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Chase Joynt is an Assistant Professor in Gender Studies at the University of Victoria (UVic), currently on leave. With a PhD in Cinema and Media Studies from York University (2016), Joynt’s interdisciplinary work bridges film production, queer theory, and transgender studies. His research examines how media and academic disciplines construct knowledge about gender non-conforming individuals through archival materials and documentary practices.
Key projects include Framing Agnes, a film and co-authored book with Kristen Schilt under contract with Duke University Press, and No Ordinary Man, a documentary about transmasculine jazz musician Billy Tipton that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (2020). His work has been showcased at prestigious venues like the Tribeca Film Festival and Cannes Docs.
Teaching focuses on courses such as Queer Cinema, Pop Culture and Social Media, and Gender, Power, and Difference. Joynt’s affiliations include the Film Studies Association of Canada and the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. His scholarship critiques disciplinary boundaries, emphasizing practice-based research and collaborative artistry in exploring trans identities.
