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Kadji Amin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Emory University, on leave for the 2024-2025 academic year. He holds a PhD from Duke University and has held fellowships from the Mellon Foundation and Stony Brook University's Humanities Institute. His research critiques gender identity as a theoretical construct, prioritizing materialist approaches to transgender politics and global histories of queer and trans communities.
Education:
- PhD from Duke University
Research Interests: Amin’s work rethinks transgender studies by challenging the centrality of gender identity, focusing instead on material conditions and historical contexts. He interrogates queer theory’s reliance on non-normativity and advocates for decolonial methods. His scholarship spans queer history, postcolonial studies, and feminist science studies.
Publications & Projects: His monograph Disturbing Attachments (2017) analyzes Jean Genet’s controversial activism. He is currently writing Trans Materialism without Gender Identity, arguing for a materialist framework to support marginalized trans populations. Articles appear in TSQ, GLQ, and Social Text.
Awards & Fellowships:
- 2023-24 Cornell Society for the Humanities Fellowship
- Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015-16)
- Humanities Institute Faculty Fellowship (2015)
Editorial Roles & Grants: Amin serves on editorial boards for TSQ and GLQ, and as State of the Field Editor for GLQ. No grants or advising roles are explicitly listed in the texts provided.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with academic networks through editorial work and fellowships, focusing on queer and trans studies interdisciplinary initiatives.
