Against Transnormativity: Digital Aesthetics and Trans Identification

Abstract
The prevalent narratives of trans identity online are not the narratives described by most accounts of transnormativity. Through close reading of three works of experimental literature that engage with transness and internet aesthetics, I argue these works explore new possibilities for trans aesthetics through engagement with digitally mediated identity.
Presenter Biography

Gwen Altschuler is an MA student in English at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She graduated from UCSB with a BA in English, Philosophy, and Religious Studies with honors and distinction in the English major. She is interested in experimental narrative fiction and trans/queer studies.