Speaking and drawing out : graphic novels to track and resist the silencing of transgender youth
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Political Science, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Reimer, Katie-Anne
issued: 2024-08-09T20:31:40Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Graphic novels are a tool to track and resist the silencing of transgender youth. I first provide a literature review including a brief framing of trans youth identity, an analysis of the violence targeting transgender youth in the United States and Canada, a theoretical framing for epistemic violence (including a general framework on hermeneutical injustice, testimonial quieting and testimonial smothering) with a specific focus on the epistemic violence targeting transgender people. Second, I analyze why graphic novels are uniquely positioned for studying epistemic violence facing trans youth. Third, I contend that while trans youth currently face massive amounts of visible and direct forms of violence (legal attacks on rights, high rates of physical assault, etc.), studying the epistemic violence is imperative as the silencing of trans youth's voices leads to these other forms of violence and is deeply harmful in and of itself. I use graphic novels as an analytical tool to track this epistemic violence and the impacts of this injustice. Finally, I consider the emancipatory potential in graphic novels as unique vehicles through which trans youth's voices can be heard and honoured. My central argument is that graphic novels provide a unique visual medium through which trans folks can both communicate the reality of epistemic violence facing trans youth and combat it by providing a different set of language resources, encouraging audience engagement and giving trans youth their voices.
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note: Speaking and Drawing Out: Graphic Novels to Track and Resist the Silencing of Transgender Youth by Katie-Anne Reimer B.A., The University of British Columbia, 2023 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (Political Science) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) August 2024 © Katie-Anne Reimer, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: Speaking and Drawing Out: Graphic Novels to Track and Resist the Silencing of Transgender Youth submitted by Katie-Anne Reimer in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Political Science Examining Committee: Afsoun Afsahi, Professor, Political Science, UBC Supervisor Bruce Baum, Professor, Political Science, UBC Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract Graphic novels are a tool to track and resist the silencing of transgender youth. I first provide a literature review including a brief framing of trans youth identity, an analysis of the violence targeting transgender youth in the United States and Canada, a theoretical framing for epistemic violence (including a general framework on hermeneutical injustice, testimonial quieting and testimonial smothering) with a specific focus on the epistemic violence targeting transgender people. Second, I analyze why graphic novels are uniquely positioned for studying epistemic violence facing trans youth. Third, I contend that while trans youth currently face massive amounts of visible and direct forms of violence (legal attacks on rights, high rates of physical assault, etc.), studying the epistemic violence is imperative as the silencing of trans youth's voices leads to these other forms of violence and is deeply harmful in and of itself. I use graphic novels as an analytical tool to track this epistemic violence and the imp…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2024-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0445039
language: eng
degree discipline: Political Science
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Afsahi, Afsoun
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88915