Centro Interdisciplinare di Ricerche e Studi delle Donne e di Genere - CIRSDe
Room H5, Campus Luigi Einaudi | Lungo Dora Siena 100/A - Torino and online
Marjorie Silverman and Alexandre Baril (University of Ottawa)
The experiences of older trans and non-binary people living with dementia and their carers
The lecture will consist in a presentation of 45 minutes followed by Q&A of 45 minutes.You will find below the abstract and bios of Alexandre and Marjorie.The poster is in attachment. Abstract:This presentation reviews the empirical findings from a Canadian study examining the experiences of trans and non-binary people living with dementia and their carers. Using a trans-affirmative, critical disability, anti-ageist, and intersectional approach, we conducted interviews with two trans people living with dementia and four carers. The findings reveal how cogniticism impacts gender identity and cisgenderism, for example through blocked surgeries. The findings also reveal how dementia impacts gender identity and cisgenderism, for example, by increasing the need for formal care that in turn increases vulnerability to structural violence. Furthermore, the findings illustrate how cisgenderism and gender identity impact dementia and cogniticism by limiting care options. There are also unique features to caring for a trans or non-binary person with dementia, namely, becoming a carer due to marginalized status, performing care tasks linked to gender, and managing multiple forms of discrimination directed at both the trans or non-binary person with dementia and themselves. We end by offering recommendations that come directly from the participants.
Authors' Bios:
Marjorie Silverman, Ph.D. in Social Work (McGill University), is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Ottawa. With a critical social gerontology perspective and a background in clinical practice, she conducts research using creative qualitative methods on topics related to family care, dementia, place and space, sociology of the body, and trans and gender studies. She has published articles in journals such as Dementia, Journal of Aging Studies, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, International Journal of Care and Caring, Qualitative Social Work, Affilia, Canadian Journal on Aging, Canadian Journal of Law & Society, LGBTQ+ Family, and Sexualities.
Alexandre Baril is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa. His work is situated at the crossroads of gender, queer, trans, disability/crip/Mad studies, critical gerontology and critical suicidology. His commitment to equity has earned him awards for his involvement in queer, trans and disabled communities, including the Canadian Disability Studies Association Tanis Doe Francophone Award, and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion President’s Award at the University of Ottawa. A prolific author who won the Young Researcher Award from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa (2023), he has given over 220 presentations at the international level and has over 80 publications. He is the author of Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide (2023).
This event is supported by
- the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin,
- the Research Centre on the Politics and Theories of Sexuality (POLITESSE), University of Verone
- the Centro Interdisciplinare di Ricerche e Studi delle Donne e di Genere (CIRSDe), University of Turin This event is part of the PoliTeSSE conference series « Vite trans »
