they come to make sense of us. Her current project, tentatively entitled Disturbing Bodies, extends the analysis to contemporary medical management of "intersex" bodies. Dr. Feder's recent work has been published in the Hastings Center Report, GLQ, and The Lancet. Dr. Feder has also participated in a task force charged with making recommendations about the current diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder for the forthcoming edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.The Problem of IntersexFeder, Making Sense of Intersex Introduction & ConclusionsFeder's newest text, Making Sense of Intersex: Changing Ethical Perspectives in Biomedicine“Feder’s recent take on MTV’s Faking It” 235 Dulles Hall Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies wgss@osu.edu America/New_York public

Ellen K. Feder works at the intersection of contemporary continental philosophy and feminist and critical race theory, particularly as these relate to matters of social policy. Family Bonds: Genealogies of Race and Genderapplies Foucault's method to thinking about the intersecting "production" of race and gender, that is, how these categories are intelligible as categories, together with the way they come to make sense of us. Her current project, tentatively entitled Disturbing Bodies, extends the analysis to contemporary medical management of "intersex" bodies. Dr. Feder's recent work has been published in the Hastings Center Report, GLQ, and The Lancet. Dr. Feder has also participated in a task force charged with making recommendations about the current diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder for the forthcoming edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

The Problem of Intersex

Feder, Making Sense of Intersex Introduction & Conclusions

Feder's newest text, Making Sense of Intersex: Changing Ethical Perspectives in Biomedicine

“Feder’s recent take on MTV’s Faking It”