Victoria Thomas | Transformative Justice: A Revolutionary Praxis for Reducing Anti-Trans Sentiment

The President’s Faculty Lectures shine a light on the research excellence at Simon Fraser University. Hosted by SFU President Joy Johnson, these free public lectures celebrate cutting-edge research and researchers that engage with communities and mobilize knowledge to make real-world impacts.

The theme of this year’s lectures is Making a Difference for B.C. Approaching this theme from a variety of disciplines, each short lecture will be followed by a conversation with Joy Johnson and an audience Q&A session.  

Save the date for more upcoming President's Faculty Lectures!

• March 12, 2024: Wenona Hall – Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies
• April 30, 2024: Bohdan Nosyk - Professor, St. Paul's Hospital CANFAR Chair in HIV/AIDS Research, Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Victoria E. Thomas is an assistant professor of Media, Communication, and Public Engagement in the School of Communication. She examines representations of Black transgender and gender nonconforming identities in our contemporary moment of anti-trans legislation and media hypervisibility of sexual orientation and gender identity politics. Her first book project, Trans Inclusive Television: Black Television Culture and the Politics of Gender Nonconforming Identities, analyzes representations of Black transgender and gender nonconforming individuals in U.S. cable and streaming television programs.