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Damien Hagen

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Lecturer, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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PhD Women's Studies (2023), University of Maryland, College Park; MA Women’s Studies (2019), University of Maryland, College Park; MS Women and Gender Studies (2012), Towson Univeristy; BS Political Science (2009), Towson University

Dr. Damien Hagen is a Lecturer in the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. He is a scholar of interdisciplinary gender, trans, and queer studies with a focus on media, affect, and culture. His scholarly work is grounded in a commitment to supporting the survival and flourishing of trans and nonbinary lives. His current research projects examine the multiple ways that trans and nonbinary people have used speculative fiction as a survival strategy and worldbuilding tool. In his work, he emphasizes the important role of imagination and creativity in the material reality of trans and non-trans lives. His work has been published in Transformative Works and Cultures, the International Journal of Transgender Health, and Feminism & Psychology.