Coming soon. Serving Our Trans Communities: A Collaborative Autoethnography by Academic Musical Activists
- Editor: Cayari, Christopher
Coming soon. Serving Our Trans Communities: A Collaborative Autoethnography by Academic Musical Activists
- Editor: Cayari, Christopher
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Serving Our Trans Communities: A Collaborative Autoethnography by Academic Musical Activists is an academic exploration of transgender experiences across music education, musicology, performance, and activism. Edited by Christopher Cayari, the volume features contributions from seven trans musical academics and activists—Stephanie Byers, Felix A. Graham, Sadie Hochman-Ruiz, Emma Joy Jampole, Tatyana Louis-Jacques, William Sauerland, and Cayari themself—with a foreword by Tony E. Adams. The book utilizes collaborative autoethnography as its primary research method, systematically analyzing personal experiences to identify and challenge cultural and institutional norms.
Through the framework of collaborative autoethnography, the authors developed identity statements and epiphany/milestone timelines, engaging in rigorous, iterative cycles of collaborative data gathering and analysis to inform their chapters. Each narrative explores how being transgender influences the authors' experiences in music learning, making, and teaching, while also addressing the essential role of activism in academic, performance, and professional spaces. The book concludes with a multiple case study analysis and a reflective afterword, identifying common and unique experiences within the trans music community. Ultimately, Serving Our Trans Communities aims to empower trans musicians and educators, while serving as a rigorous resource for cisgender allies, scholars, and policy makers seeking to support trans individuals in musical contexts.
Contents
- Foreword By Tony E. Adams
- Chapter 1 – Trans Musical Academics: Embarking on a Collaborative Autoethnography about Education, Performance, and Activism By Christopher Cayari
- Chapter 2: Becoming Forgotten: Reflection on Legacy, Legend, and Making Sure It’s Not Really About Me By Stephanie Byers
- Chapter 3: Life As An Unusual Learner: A Series Of Troubling Events By Felix A. Graham
- Chapter 4: “My Favorite Mistake”: Fugitive Pedagogy, Learning Against and Beyond the Institution By Sadie Hochman-Ruiz
- Chapter 5: “I Knew LJ Was Queer From The Moment I Saw Them:” Reflections On Queer Visibility By Tatyana Louis-Jacques
- Chapter 6: Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Do That: A Rebellious Cadence of Non-Conformity, Music, and Activism By Christopher Cayari
- Chapter 7: Activist-Researcher-Teacher: Finding Voice and Purpose through Judy, Julie, and Barbra By William Sauerland
- Chapter 8: A Long and Winding Road: Music, Gender, and My Trans Identity By Emma Joy Jampole
- Chapter 9 – Serving Trans Musical Communities: An Activist Manifesto that Moves from Learning and Doing to Being By Christopher Cayari
- Afterword By Emma Joy Jampole
