Brady James Forrest

Brady James Forrest is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Georgetown University, affiliated with the School of Continuing Studies. Their research focuses on trans/queer theory, critical disability studies, and critical race theory, with specialization in visual culture, fine art, and American literature. Forrest received their PhD in English from George Washington University (2024), with specializations in Crip/Queer Studies and American Literature and Culture. They co-organized the 2018 Composing Disability Studies Conference and co-founded the Department of English Crip/Queer Reading Group.

Research interests include reimagining trans, crip, and queer sociality through nuptial forms in art and literature, exploring concepts like crip feeling, queer intimacy, and the trans gaze. Their work challenges hegemonic structures and emphasizes embodied sense-making through eroticism and hapticality. Forrest’s published article "Crip Feelings/Feeling Crip" analyzes psychiatric disability representation in visual culture and queer studies. Current projects include a manuscript on transcrip studies and photographic analysis of gender/pathology intersections.

Presentation venues include the American Studies Association Annual Meeting, Mezipatra Queer Film Festival, and Critical Ethnic Studies Association Conference. No formal awards or grants are listed, though their work engages interdisciplinary academic and artistic communities.