Overview

Kennenlernrunde, dann Textarbeit in Gruppen zu Methoden und Theorien, die aktuell Anwendung in der Trans* Geschichte finden, anschließend Austausch in großer Diskussionsrunde, Zeit für Brainstorming “Welche Themenfelder und/oder Fragen interessieren mich? Relevante Quellen?”

Reading

• Hickman, Rebecca. “What Is ‘Trans History’, Anyway?: Historiographical Theory and Practice in a Flourishing Field.” Midlands Historical Review 5 (2021).
• Heyam, Kit. Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender. New York: Seal Press, 2022. (Introduction)
• Lücke, Martin, and Irmgard Zündorf. Einführung in die Public History. 1st ed. Stuttgart: utb GmbH, 2018. (1. Kapitel)

Additional reading

• Mowat, Chris. et al. (2024) Historicising trans pasts: An introduction. Gender & history. 36 (1), 3–13.
• Skidmore, Emily. “Recovering a Gender-Transgressive Past: A Transgender Historiography.” In A Companion to American Women’s History edited by Nancy A. Hewitt and Anne M. Valk. Newark: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2021.

Session Outline

Opening

• Hook:
• getting to know each other (kahoot?)

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Main Part

• Presentation: Trans* History and Theory
  • Recap: German Trans* field
  • Historiography: Trans* Studies & History
• Expertengruppen
  • A – Hickman
  • B – Heyam
  • C – Lücke
• Discussion – Expertenaustausch
• Quellenarbeit – Link & Rosenstengel
  • Anwendung und Interpretation
• Präsentatation: Masterarbeit

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Closing

• Outlook to next session