Liz Rose

Liz Rose is a Ph.D. candidate and Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences, affiliated with the Department of Comparative Literature & Literary Theory. Their research focuses on the intersections of trans theory and Black feminist theory in contemporary diasporic writing across the Americas, employing translation as a method to uncover critical genealogies of trans feminist thought.

Educational Background:

• Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Literature & Literary Theory, University of Pennsylvania

Research Interests: Their work bridges trans theory, Black feminist theory, queer theory, and transnational feminisms, emphasizing diasporic narratives, cultural studies, and social justice. They explore histories of gender and sexuality, race and empire, and hemispheric cultural imaginaries through a decolonial and intersectional lens.

Academic Roles: Liz has taught courses such as Gender and Society, Sex and Representation: Hemispheric Cultural Imaginings, and Writing the Self: Contemporary Memoir across the Americas. They also co-coordinate the Gender/Sexuality Reading Group through the English department and serve as a Visiting Scholar at the Philadelphia Trans Oral History Project.

Publications: Their work has appeared in TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, Qui Parle, and Hopscotch Translation, focusing on feminist, queer, and transnational themes.