2019/07/29 by Chan Arun-Pina, Arun-Pina, Chan
Social Sciences · #Gender Diversity and Inequality #Trans-pedagogy #liminality #misgendering #post-secondary institutions #trans expression #trans-disciplinarity
paper · doi:10.14288/acme.v20i5.1901
openalex publication_date 2019/07/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
In fast-paced and continuously demanding neoliberalizing academic environments, this article proposes ‘pedagogical pause’ as an important trans-pedagogical tool to disrupt cis-heteronormativity in/of post-secondary institutions. This article discusses three micro-spaces of learning outside of classrooms (communication on listservs, work on picket lines, and navigation of hallways) to argue that as virtual, temporal-political, and multi-functional spaces, respectively, these micro-spaces of learning are critical liminal spaces that hold the unexplored potential for trans-pedagogy and yet, are constant sites of misgendering. In addressing such micro-liminal spaces of learning (and misgendering), a trans perspective can challenge both the spatial limits of pedagogy and the pedagogic capacities of universities. The article deploys a critical trans-disciplinary approach to reflect on un/heard and in/visible dimensions of everyday trans discrimination and trans expression in post-secondary institutes.