Public conference as part of the search for a professor in Human Geography

Summary: Littoral zones—unstable, shifting, in transition—offer a powerful entry point for thinking with queer/trans ecologies. Drawing from critical human geography, queer/trans ecologies, and political ecology, and using the Leslie Spit in Toronto as a case study, this presentation considers how hybrid, “impure,” and unruly coastal environments unsettle dominant ideas of nature while supporting queer and trans forms of world-making. We will explore how “nature” is not a neutral backdrop but a socially produced, normative ideal that shapes belonging and normality. Integrating insights from their current research, Dr. March underlines how queer/trans ecologies offer both critical and creative possibility, attending to ecological and social loss, challenging established orders, and illuminating alternatives for more inclusive more-than-human futures.