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 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
48 min
Elliott sits down with Dr. Jordache Ellapen, one of our Martha LA McCain Faculty Research Fellows here at the lab. The pair discuss Dr. Ellapen's upcoming book project, tentatively titled Against Afronormativity: Afro-Indian Intimacies and the Queer Aesthetics of Race in South Africa, which examines Afro-Indian intimacies and the shifting nature of South African Blackness through a queer studies lens.
You can reach us at qtcast21@gmail.com, and follow us on social media at qtcast_
Link to transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qta4pSRDaW5OJAhPyd0ZdRXgwO9dSw2Q/view?usp=sharing
Relevant links:
https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-studies/people/jordache-ellapen
https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
26 min
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.
As always, you can reach us at qtcast21@gmail.com , and follow us on social media at qtcast_
Link to full episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dOtQS-fFGHYfR2Jf7GgNUqLnlxr3vgB-/view?usp=sharing
Feb 4, 2022
Feb 4, 2022
40 min
"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 project survey (closes March 15, 2022)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Rings_Tingz
https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/
Link to transcript:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Buv-pvDMrJRxnnsBiNGIdgglvN_1PjVFmeDpBm_AIa8/edit?usp=sharing
Feb 3, 2022
Feb 3, 2022
40 min
"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 project survey (closes March 15, 2022)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Rings_Tingz
https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/
Link to transcript:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Buv-pvDMrJRxnnsBiNGIdgglvN_1PjVFmeDpBm_AIa8/edit?usp=sharing
Dec 15, 2021
Dec 15, 2021
31 min
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 Shadowboxing: https://www.trinitysquarevideo.com/exhibition-shadowboxing/
Link to Shadowboxing panel:
Shadowboxing Panel - Artist Abdi Osman, JORIAL & Christopher Smith
Link to QTRL site:
https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/
Dec 6, 2021
Dec 6, 2021
31 min
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 Shadowboxing: https://www.trinitysquarevideo.com/exhibition-shadowboxing/
Link to Shadowboxing panel:
Shadowboxing Panel - Artist Abdi Osman, JORIAL & Christopher Smith
Link to QTRL site:
https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/
Nov 1, 2021
Nov 1, 2021
32 min
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.
Follow us @Qtcast_
Email us at qtcast21@gmail.com