Dr. Dylan McCarthy Blackston

About

Pronouns: He/Him

Research & Teaching Areas

• Trans Studies
• Trans Ecologies
• Feminist Studies
• Critical Life and Animal Studies
• Sexuality Studies
• Visual Culture Studies

Courses

• Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Feminist Research Methods
• SP Topics: Transgender Studies

Publications & Projects

• Co-editor, "The Transgender Studies Reader Remix" (Routledge 2022)
• Monograph in progress: "Trans*plantations of Life: How Capital Makes and Changes Kinds"
• Editorial Member of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly

Bio

Dylan McCarthy Blackston received a Ph.D. in Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Arizona, an MA in Women’s Studies from Georgia State University, and a BFA in Photography with a minor in Women's Studies from the University of Georgia. His training, research, and teaching are in the areas of trans studies, trans ecologies, feminist studies, critical life and animal studies, sexuality studies, and visual culture studies. He is co-editor of the recently published collection, The Transgender Studies Reader Remix (Routledge 2022), and is currently working on his first monograph, Trans*plantations of Life: How Capital Makes and Changes Kinds, which examines connections between the transnational political economies of LGBTQ philanthropy, regenerative medicine, and trans-species life.