Hilary Thurston, Ph.D
Hilary Thurston, Ph.D
Research Associate
Research Associate
Re-Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice
Re-Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice
University of Guelph
University of Guelph
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About My background in public service informs my commitment to feminist inquiry at the intersection of theory and practice
About My background in public service informs my commitment to feminist inquiry at the intersection of theory and practice
Interests Cultural Analysis, Psychoanalytic Feminism, Feminist Affect Theory, Queer and Lesbian Studies, Film and Media Studies, Decolonial Studies, Critical Disability Studies
Interests Cultural Analysis, Psychoanalytic Feminism, Feminist Affect Theory, Queer and Lesbian Studies, Film and Media Studies, Decolonial Studies, Critical Disability Studies
I am currently accepting inquiries for speaking opportunities - please contact me HERE
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Fall 2025
Guest Lecture: "Lesbian Fantasies: Theories, Myths and Representations" AP/SXST 2600 - F/W 2025, Prof. Frances Latchford, York University, Toronto ON. [in-person] [slides]
Published: “When Algorithms Infer Gender: Revisiting Computational Phenotyping with Electronic Health Records Data” [invited submission] Jessica Gronsbell, Hilary Thurston, Lillian Dong, Vanessa Ferguson, Diksha Sen Chaudhury, Braden O’Neill, Katrina S. Sha, Rebecca Bonneville, special issue: Eschewing the Binary: Sex and Gender Science in Human and Non-human Animal Research in Biology of Sex Differences. [pre-print]
Winter 2026
Dissertation Defence, "Queer Ambivalence: Fantasies of Belonging in the Lesbian Imaginary", nominated for dissertation awards from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Centre for Feminist Research, York University.
Published: "Queering Addiction Recovery in Neoliberal Times" [single-authored musing] Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, January 2026. [link]
Forthcoming: Neurosexism: The Epistemological Politics of Gender, monograph contracted by Fernwood Publishing, 2027.
A full version of my CV is available here.
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