Thorgerdur Einarsdottir is Professor of Gender Studies in the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Iceland.
The Icelandic context is a good starting point for exploring these issues as Iceland has a very progressive legal framework, and a vital, although small, queer and transgender community. The main question of the project is to what extent there is a tension between the struggle of queer and transgender people and the feminist movement, and to what extent there is a ground for strategic alliances and cooperation. Also feminism, queer feminism and transgender feminism will be explored. This will be related to concepts such as gender equality, sexuality, gender identity and the complex interrelationship between these concepts. The research project addresses queer and transgender issues that will be explored theoretically and empirically, with the empirical part located in the Icelandic context. The project is a part of a larger collaboration with Professor Jyl Josephson (Rutgers-Newark) on Icelandic and US relations, covering research and teaching. This project will explore the queer and transgender issues in the light of the gender equality framework and the feminist movement in Iceland, comparing and contrasting Iceland with the US.
“Transgender, Queer and Cis: Feminist Resistance or Resistance against Feminism? Gender Equality and Trans issues in Iceland and the US" Decolonizing Gender / Gendering Decolonization Thorgerdur Einarsdottir
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