Meet the Author: Eden Kinkaid, "Queer Space and Trans Life

Come and meet Dr. Kinkaid (they/them), and hear them read from and speak to their new book-- Disorienting Phenomenology: Queer Space and Trans Life (Minnesota, Fall 2026). Please bring your questions and stick around if you would like your book signed. This is an event co-hosted by Inspiring Women Among us and UNBC's Faculty of Environment, to celebrate queer and trans scholarship.
Dr. Kinkaid will also be hosting a workshop entitled Theory as a Healing Place: Writing for Wellness and Other Worlds and giving the Global Fridays talk at UNBC at noon on Friday, Nov. 20th. Please see the IWAU 2026 schedule at www.iwau.ca in November 2026. This year, IWAU runs from Nov 18-25. All events are free and open to the public. Trans-inclusive feminists of all genders are welcome!
Author Bio: Dr. Eden Kinkaid (they/them) is a writer, researcher, educator and artist working at the intersection of gender studies, philosophy, and geography. Their interdisciplinary intellectual and creative work examines themes of embodiment, space, gender, and sexuality through creative writing, academic research, and a multi-media arts practice. You can learn more about them on their website (bit.ly/edenkinkaid) or their social media (@queergeog on Instagram and Bluesky).