TCGQT 2025 Program
Transdisciplinary Colloquium Gender, Queer, and Trans Studies 2025
Loyola University Chicago
Women’s Studies and Gender Studies Program
Theme: Looking to the Past to Envision the Future
Date/Location: April 5-6th, 2025
Panels: Information Commons, 4th Floor [Directly north of the Madonna della Strada Chapel]
Coffee and Lunches: Crown Center 117
Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus
Chicago, IL
Day 1 - April 5
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration & Coffee | Crown Center 117
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM | Opening Remarks
Conference organizers introduce the themes of the colloquium.
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Panel 1: Queerness Across Time and Space: Resistance in Theory, History, and Art
- Jonathan Thomas White (Loyola History, MA) jwhite27@luc.edu
- Madelyn Pope (UIC Poli Sci, PhD) mpop9@uic.edu
- Marta Lasota (Northwestern Comp Lit, PhD) martalasota2028@u.northwestern.edu
- Viviane Martini (Loyola WSGS/PPGI, PhD) vmartini@luc.edu
Discussant – Dr. Minwoo Jung (Assistant Professor, Sociology, Loyola University Chicago) mjung@luc.edu
10:45 AM – 11:05 AM | Coffee Break | Crown Center 117
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM | Panel 2: Posthumanism, Bodies & Tech
- Zoa Glab (Loyola Social Work, MA) zglab@luc.edu
- Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li (U Chicago English, MA) vivianxwli@uchicago.edu
Discussant - Dr. Will Beischel (Assistant Professor, Social Psychology, Loyola University Chicago) wbeischel@luc.edu
12:10 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch & Networking Break | Crown Center 117
1:40 PM – 2: 50 PM | Panel 3: Gender, Policy, and Linguistic Transformations
- Robin Turner (UIUC French & Italian, PhD) robinst2@illinois.edu
- Daniel E. Williams (UIC Poli Sci, MA) dwilli97@uic.edu
- Kimberly Dressman (Loyola Social Work, PhD) kdressman@luc.edu
Discussant - Dr. Jaime Hovey - (Lecturer, English, Loyola University) jhovey@luc.edu
2:55 PM – 3:15 PM | Coffee Break | Crown Center 117
3:20 PM – 4:25 PM | Panel 4: Intersectional Identities
- Marlena High (Columbia College Film & TV, Undergrad) marlenah2003@gmail.com
- JP Hanson (DePaul WSGS, MA) jhanso28@depaul.edu
- Riley Henry (Loyola Psych, PhD) rhenry3@luc.edu
Discussant - Dr. Michael Dentato (Associate Dean for Research and Professor, School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago) mdentato@luc.edu
4:35 PM – 6:05 PM | KEYNOTE SPEAKER & DISCUSSION
Dr. Kris Trujillo (Assistant Professor in Comparative Literature, The Divinity School, and The College, University of Chicago)
Responder - Dr. Héctor García Chávez - (Senior Lecturer WSGS, Modern Languages & Literatures and Honors Program; Graduate Program Director, Women’s Studies & Gender Studies) hgarci1@luc.edu
6:15 PM – 8:00 PM | Cocktail hour & Networking | Crown Center 117
Day 2 - April 6
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Coffee & Networking | Crown Center 117
10:15 AM – 11:05 AM | Panel 5: Queer & Religion
- Maryam Rizvi (Loyola WSGS, MA) mrizvi5@luc.edu
- Andrew Zero (Loyola History, Undergrad) azero@luc.edu
Discussant - Dr. Colby Dickinson (Professor, Theology, Loyola University Chicago) cdickinson1@luc.edu
11:10 PM – 12:00 PM | Panel 6: Black Women Representation
- Kay Denis (Loyola Psych, PhD) kdenis@luc.edu
- Grace Kubek (Loyola History, Undergrad) gkubek@luc.edu
Discussant – Dr. Tikia Hamilton - (Assistant Professor, History, Loyola University Chicago) thamilton2@luc.edu
12:10 PM – 1:20 PM | Lunch & Networking Break | Crown Center 117
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Panel 7: Queer Media, Performance & Cultural Expression
- Michaela Corning-Myers (Northwestern English, PhD) michaelacorning-myers2026@u.northwestern.edu
- Liv Majetich (Loyola Art History & WSGS, Undergrad) omajetich@luc.edu
- Rtunjya Gujral (Jay) (Columbia College Music, Undergrad) gujral@colum.edu
- Aiden Fijal (Columbia College Creative Writing, Undergrad) fijal@colum.edu
Discussant - Dr. Héctor García Chávez - (Senior Lecturer WSGS, Modern Languages & Literatures and Honors Program; Graduate Program Director, Women’s Studies & Gender Studies) hgarci1@luc.edu
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM | Coffee Break | Crown Center 117
3:10 PM – 4:10 PM - Panel 8: Historical Discourses of Gender and Sexuality: Language, Policy, Resistance
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- Piper Thomson (U Virginia Soc, MA) pt4ya@virginia.edu
- Wiktoria Morawska (Polish Academy of Sciences, PhD) wiktoria.morawskapp@gmail.com
- Bel Olid (Autonoma de Barcelona/U Chicago, PhD) bel.olid@gmail.com
Discussant – Dr. Betsy Jones Hemenway (Senior Lecturer WSGS & History; Director, Women’s Studies & Gender Studies Program) ehemenway@luc.edu
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM - Closing Remarks & End of Conference
This colloquium is collaboratively sponsored by the Women's Studies and Gender Studies Program, the Theology Graduate Caucus, the Psychology Department, the English Department, the School of Social Work, and the Graduate school, all housed at Loyola University Chicago. The planning committee would like to extend a thanks to Women's Studies and Gender Studies for hosting this colloquium, and thank you to all those participating across departments and universities.
Transdisciplinary Colloquium Gender, Queer, and Trans Studies 2025
Loyola University Chicago
Women’s Studies and Gender Studies Program
Theme: Looking to the Past to Envision the Future
Date/Location: April 5-6th, 2025
Panels: Information Commons, 4th Floor [Directly north of the Madonna della Strada Chapel]
Coffee and Lunches: Crown Center 117
Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus
Chicago, IL
Day 1 - April 5
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration & Coffee | Crown Center 117
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM | Opening Remarks
Conference organizers introduce the themes of the colloquium.
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Panel 1: Queerness Across Time and Space: Resistance in Theory, History, and Art
- Jonathan Thomas White (Loyola History, MA) jwhite27@luc.edu
- Madelyn Pope (UIC Poli Sci, PhD) mpop9@uic.edu
- Marta Lasota (Northwestern Comp Lit, PhD) martalasota2028@u.northwestern.edu
- Viviane Martini (Loyola WSGS/PPGI, PhD) vmartini@luc.edu
Discussant – Dr. Minwoo Jung (Assistant Professor, Sociology, Loyola University Chicago) mjung@luc.edu
10:45 AM – 11:05 AM | Coffee Break | Crown Center 117
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM | Panel 2: Posthumanism, Bodies & Tech
- Zoa Glab (Loyola Social Work, MA) zglab@luc.edu
- Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li (U Chicago English, MA) vivianxwli@uchicago.edu
Discussant - Dr. Will Beischel (Assistant Professor, Social Psychology, Loyola University Chicago) wbeischel@luc.edu
12:10 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch & Networking Break | Crown Center 117
1:40 PM – 2: 50 PM | Panel 3: Gender, Policy, and Linguistic Transformations
- Robin Turner (UIUC French & Italian, PhD) robinst2@illinois.edu
- Daniel E. Williams (UIC Poli Sci, MA) dwilli97@uic.edu
- Kimberly Dressman (Loyola Social Work, PhD) kdressman@luc.edu
Discussant - Dr. Jaime Hovey - (Lecturer, English, Loyola University) jhovey@luc.edu
2:55 PM – 3:15 PM | Coffee Break | Crown Center 117
3:20 PM – 4:25 PM | Panel 4: Intersectional Identities
- Marlena High (Columbia College Film & TV, Undergrad) marlenah2003@gmail.com
- JP Hanson (DePaul WSGS, MA) jhanso28@depaul.edu
- Riley Henry (Loyola Psych, PhD) rhenry3@luc.edu
Discussant - Dr. Michael Dentato (Associate Dean for Research and Professor, School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago) mdentato@luc.edu
4:35 PM – 6:05 PM | KEYNOTE SPEAKER & DISCUSSION
Dr. Kris Trujillo (Assistant Professor in Comparative Literature, The Divinity School, and The College, University of Chicago)
Responder - Dr. Héctor García Chávez - (Senior Lecturer WSGS, Modern Languages & Literatures and Honors Program; Graduate Program Director, Women’s Studies & Gender Studies) hgarci1@luc.edu
6:15 PM – 8:00 PM | Cocktail hour & Networking | Crown Center 117
Day 2 - April 6
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Coffee & Networking | Crown Center 117
10:15 AM – 11:05 AM | Panel 5: Queer & Religion
- Maryam Rizvi (Loyola WSGS, MA) mrizvi5@luc.edu
- Andrew Zero (Loyola History, Undergrad) azero@luc.edu
Discussant - Dr. Colby Dickinson (Professor, Theology, Loyola University Chicago) cdickinson1@luc.edu
11:10 PM – 12:00 PM | Panel 6: Black Women Representation
- Kay Denis (Loyola Psych, PhD) kdenis@luc.edu
- Grace Kubek (Loyola History, Undergrad) gkubek@luc.edu
Discussant – Dr. Tikia Hamilton - (Assistant Professor, History, Loyola University Chicago) thamilton2@luc.edu
12:10 PM – 1:20 PM | Lunch & Networking Break | Crown Center 117
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Panel 7: Queer Media, Performance & Cultural Expression
- Michaela Corning-Myers (Northwestern English, PhD) michaelacorning-myers2026@u.northwestern.edu
- Liv Majetich (Loyola Art History & WSGS, Undergrad) omajetich@luc.edu
- Rtunjya Gujral (Jay) (Columbia College Music, Undergrad) gujral@colum.edu
- Aiden Fijal (Columbia College Creative Writing, Undergrad) fijal@colum.edu
Discussant - Dr. Héctor García Chávez - (Senior Lecturer WSGS, Modern Languages & Literatures and Honors Program; Graduate Program Director, Women’s Studies & Gender Studies) hgarci1@luc.edu
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM | Coffee Break | Crown Center 117
3:10 PM – 4:10 PM - Panel 8: Historical Discourses of Gender and Sexuality: Language, Policy, Resistance
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- Piper Thomson (U Virginia Soc, MA) pt4ya@virginia.edu
- Wiktoria Morawska (Polish Academy of Sciences, PhD) wiktoria.morawskapp@gmail.com
- Bel Olid (Autonoma de Barcelona/U Chicago, PhD) bel.olid@gmail.com
Discussant – Dr. Betsy Jones Hemenway (Senior Lecturer WSGS & History; Director, Women’s Studies & Gender Studies Program) ehemenway@luc.edu
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM - Closing Remarks & End of Conference
This colloquium is collaboratively sponsored by the Women's Studies and Gender Studies Program, the Theology Graduate Caucus, the Psychology Department, the English Department, the School of Social Work, and the Graduate school, all housed at Loyola University Chicago. The planning committee would like to extend a thanks to Women's Studies and Gender Studies for hosting this colloquium, and thank you to all those participating across departments and universities.