What Is Trans History?

Twenty years ago, transgender history was a marginal field of study. Today, it is vibrant and full of potential. But what is trans history, what are its objects of study, and what are the interventions it’s trying to make? AHA associate editor, publications, Kritika Agarwal contributes this month’s feature on how the field is taking shape and where it’s headed next.

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Staff

Allison Miller, editor
Kritika Agarwal, associate editor, publications
Elyse Martin, associate editor, web content and social media
Zoë Jackson, editorial assistant
Liz Townsend, coordinator, data administration and integrity

Featured Articles

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May 1, 2018

Features

What Is Trans History?
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May 1, 2018

Features

The Real Academic World
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May 1, 2018

Features

Community Values

From the AHA

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May 1, 2018

From the Executive Director

Mysteries of the AHA Annual Meeting
AHA 2020 - New York, NY - January 4, 2020

May 1, 2018

AHA Annual Meeting

Chicago Scoop
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May 1, 2018

Breaking the Rules

Other Articles

The AHA Townhouse

May 1, 2018

From the Editor

Townhouse Notes, May 2018
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May 1, 2018

From the President

An Embarrassment of Witches
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May 1, 2018

In Memoriam

Lerone Bennett Jr. (1928–2018)
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May 1, 2018

In Memoriam

Charles Joyner (1935–2016)
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May 1, 2018

In Memoriam

Phyllis B. Roberts (1932–2018)
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May 31, 2018

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

Announcing the Winners of the 2018 AHA Summer Blog Contest
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May 29, 2018

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Nicole Tarulevicz
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May 24, 2018

Perspectives Daily

A Career in Corporate Finance
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May 22, 2018

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Andrae Marak
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May 21, 2018

Perspectives Daily

Demolishing “Participatory Dictatorship”
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May 18, 2018

AHA Activities, News, Perspectives Daily

2018 AHA Research Grant Winners
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May 17, 2018

Perspectives Daily

History Education in Finland
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May 15, 2018

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Charles Walker
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May 14, 2018

Perspectives Daily, The Graduate

Making Historians in the Archive
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May 10, 2018

Perspectives Daily

“Our Biggest Mistake Is That We Trusted You Too Much”
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May 8, 2018

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Jocelyn Imani
A graphic diagram with the large title in the middle "Voices After Matthew."

May 3, 2018

Perspectives Daily

Broadening Horizons
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May 1, 2018

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Beau D.J. Gaitors
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May 7, 2018

Perspectives Daily

The Geography of History PhDs

News

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May 1, 2018

News

Archiving the Final Frontier
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May 1, 2018

News

The Story of the Multigraph Collective

May 1, 2018

News

Advocacy Briefs, May 2018